Gitlab Automation

This automates GitLab operations through Composio's Rube MCP server. You can manage issues, merge requests, projects, branches, and CI/CD pipelines without leaving Claude. The workflow is tool first: search for current schemas, verify your GitLab connection is active via OAuth, then chain operations like listing projects, creating issues with labels, or monitoring pipeline status. The documentation is thorough about pitfalls like issue_iid versus global IDs, label replacement behavior, and pagination requirements. Useful if you're triaging issues or checking build status and want to skip the browser.

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$ npx -y skills add sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills --skill gitlab-automation --agent claude-code

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GitLab Automation via Rube MCP

Automate GitLab operations including project management, issue tracking, merge request workflows, CI/CD pipeline monitoring, branch management, and user administration through Composio's GitLab toolkit.

Prerequisites

Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
Active GitLab connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit gitlab
Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. The endpoint alone does not authorize GitLab access. Authenticate the MCP client and connect the intended GitLab account through the returned supported authorization flow.

Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit gitlab
If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete GitLab OAuth
Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

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