gitlab

Install glab CLI:

Quick install:

```bash

# macOS

brew install glab

# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt install glab

# Fedora/RHEL/CentOS

sudo dnf install glab

# Windows

winget install GLab.GLab

```

```bash

# Authenticate with GitLab

glab auth login

# Verify authentication

glab auth status

```

Supports GitLab.com, GitLab Dedicated, and GitLab Self-Managed instances.

See [GitLab CLI Authentication](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/#authentication) for details.

Issues

```bash

glab issue list # List issues

glab issue view 123 # View issue details

glab issue create # Create new issue

glab issue note 123 # Add comment

glab issue close 123 # Close issue

glab issue update 123 --label bug # Edit issue

```

Full reference: [glab issue](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_issue.html)

Merge Requests

```bash

glab mr list # List merge requests

glab mr view 456 # View MR details

glab mr create # Create new MR

glab mr approve 456 # Approve MR

glab mr merge 456 # Merge MR

glab mr checkout 456 # Checkout MR branch

glab mr diff 456 # View MR diff

glab mr note 456 # Add comment to MR

```

Full reference: [glab mr](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_mr.html)

Pipelines & CI/CD

```bash

glab ci list # List pipelines

glab ci view 123456 # View pipeline details

glab ci run # Trigger pipeline

glab ci trace # Watch pipeline logs

glab ci retry 123456 # Retry failed pipeline

glab ci status # Show pipeline status

```

Full references:

• [glab ci](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_ci.html)
• [glab pipeline](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_pipeline.html)

Repositories

```bash

glab repo list # List repositories

glab repo view GROUP/REPO # View repository

glab repo create # Create repository

glab repo clone GROUP/REPO # Clone repository

glab repo fork GROUP/REPO # Fork repository

```

Full reference: [glab repo](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_repo.html)

Releases

```bash

glab release list # List releases

glab release view v1.0.0 # View release details

glab release create v1.0.0 # Create release

glab release delete v1.0.0 # Delete release

```

Full reference: [glab release](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_release.html)

Daily MR Review

```bash

# List MRs assigned to you

glab mr list --assignee=@me

# Review a specific MR

glab mr view 456

glab mr diff 456

glab mr approve 456

```

Create Issue and Link MR

```bash

# Create issue

glab issue create --title "Bug: Login fails" --description "Description" --label bug

# Create MR that closes it

glab mr create --title "Fix login bug" --description "Closes #123"

```

Monitor CI Pipeline

```bash

# Check current pipeline status

glab ci status

# Watch pipeline logs in real-time

glab ci trace

# Retry failed jobs

glab ci retry

```

See [common-workflows.md](references/common-workflows.md) for more examples.

JSON Output for Scripting

```bash

# Get JSON output

glab issue list --output json

# Process with jq

glab mr list --output json | jq '.[] | "\(.iid): \(.title)"'

```

GitLab API Access

For operations not covered by glab commands:

```bash

# Make authenticated API request

glab api projects/:id/issues

# POST request

glab api projects/:id/issues -X POST -f title="Issue" -f description="Text"

# Process response

glab api projects/:id | jq '.star_count'

```

Full reference: [glab api](https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/commands/glab_api.html)

Aliases for Frequent Operations

```bash

# Create shortcuts

glab alias set mrs 'mr list --assignee=@me'

glab alias set issues 'issue list --assignee=@me'

glab alias set pipelines 'ci list'

# Use them

glab mrs

glab issues

glab pipelines

```

```bash

# View configuration

glab config get

# Set default editor

glab config set editor vim

# Set default Git protocol

glab config set git_protocol ssh

```

Configuration stored in ~/.config/glab-cli/config.yml

```bash

# Check authentication

glab auth status

# Re-authenticate

glab auth login

# Enable debug logging

DEBUG=1 glab issue list

# Check glab version

glab version

```

• GitLab CLI Manual:
• GitLab CLI Repository:
• GitLab API Documentation:
• GitLab CI/CD:

The GitLab skill uses the official glab CLI exclusively. No custom scripts are needed - glab provides comprehensive functionality for all GitLab operations.

Quick start:

1. Install: brew install glab (or equivalent for your OS)
2. Authenticate: glab auth login
3. Verify: glab auth status
4. Use: glab issue list, glab mr create, etc.

For detailed command reference, use glab --help or visit .