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Glab CLI by diegosouzapw — Agent Skill

Name: Glab CLI
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: diegosouzapw

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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

# 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.

# 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.

# 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.

# 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

# 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

---name: glab-clidescription: GitLab CLI (glab) utilities - pipeline debugging, MR management, release automation. Use when working with GitLab via CLI for anything beyond basic git commands.---# GitLab CLI Power UtilitiesIntelligent 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# macOSbrew install glab# Or download from https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli# Authenticateglab auth login```## Core Capabilities### 1. Pipeline DebuggingGet actionable errors from failed pipelines.```bash# Diagnose most recent failurepython3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose# Specific projectpython3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose --project group/project# With suggested fixespython3 scripts/glab_ops.py diagnose --suggest-fixes```**Output:** Job failures, error excerpts, timing info.### 2. MR OperationsMerge request management at scale.```bash# List MRs needing reviewpython3 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 checkpython3 scripts/glab_ops.py mr-status 123```### 3. Release AutomationCreate releases with changelogs.```bash# Preview releasepython3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --dry-run# Create minor releasepython3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --bump minor# With custom notespython3 scripts/glab_ops.py release --notes "Breaking: API v2"```## Quick Patterns```bash# Watch pipelineglab ci view --live# Retry failed jobsglab ci retry# View job logsglab ci trace <job-id># Create MR from current branchglab mr create --fill# Checkout MR locallyglab mr checkout 123# View MR changesglab mr diff 123# Approve MRglab mr approve 123# Merge MRglab 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` |## IntegrationWorks 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

Frequently asked questions

Glab CLI