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GitLab integrations

Connect GitLab to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. GitLab is an open source code collaboration tool with a rich feature set including management of repositories, reviewing tools, issue tracking, activity feeds and much more.

Connects with an API keygitlab.com

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

Build solutions, not workarounds.

What do you want to automate with GitLab?

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Connect your AI client

Give your AI client this address.

https://mcp.apiant.ai

One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

Set it up in your client
Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)
Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

Setup guide (opens in a new tab)
Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

Setup guide (opens in a new tab)
Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

Setup guide (opens in a new tab)
Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

Setup guide (opens in a new tab)
Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

Setup guide (opens in a new tab)

Pair it

Connect GitLab with another app

What your agent can do with GitLab

Triggers and actions 21 triggers · 62 actions

  • Trigger
    Deployment Event (instant)

    Fires on a deployment status change (deployment_events).

  • Trigger
    New Code Snippet Comment

    Triggers when a new comment is made on a code snippet in the selected project

  • Trigger
    New Commit

    Triggers when a new commit is pushed to a GitLab project's repository.

  • Trigger
    New Commit Comment

    Triggers when a new comment is made on a commit in the selected project

  • Trigger
    New Group Issue Event

    Triggers on group issue events, e.g. when an issue is opened, updated, or closed.

  • Trigger
    New Group Merge Request Event

    Triggers on an open, merge, close, or update merge request event.

  • Trigger
    New Issue

    Triggers when a new issue is created in a GitLab project.

  • Trigger
    New Issue Comment

    Triggers when a new comment is made on an issue in the selected project

  • Trigger
    New Job Event

    Triggers for a specified job event in a project.

  • Trigger
    New Merge Request

    Triggers when a new merge request is opened in a GitLab project.

  • Trigger
    New Merge Request Comment

    Triggers when a new comment is made on a merge request in the selected project

  • Trigger
    New Pipeline

    Triggers when a new CI/CD pipeline is created in a GitLab project.

  • Trigger
    New Project

    Triggers when a new GitLab project is created that the connected user can see.

  • Trigger
    New Project Issue Event

    Triggers on project issue events, e.g. when an issue is opened, updated, or closed.

  • Trigger
    New Project Merge Request Event

    Triggers on an open, merge, close, or update merge request event.

  • Trigger
    New Release

    Triggers when a new release is created in a GitLab project.

  • Trigger
    New Release (instant)

    Fires when a release is created or updated (releases_events).

  • Trigger
    New Tag

    Triggers when a new tag is added to a GitLab project's repository.

  • Trigger
    New Tag (instant)

    Fires when a tag is pushed (tag_push_events).

  • Trigger
    Pipeline Event (instant)

    Fires on a pipeline status change (pipeline_events).

  • Trigger
    Wiki Page Event (instant)

    Fires when a wiki page is created or updated (wiki_page_events).

  • Action
    Accept Merge Request

    Merges an open merge request into its target branch, optionally squashing commits, deleting the source branch, or setting it to merge automatically once checks pass.

  • Action
    Add Comment to Commit

    Adds a comment to a commit in a GitLab project, optionally on a specific line of a file.

  • Action
    Add Note to Issue

    Adds a comment to an issue in a GitLab project.

  • Action
    Add Note to Merge Request

    Adds a comment to a merge request in a GitLab project.

  • Action
    Add Note to Snippet

    Adds a comment to a project snippet in GitLab and returns the created comment.

  • Action
    Approve Merge Request

    Approves a merge request as the connected GitLab user and returns the merge request's updated approval state.

  • Action
    Cancel Pipeline

    Cancels all running and pending jobs in a GitLab pipeline and returns the pipeline with its updated status.

  • Action
    Create Branch

    Creates a new branch in a GitLab project's repository from an existing branch or commit.

  • Action
    Create Commit

    Creates a commit on a branch of a GitLab project, applying a batch of file changes (create, update, delete, move, chmod).

  • Action
    Create File

    Creates a new file in a GitLab project's repository by committing it to a branch.

  • Action
    Create Issue

    Creates a new issue in a GitLab project, with optional description, labels, assignees, milestone and due date.

  • Action
    Create Label

    Creates a label in a GitLab project with the name and color you choose.

  • Action
    Create Merge Request

    Creates a new merge request in a GitLab project from a source branch to a target branch.

  • Action
    Create Milestone

    Creates a milestone in a GitLab project, with an optional description, start date and due date.

  • Action
    Create Pipeline

    Starts a new CI/CD pipeline on a branch or tag of a GitLab project, optionally with pipeline variables and inputs.

  • Action
    Create Project

    Creates a new GitLab project in your personal namespace or in a group you choose.

  • Action
    Create Release

    Creates a release in a GitLab project from an existing tag, or from a branch or commit that is tagged as part of the release.

  • Action
    Create Snippet

    Creates a personal snippet with a title and one file of content in your GitLab account.

  • Action
    Create Tag

    Creates a new Git tag in a GitLab project pointing at a branch, commit or existing tag. Add a message to make it an annotated tag.

  • Action
    Create Wiki Page

    Creates a new wiki page in a GitLab project with the given title and content.

  • Action
    Delete Branch

    Deletes a branch from a GitLab project's repository. The default branch and protected branches cannot be deleted.

  • Action
    Delete File

    Deletes a file from a GitLab project's repository by committing its removal to a branch.

  • Action
    Delete Issue

    Deletes an issue from a GitLab project. Only administrators and project owners can delete issues.

  • Action
    Delete Tag

    Deletes a tag from a GitLab project's repository.

  • Action
    Find Group Merge Requests

    Returns merge requests across a GitLab group and its subgroups, filtered by state, author, assignee, reviewer, labels, milestone, branch, dates or search text.

  • Action
    Find Project Merge Requests

    Finds merge requests in a GitLab project, filtered by text search, state, author, assignee, reviewer, labels, branches, dates and more.

  • Action
    Find Projects

    Finds GitLab projects whose name, path or description matches your search text, optionally narrowed by membership, ownership, visibility, topic and activity dates.

  • Action
    Find User

    Finds GitLab users by username, public email, or a name/username/email search, with optional filters on account state and type.

  • Action
    Get Branch

    Returns a repository branch in a GitLab project, including its protection status, merge status and latest commit.

  • Action
    Get Commit

    Returns a single commit from a project's repository, identified by its SHA or by a branch or tag name, including stats and the latest pipeline.

  • Action
    Get File

    Returns a file from a GitLab repository, including its name, size, commit details and Base64-encoded content.

  • Action
    Get Group

    Returns the details of a GitLab group, such as its name, path, visibility and parent group.

  • Action
    Get Issue

    Returns a single issue in a GitLab project, including its title, description, state, labels, assignees and milestone.

  • Action
    Get Job

    Returns a single CI/CD job in a GitLab project, including its status, stage, pipeline, commit and runner details.

  • Action
    Get Merge Request

    Returns a single merge request in a GitLab project, including its state, branches, author, reviewers and pipeline.

  • Action
    Get Merge Request Approvals

    Returns the approval state of a merge request: whether it is approved, who approved it, and how many approvals are still required.

  • Action
    Get Pipeline

    Returns a single CI/CD pipeline in a project, including its status, ref, commit, timing and who triggered it.

  • Action
    Get Project

    Returns a single GitLab project by its ID or full path, including its settings, visibility and links.

  • Action
    Get Release

    Returns a project's release for the given Git tag, including its description, commit, milestones and assets.

  • Action
    Get Snippet

    Returns a personal snippet by its ID, including its title, file name, visibility, author and links.

  • Action
    Get Snippet Note

    Returns a single comment (note) posted on a project snippet.

  • Action
    Get Wiki Page

    Returns a wiki page from a GitLab project, including its title, content and format.

  • Action
    List Branches

    Returns the branches in a GitLab project's repository, sorted by name, optionally filtered by a search term or regular expression.

  • Action
    List Commit Comments

    Returns the comments left on a commit in a GitLab project.

  • Action
    List Commits

    Returns the commits in a GitLab project's repository, optionally filtered by branch, author, file path or date range.

  • Action
    List Groups

    Returns the GitLab groups visible to the connected user, optionally filtered by name, visibility, ownership or access level.

  • Action
    List Labels

    Returns the labels defined for a GitLab project, optionally filtered by keyword and including issue and merge request counts.

  • Action
    List Milestones

    Returns the milestones of a GitLab project, optionally filtered by state, title, search text or dates.

  • Action
    List Pipelines

    Returns the pipelines in a GitLab project, optionally filtered by branch, status, commit, date range or user.

  • Action
    List Project Jobs

    Returns the CI/CD jobs in a project, newest first, optionally filtered to one job status such as success or failed.

  • Action
    List Project Members

    Returns the direct members of a GitLab project, optionally filtered by name, email or username.

  • Action
    List Releases

    Returns the releases of a GitLab project, newest first by release date.

  • Action
    List Tags

    Returns the Git tags in a GitLab project's repository, optionally filtered by name and sorted.

  • Action
    Retry Job

    Retries a single CI/CD job in a GitLab project and returns the new job that was queued.

  • Action
    Retry Pipeline

    Retries the failed or canceled jobs in a GitLab pipeline and returns the updated pipeline.

  • Action
    Update File

    Updates the content of an existing file in a GitLab repository by committing the change to a branch.

  • Action
    Update Issue

    Updates an existing issue in a GitLab project, including closing or reopening it, changing its title, description, labels, assignees, milestone or dates.

  • Action
    Update Merge Request

    Updates an existing merge request in a GitLab project — title, description, assignees, reviewers, labels, milestone, target branch or state.

  • Action
    Update Milestone

    Updates a project milestone's title, description, dates, or open/closed state.

  • Action
    Update Project

    Updates an existing GitLab project's name, description, visibility, default branch, topics, merge settings and feature visibility. Returns the updated project.

  • Action
    Update Release

    Updates an existing release's name, description, milestones or release date in a GitLab project.

  • Action
    Update Wiki Page

    Updates the title, content or format of an existing wiki page in a GitLab project.

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GitLab, answered

Is there a GitLab MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with GitLab. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server and sign in once in your browser. Your client can then run GitLab actions on demand, or have APIANT build, test and run automations that use GitLab. Nothing to install.

What can start an automation from GitLab?

Any of GitLab's 21 triggers in the catalog, including New Code Snippet Comment, New Commit, New Commit Comment and New Group Issue Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

What can your agent do in GitLab?

Any of GitLab's 62 actions, including Create Branch, Create Commit, Create File and Create Issue. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Can I use GitLab directly from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect your AI client to APIANT once and it works with GitLab two ways. Ask it to do something in GitLab once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running on its own. A one-off action uses your plan's tasks the same way an automation step does.

Do I need to write code against the GitLab API?

No. APIANT connects to the GitLab API for you, with your GitLab API key. Describe what you want in plain language and your agent builds it on the GitLab triggers and actions in the catalog. If you need an endpoint that is not there yet, your agent reads the GitLab API documentation and adds it.

Which apps can GitLab connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs GitLab with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.