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Glab Whatsnew by vince-winkintel — Agent Skill

Name: Glab Whatsnew
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: vince-winkintel

Glab Whatsnew

View GitLab CLI release notes with glab whatsnew. Use when checking what changed after upgrading glab, reviewing release notes since a baseline version, or asking what's new in the GitLab CLI. Triggers on whatsnew, what's new, release notes, glab upgrade notes, glab changelog since.

File contents

glab whatsnew

View GitLab CLI release notes from the terminal.

Quick start

# Show release notes since the last viewed/post-upgrade baseline, capped at 10 releases
glab whatsnew

# Show notes for the latest published release
glab whatsnew --latest

# Show notes for a specific release
glab whatsnew v1.102.0

# Show notes for every release after a baseline
glab whatsnew --since v1.100.0

When to use

Use glab whatsnew after upgrading glab or before updating automation that depends on command behavior. It is the quickest CLI-native path for inspecting upstream release notes without opening a browser.

Behavior notes

With no arguments, glab whatsnew shows releases published since the last time you ran whatsnew or saw the post-upgrade banner.
The implicit history is capped at the most recent 10 releases.
Use --since <version> for deterministic automation or review work where you need an explicit baseline.
Use --latest when you only care about the latest published release.

Agent workflow

# Review all releases newer than the skill repo's last processed glab baseline
glab whatsnew --since v1.100.0

# Then inspect command help for any relevant new/changed command surfaces
glab repo prune --help
glab mr note create --help
glab stack sync --help

Do not treat release-note prose alone as a contract. For skill updates, verify changed command surfaces with glab <command> --help or upstream docs/source before editing guidance.

Command reference

glab whatsnew [version] [--flags]

Flags:
  --latest   Show release notes for the latest published release only
  --since    Show release notes for every release newer than this version
  -h --help  Show help for this command

---name: glab-whatsnewdescription: View GitLab CLI release notes with glab whatsnew. Use when checking what changed after upgrading glab, reviewing release notes since a baseline version, or asking what's new in the GitLab CLI. Triggers on whatsnew, what's new, release notes, glab upgrade notes, glab changelog since.--- # glab whatsnew View GitLab CLI release notes from the terminal. ## Quick start ```bash # Show release notes since the last viewed/post-upgrade baseline, capped at 10 releases glab whatsnew # Show notes for the latest published release glab whatsnew --latest # Show notes for a specific release glab whatsnew v1.102.0 # Show notes for every release after a baseline glab whatsnew --since v1.100.0 ``` ## When to use Use `glab whatsnew` after upgrading `glab` or before updating automation that depends on command behavior. It is the quickest CLI-native path for inspecting upstream release notes without opening a browser. ## Behavior notes - With no arguments, `glab whatsnew` shows releases published since the last time you ran `whatsnew` or saw the post-upgrade banner. - The implicit history is capped at the most recent 10 releases. - Use `--since <version>` for deterministic automation or review work where you need an explicit baseline. - Use `--latest` when you only care about the latest published release. ## Agent workflow ```bash # Review all releases newer than the skill repo's last processed glab baseline glab whatsnew --since v1.100.0 # Then inspect command help for any relevant new/changed command surfaces glab repo prune --help glab mr note create --help glab stack sync --help ``` Do not treat release-note prose alone as a contract. For skill updates, verify changed command surfaces with `glab <command> --help` or upstream docs/source before editing guidance. ## Command reference ```text glab whatsnew [version] [--flags] Flags: --latest Show release notes for the latest published release only --since Show release notes for every release newer than this version -h --help Show help for this command ```

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