| name | fetch-gitlab-issue |
| version | 1 |
| description | Fetches one or more GitLab issues by ID and displays them in Markdown format. Can also fetch linked issues. Simple, focused on output. |
| mcp_servers | ["mcp__gitlab"] |
Fetch GitLab issues by ID and show in Markdown.
Usage
/get issue 123 from project 3
/show issues 123, 456, 789 in markdown
/fetch issue ABC-456 with links
Steps
1. Get project ID
- From CLAUDE.md
gitlab_project_id
- Or ask user
2. Parse issue IDs
Accept from user:
- Single:
123
- Multiple:
123, 456, 789
- With links:
123 (linked) flag
3. Fetch each issue
mcp__gitlab__get_issue(project_id, issue_iid)
4. Output Markdown
# Issue #{iid}: {title}
**Project:** {project}
**State:** {state} | **Labels:** {labels} | **Assignee:** {@username}
**Weight:** {weight} | **Milestone:** {milestone}
**Created:** {date} | **Updated:** {date}
## Description
{description}
## Linked Issues
#{linked_iid} — {linked_title}
Multiple issues: show separator --- between them.
5. Optional: fetch linked issues
If user includes "with links" or "linked", for each issue:
- Call
mcp__gitlab__list_issue_links(project_id, issue_iid)
- For each linked issue, also fetch its details
- Append after main issue output:
## Linked Issues section
Examples
Single issue:
/get issue 42
Outputs:
# Issue #42: Implement user authentication
**Project:** root/acms (ID: 3)
**State:** opened | Labels: user-story, backend | Assignee: @alice
...
Multiple with links:
/show 10, 11, 12 with links
Fetches #10, #11, #12 and all their linked issues, outputs all in Markdown.
Note: No local file writes unless user specifies "save to file".
