Glab

This one gives Claude what it needs to work with GitLab's CLI without the usual fumbling around. It covers the practical stuff like creating merge requests, posting inline diff comments (which has some gotchas about JSON vs form fields), and monitoring CI/CD pipelines. The authentication setup is straightforward, and there's good coverage of self-hosted GitLab instances. What's useful here is the distinction between discussion notes and diff notes, plus the API command patterns since glab doesn't expose everything through convenience commands. If you're doing GitLab workflows in the terminal or want Claude to help review merge requests with proper threaded comments, this handles the specifics that aren't obvious from glab's help text alone.

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GitHub stars: 142
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add nikiforovall/claude-code-rules --skill glab --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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GitLab CLI (glab) Skill

Provides guidance for using glab, the official GitLab CLI, to perform GitLab operations from the terminal.

When to Use This Skill

Invoke when the user needs to:

Create, review, or manage merge requests
Work with GitLab issues
Monitor or trigger CI/CD pipelines
Clone or manage repositories
Perform any GitLab operation from the command line

Prerequisites

Verify glab installation before executing commands:

glab --version

If not installed, inform the user and provide platform-specific installation guidance.

Authentication Quick Start

Most glab operations require authentication:

# Interactive authentication
glab auth login

# Check authentication status
glab auth status

# For self-hosted GitLab
glab auth login --hostname gitlab.example.org

# Using environment variables
export GITLAB_TOKEN=your-token
export GITLAB_HOST=gitlab.example.org  # for self-hosted

Core Workflows

Creating a Merge Request

# 1. Ensure branch is pushed
git push -u origin feature-branch

# 2. Create MR
glab mr create --title "Add feature" --description "Implements X"

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Details

Repository: github.com/nikiforovall/claude-code-rules
Categories: DevOps & CI/CD, Git & Pull Requests, CLI & Terminal
First seen: Jun 3, 2026