GitLab CLI (glab)
When to Use This Skill
Use glab for GitLab repositories. To detect GitLab:
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:
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
--comments flag when user wants full context
- CI Operations: Check
glab ci status before suggesting glab 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 |
