GitLab CI/CD with glab CLI

Core Principle

Always use --branch to specify branches or tags, never use pipeline IDs directly.

Common Workflows

1. Check Pipeline Status

# Check current branch
glab ci status

# Check specific branch or tag
glab ci status --branch=<branch-or-tag>

# Compact view
glab ci status --compact --branch=<branch-or-tag>

2. Get Pipeline Details

# Get pipeline info for a branch/tag
glab ci get --branch=<branch-or-tag>

# Include job IDs and details
glab ci get --branch=<branch-or-tag> --with-job-details

3. View Job Logs

# By job name (recommended when you know the name)
glab ci trace <job-name> --branch=<branch-or-tag>

# By job ID (use after getting job IDs from `glab ci get --with-job-details`)
glab ci trace <job-id>

Example workflow:

# 1. Check status and see job names
glab ci status --branch=staging

# 2. Get logs for a specific failed job
glab ci trace check-pending-migrations --branch=staging

4. List Pipelines

# List recent pipelines (overview only)
glab ci list

# Filter by ref (branch/tag)
glab ci list --ref=<branch-or-tag>

# Filter by status
glab ci list --status=failed

Important Notes

• NEVER use glab ci view - it only works interactively. Use glab ci status --live for monitoring or glab ci trace for job logs instead
• Job names and job IDs work with glab ci trace, but pipeline IDs do not
• Always specify --repo if working with a repository other than the current directory
• Use --branch for both branches and tags (the flag name is --branch even for tags)

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Pipeline status	glab ci status --branch=<ref>
Pipeline details	glab ci get --branch=<ref>
Job logs	glab ci trace <job-name|job-id> [--branch=<ref>]
List pipelines	glab ci list [--ref=<ref>]