Merge Requests

Working with GitLab merge requests via glab mr.

Key Commands

glab mr create --fill      # Create from commits (push branch first!)
glab mr list               # List MRs
glab mr view               # View current branch's MR
glab mr checkout <id>      # Check out MR branch
glab mr merge              # Merge current branch's MR

Use glab mr --help and glab mr <command> --help for full options.

Patterns

Always push before creating:

git push -u origin feature-branch && glab mr create --fill

Draft MRs: Use --draft to prevent accidental merges.

Auto-fill vs custom: --fill auto-populates from commits but cannot combine with --title/--description. Choose one approach.

Body from file: No --body-file flag; use --description "$(cat file.md)".

Username resolution: Flags like --reviewer and --assignee require exact usernames. Invalid names are silently ignored. Look up users first:

glab api projects/:id/members/all --paginate | jq '.[] | select(.name | test("<name>"; "i")) | {name, username}'

Stacking

glab stack manages stacked diffs—small changes that build on each other. See stack.md.

Reference Files

• •stack.md - Stacked diff workflow