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Gitlabmerge Request by tomevault-io

Name: Gitlabmerge Request
Author: tomevault-io

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Merge Requests

Working with GitLab merge requests via glab mr.

Key Commands

glab mr create --fill      # Create from commits (push branch first!)
glab mr list               # List MRs
glab mr view               # View current branch's MR
glab mr checkout <id>      # Check out MR branch

Use glab mr --help and glab mr <command> --help for full options.

Merging

Always use merge.ts to merge. It handles merge trains, auto-merge, and squash automatically, falling back to glab mr merge internally when appropriate.

bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.ts
bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.ts --auto-merge
bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.ts feature-branch --auto-merge --squash

Patterns

Always push before creating:

git push -u origin feature-branch && glab mr create --fill

Draft MRs: Use --draft to prevent accidental merges.

Auto-fill vs custom: --fill auto-populates from commits but cannot combine with --title/--description. Choose one approach.

Body from file: No --body-file flag; use --description "$(cat file.md)".

Username resolution: Flags like --reviewer and --assignee require exact usernames. Invalid names are silently ignored. Look up users first:

glab api projects/:id/members/all --paginate | jq '.[] | select(.name | test("<name>"; "i")) | {name, username}'

Blocking

Prevent an MR from merging until another MR merges first. Uses the REST API directly since glab mr has no blocking subcommand.

# Block MR !10 until MR !5 merges
glab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks -X POST -f blocking_merge_request_iid=5

# List blocks on an MR
glab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks

# Remove a block
glab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks/<block-id> -X DELETE

Reviews

Submit review feedback as draft notes that accumulate before publishing. See review.md for the draft notes workflow, code suggestions, and approvals.

Discussions

Fetch, filter, resolve, and summarize MR discussion threads. See discussions.md for the discussions script, resolution workflow, and pagination pitfalls.

Stacking

glab stack manages stacked diffs—small changes that build on each other. See stack.md.

Reference Files

review.md - Draft notes review workflow
review-state.md - GraphQL mutations for review decisions
discussions.md - Discussion threads and resolution
stack.md - Stacked diff workflow

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---name: gitlabmerge-requestdescription: Working with GitLab merge requests via glab. Use when creating, updating, reviewing, or merging MRs. Use when this capability is needed.---# Merge RequestsWorking with GitLab merge requests via `glab mr`.## Key Commands```bashglab mr create --fill # Create from commits (push branch first!)glab mr list # List MRsglab mr view # View current branch's MRglab mr checkout <id> # Check out MR branch```Use `glab mr --help` and `glab mr <command> --help` for full options.## MergingAlways use `merge.ts` to merge. It handles merge trains, auto-merge, and squash automatically, falling back to `glab mr merge` internally when appropriate.```bashbun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.tsbun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.ts --auto-mergebun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/merge.ts feature-branch --auto-merge --squash```## Patterns**Always push before creating:**```bashgit push -u origin feature-branch && glab mr create --fill```**Draft MRs:** Use `--draft` to prevent accidental merges.**Auto-fill vs custom:** `--fill` auto-populates from commits but cannot combine with `--title`/`--description`. Choose one approach.**Body from file:** No `--body-file` flag; use `--description "$(cat file.md)"`.**Username resolution:** Flags like `--reviewer` and `--assignee` require exact usernames. Invalid names are silently ignored. Look up users first:```bashglab api projects/:id/members/all --paginate | jq '.[] | select(.name | test("<name>"; "i")) | {name, username}'```## BlockingPrevent an MR from merging until another MR merges first. Uses the REST API directly since `glab mr` has no blocking subcommand.```bash# Block MR !10 until MR !5 mergesglab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks -X POST -f blocking_merge_request_iid=5# List blocks on an MRglab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks# Remove a blockglab api projects/:id/merge_requests/10/blocks/<block-id> -X DELETE```## ReviewsSubmit review feedback as draft notes that accumulate before publishing. See [review.md](review.md) for the draft notes workflow, code suggestions, and approvals.## DiscussionsFetch, filter, resolve, and summarize MR discussion threads. See [discussions.md](discussions.md) for the discussions script, resolution workflow, and pagination pitfalls.## Stacking`glab stack` manages stacked diffs—small changes that build on each other. See [stack.md](stack.md).## Reference Files- [review.md](review.md) - Draft notes review workflow- [review-state.md](review-state.md) - GraphQL mutations for review decisions- [discussions.md](discussions.md) - Discussion threads and resolution- [stack.md](stack.md) - Stacked diff workflow---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/bendrucker) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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