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Glab Label by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Glab Label
Author: tomevault-io

Glab Label

Manage GitLab labels including create, list, update, and delete operations at project and group level. Use when organizing issues/MRs with labels, creating label taxonomies, or managing label colors/descriptions. Triggers on label, tag, issue label, create label, manage labels. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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glab label

Manage labels at project and group level.

Quick start

# Create project label
glab label create --name bug --color "#FF0000"

# Create group label
glab label create --group my-group --name priority::high --color "#FF6B00"

# List labels
glab label list

# Update label
glab label edit bug --color "#CC0000" --description "Software defects"

# Delete label
glab label delete bug

Decision: Project vs Group Labels?

Where should this label live?
├─ Used across multiple projects in a group
│  └─ Group-level: glab label create --group <group> --name <label>
└─ Specific to one project
   └─ Project-level: glab label create --name <label>

Use group-level labels when:

You want consistent labeling across all projects in a group
Managing organization-wide workflows
Examples: priority::high, type::bug, status::blocked
Reduces duplication and ensures consistency

Use project-level labels when:

Label is specific to project workflow
Team wants control over their own labels
Examples: needs-ux-review, deploy-to-staging, legacy-code

Common workflows

Creating a label taxonomy

Set up priority labels (group-level):

glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::critical" --color "#FF0000"
glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::high" --color "#FF6B00"
glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::medium" --color "#FFA500"
glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::low" --color "#FFFF00"

Set up type labels (group-level):

glab label create --group engineering --name "type::bug" --color "#FF0000"
glab label create --group engineering --name "type::feature" --color "#00FF00"
glab label create --group engineering --name "type::maintenance" --color "#0000FF"

Managing project-specific labels

Create workflow labels:

glab label create --name "needs-review" --color "#428BCA"
glab label create --name "ready-to-merge" --color "#5CB85C"
glab label create --name "blocked" --color "#D9534F"

Bulk operations

List all labels to review:

glab label list --per-page 100 > labels.txt

Delete deprecated labels:

glab label delete old-label-1
glab label delete old-label-2

Related Skills

Using labels:

See glab-issue for applying labels to issues
See glab-mr for applying labels to merge requests
Script: scripts/batch-label-issues.sh for bulk labeling

v1.89.0 Updates

v1.89.0+: glab label get supports --output json / -F json for structured output, ideal for agent automation.

# Get a label with JSON output (v1.89.0+)
glab label get <label-id> --output json
glab label get <label-id> -F json

Command reference

For complete command documentation and all flags, see references/commands.md.

Available commands:

create - Create label (project or group)
list - List labels
edit - Update label properties
delete - Delete label
get - View single label details

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---name: glab-labeldescription: Manage GitLab labels including create, list, update, and delete operations at project and group level. Use when organizing issues/MRs with labels, creating label taxonomies, or managing label colors/descriptions. Triggers on label, tag, issue label, create label, manage labels. Use when this capability is needed.---# glab labelManage labels at project and group level.## Quick start```bash# Create project labelglab label create --name bug --color "#FF0000"# Create group labelglab label create --group my-group --name priority::high --color "#FF6B00"# List labelsglab label list# Update labelglab label edit bug --color "#CC0000" --description "Software defects"# Delete labelglab label delete bug```## Decision: Project vs Group Labels?```Where should this label live?├─ Used across multiple projects in a group│ └─ Group-level: glab label create --group <group> --name <label>└─ Specific to one project └─ Project-level: glab label create --name <label>```**Use group-level labels when:**- You want consistent labeling across all projects in a group- Managing organization-wide workflows- Examples: `priority::high`, `type::bug`, `status::blocked`- Reduces duplication and ensures consistency**Use project-level labels when:**- Label is specific to project workflow- Team wants control over their own labels- Examples: `needs-ux-review`, `deploy-to-staging`, `legacy-code`## Common workflows### Creating a label taxonomy**Set up priority labels (group-level):**```bashglab label create --group engineering --name "priority::critical" --color "#FF0000"glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::high" --color "#FF6B00"glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::medium" --color "#FFA500"glab label create --group engineering --name "priority::low" --color "#FFFF00"```**Set up type labels (group-level):**```bashglab label create --group engineering --name "type::bug" --color "#FF0000"glab label create --group engineering --name "type::feature" --color "#00FF00"glab label create --group engineering --name "type::maintenance" --color "#0000FF"```### Managing project-specific labels**Create workflow labels:**```bashglab label create --name "needs-review" --color "#428BCA"glab label create --name "ready-to-merge" --color "#5CB85C"glab label create --name "blocked" --color "#D9534F"```### Bulk operations**List all labels to review:**```bashglab label list --per-page 100 > labels.txt```**Delete deprecated labels:**```bashglab label delete old-label-1glab label delete old-label-2```## Related Skills**Using labels:**- See `glab-issue` for applying labels to issues- See `glab-mr` for applying labels to merge requests- Script: `scripts/batch-label-issues.sh` for bulk labeling## v1.89.0 Updates> **v1.89.0+:** `glab label get` supports `--output json` / `-F json` for structured output, ideal for agent automation.```bash# Get a label with JSON output (v1.89.0+)glab label get <label-id> --output jsonglab label get <label-id> -F json```## Command referenceFor complete command documentation and all flags, see [references/commands.md](references/commands.md).**Available commands:**- `create` - Create label (project or group)- `list` - List labels- `edit` - Update label properties- `delete` - Delete label- `get` - View single label details---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/vince-winkintel) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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