fetch-gitlab-issue

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.

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Usage

/get issue 123 from project 3
/show issues 123, 456, 789 in markdown
/fetch issue ABC-456 with links

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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

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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.

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Note: No local file writes unless user specifies "save to file".