GitLab

GitLab workflows use glab, the official GitLab CLI. This skill helps adapt GitHub (gh) patterns to GitLab (glab).

Terminology

• Pull Request → Merge Request (MR): Use glab mr instead of gh pr
• Repository → Project: GitLab calls repositories "projects"
• Actions → CI/CD: Use glab ci for pipelines and jobs

Quick Start

# Authenticate
glab auth login

# Create merge request (push branch first!)
git push -u origin feature-branch
glab mr create --fill

# List merge requests
glab mr list

Reference Files

• merge-requests.md: Working with merge requests (glab mr)
• ci.md: CI/CD pipelines and jobs (glab ci)
• api.md: REST and GraphQL API access (glab api)

Key Rules

• Always use glab for GitLab (never gh)
• Always push branch before creating MR
• Always use --fill to auto-populate from commits
• Use glab ci lint to validate .gitlab-ci.yml

Common Mistakes

Don't use gh commands, call MRs "pull requests", or forget to push before creating MRs.