GitLab CLI Power Utilities
Intelligent wrappers and patterns for GitLab CLI operations.
When to Use
- •Debugging failed GitLab CI/CD pipelines
- •Managing merge requests across projects
- •Automating releases
- •Bulk operations on issues/MRs
- •Project health checks
Prerequisites
bash
# macOS brew install glab # Or download from https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli # Authenticate glab auth login
Core Capabilities
1. Pipeline Debugging
Get actionable errors from failed pipelines.
bash
# Diagnose most recent failure python3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose # Specific project python3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose --project group/project # With suggested fixes python3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose --suggest-fixes
Output: Job failures, error excerpts, timing info.
2. MR Operations
Merge request management at scale.
bash
# List MRs needing review python3 scripts/glab_ops.py mr-review-queue # MRs ready to merge (approved + passing) python3 scripts/glab_ops.py mr-merge-ready --dry-run # MR health check python3 scripts/glab_ops.py mr-status 123
3. Release Automation
Create releases with changelogs.
bash
# Preview release python3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --dry-run # Create minor release python3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --bump minor # With custom notes python3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --notes "Breaking: API v2"
Quick Patterns
bash
# Watch pipeline glab ci view --live # Retry failed jobs glab ci retry # View job logs glab ci trace <job-id> # Create MR from current branch glab mr create --fill # Checkout MR locally glab mr checkout 123 # View MR changes glab mr diff 123 # Approve MR glab mr approve 123 # Merge MR glab mr merge 123 --squash --remove-source-branch
glab vs gh Quick Reference
| Task | GitHub (gh) | GitLab (glab) |
|---|---|---|
| Create PR/MR | gh pr create | glab mr create |
| List CI runs | gh run list | glab ci list |
| View CI logs | gh run view --log | glab ci trace |
| Watch CI | gh run watch | glab ci view --live |
| Retry CI | gh run rerun --failed | glab ci retry |
| Checkout PR/MR | gh pr checkout 123 | glab mr checkout 123 |
Integration
Works with:
- •wicked-search: Find code, create issues via glab
- •wicked-kanban: Track MR status alongside tasks
References
- •
refs/glab-ops.md- Full script documentation - •
refs/patterns.md- Common workflow patterns - •
refs/ci-debugging.md- Pipeline troubleshooting