/gitlab-cli
GitLab CLI (glab) wrapper for MR status, issues, and repository operations
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GitLab CLI (glab) wrapper for MR status, issues, and repository operations
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gitlab-cli.SKILL.mdname: gitlab-cli
description: GitLab CLI (glab) wrapper for MR status, issues, and repository operations
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob
argument-hint: <action> [args]
GitLab CLI helper skill for common `glab` operations. Requires `glab` CLI installed and authenticated.
**Note**: For creating/updating MR descriptions, use `/mr-description-creator` instead.
Actions
MR Operations
**View MR status:**
/gitlab-cli mr status
**View MR in browser:**
/gitlab-cli mr view --web
**List MRs:**
/gitlab-cli mr list
**Merge MR:**
/gitlab-cli mr merge
Issue Operations
**List issues:**
/gitlab-cli issue list
**Create issue:**
/gitlab-cli issue create
**View issue:**
/gitlab-cli issue view <number>
CI/CD Operations
**View CI status:**
/gitlab-cli ci status
**View pipeline:**
/gitlab-cli ci view
**List jobs:**
/gitlab-cli job list
Repository Operations
**View repo:**
/gitlab-cli repo view
Instructions
Step 1: Validate Environment
# Check glab is installed
glab --version
# Check glab is authenticated
glab auth status
If not installed, report: "Install glab CLI: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli" If not authenticated, report: "Run: glab auth login"
Step 2: Parse and Execute
Parse `$ARGUMENTS` and pass directly to `glab`:
glab $ARGUMENTS
Step 3: Report Result
Show `glab` output directly to user.
Examples
# View MR status
/gitlab-cli mr status
# View MR in browser
/gitlab-cli mr view --web
# List open MRs
/gitlab-cli mr list
# Merge current MR
/gitlab-cli mr merge
# List issues
/gitlab-cli issue list
# Create issue interactively
/gitlab-cli issue create
# View repo info
/gitlab-cli repo view
# View CI status
/gitlab-cli ci status
# View pipeline
/gitlab-cli ci view
# List jobs
/gitlab-cli job list
# API calls
/gitlab-cli api projects/:id/merge_requests
# Any glab command works
/gitlab-cli release list
/gitlab-cli label list
Error Handling
| Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | glab not installed | "Install glab: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli" | | Not authenticated | "Run: glab auth login" | | glab command fails | Show glab error output |
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name: gitlab-cli description: GitLab CLI (glab) wrapper for MR status, issues, and repository operations allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob argument-hint: <action> [args]
GitLab CLI helper skill for common `glab` operations. Requires `glab` CLI installed and authenticated.
**Note**: For creating/updating MR descriptions, use `/mr-description-creator` instead.
Actions
MR Operations
**View MR status:**
/gitlab-cli mr status
**View MR in browser:**
/gitlab-cli mr view --web
**List MRs:**
/gitlab-cli mr list
**Merge MR:**
/gitlab-cli mr merge
Issue Operations
**List issues:**
/gitlab-cli issue list
**Create issue:**
/gitlab-cli issue create
**View issue:**
/gitlab-cli issue view <number>
CI/CD Operations
**View CI status:**
/gitlab-cli ci status
**View pipeline:**
/gitlab-cli ci view
**List jobs:**
/gitlab-cli job list
Repository Operations
**View repo:**
/gitlab-cli repo view
Instructions
Step 1: Validate Environment
# Check glab is installed glab --version # Check glab is authenticated glab auth status
If not installed, report: "Install glab CLI: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli" If not authenticated, report: "Run: glab auth login"
Step 2: Parse and Execute
Parse `$ARGUMENTS` and pass directly to `glab`:
glab $ARGUMENTS
Step 3: Report Result
Show `glab` output directly to user.
Examples
# View MR status /gitlab-cli mr status # View MR in browser /gitlab-cli mr view --web # List open MRs /gitlab-cli mr list # Merge current MR /gitlab-cli mr merge # List issues /gitlab-cli issue list # Create issue interactively /gitlab-cli issue create # View repo info /gitlab-cli repo view # View CI status /gitlab-cli ci status # View pipeline /gitlab-cli ci view # List jobs /gitlab-cli job list # API calls /gitlab-cli api projects/:id/merge_requests # Any glab command works /gitlab-cli release list /gitlab-cli label list
Error Handling
| Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | glab not installed | "Install glab: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli" | | Not authenticated | "Run: glab auth login" | | glab command fails | Show glab error output |
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