GitLab CLI (glab)
When to Use This Skill
Use glab for GitLab repositories. To detect GitLab:
bash
git remote -v | grep -i gitlab
If the remote contains gitlab.com or a known GitLab instance, use this skill.
Before Any Operation
Always verify authentication first:
bash
glab auth status
If not authenticated, guide the user to run glab auth login.
Behavioral Guidelines
- •Creating MRs: Always check for uncommitted changes first with
git status - •Viewing MRs/Issues: Prefer
--commentsflag when user wants full context - •CI Operations: Check
glab ci statusbefore suggestingglab ci run - •Use
--web: When the user might benefit from the browser UI
Command Reference
Merge Requests
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Create | glab mr create --title "Title" --description "Desc" |
| Create draft | glab mr create --draft --title "Title" |
| List | glab mr list |
| View | glab mr view <id> |
| View with comments | glab mr view <id> --comments |
| Checkout | glab mr checkout <id> |
| Merge | glab mr merge <id> |
| Approve | glab mr approve <id> |
Issues
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Create | glab issue create --title "Title" --description "Desc" |
| List | glab issue list |
| List mine | glab issue list --assignee=@me |
| View | glab issue view <id> |
| Close | glab issue close <id> |
| Comment | glab issue note <id> --message "Comment" |
CI/CD Pipelines
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Status | glab ci status |
| List | glab ci list |
| View logs | glab ci trace |
| Run new | glab ci run |
| Retry failed | glab ci retry |
Repository
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| View info | glab repo view |
| Clone | glab repo clone <repo> |
| Open in browser | glab repo view --web |