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Official agent skill

GitLab

by zapier in zapier/connectors

Agent-callable GitLab tools — manage issues and merge requests, review diffs, commit files, run pipelines, and search.

OfficialElastic-2.0Auto-check: warningsBackend & APIs

Install GitLab

The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill gitlab -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zapier/connectors gitlab --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zapier/connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/gitlab .claude/skills/gitlab && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
gitlab
GitHub stars
176
Token cost
~6.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,939 words
Files
120 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Elastic-2.0

At a glance

Agent-callable GitLab tools — manage issues and merge requests, review diffs, commit files, run pipelines, and search.

  • The user mentions GitLab
  • SKILL.md covers When to use this, Setup, Scripts and Disambiguation & refusals, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs TypeScript and JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls npm, npx and git
  • Wants to review

What it does

GitLab is an agent skill from zapier/connectors, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Agent-callable GitLab tools — manage issues and merge requests, review diffs, commit files, run pipelines, and search. Use when the user mentions GitLab or wants to review or merge an MR, commit code, run CI, or manage issues — even if they don't name GitLab explicitly.

Its SKILL.md is about 6.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 123 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, `.mcp.json` and `CHANGELOG.md`). Compatibility notes: Run npm install --omit=dev in this directory, then node cli.js. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run cli.js for build-it-yourself /…

It sits in Backend & APIs. It works with GitLab, Zapier and GraphQL. The repository describes itself as: Connect your agent to the apps you already use - with or without Zapier.

When your agent uses it

  • The user mentions GitLab
  • Wants to review
  • Manage issues — even if they dont name GitLab explicitly

Example prompts

  • “/gitlab”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e48d26f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (TypeScript and JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm
    • npx
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • docs.gitlab.com
    • agentskills.io

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

GitLab loads about 6.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~15k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,939 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~15k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

  • WarningTells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmationSKILL.md:155
    (even among other fuzzy hits) → use it. Don't ask for confirmation you don't need.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Elastic-2.0) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,939 words (~6,259 tokens).

“Agent-callable tools for GitLab, the DevOps platform for source code, merge requests, and CI/CD. The connector wraps the GitLab REST API v4 (with one GraphQL island — the Work Items surface — reached through POST /api/graphql), giving an agent the…”

— opening of SKILL.md by zapier, Elastic-2.0
name
gitlab
compatibility
Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.
license
Elastic-2.0
metadata.source
https://github.com/zapier/connectors/blob/main/apps/gitlab/SKILL.md
metadata.title
Gitlab
metadata.api-docs
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/
metadata.zapier-app-key
GitLabCLIAPI

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 119 other files (scripts, references) in apps/gitlab of zapier/connectors.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json
  • .mcp.json
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • LICENSE
  • NOTICE
  • README.md
  • cli.js
  • cli.ts
  • connections.ts
  • evals/evals.json
  • evals/results.md
  • index.ts
  • lib/gitlab.ts
  • package.json
  • references/gitlab-api-gotchas.md
  • references/gitlab-formatting.md
  • … and 103 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e48d26f

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Questions about GitLab

What does GitLab do?

Agent-callable GitLab tools — manage issues and merge requests, review diffs, commit files, run pipelines, and search. GitLab is an agent skill from zapier/connectors, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Agent-callable GitLab tools — manage issues and merge requests, review diffs, commit files, run pipelines, and search.

When should I use GitLab?

GitLab fits situations like: the user mentions GitLab; wants to review; manage issues — even if they dont name GitLab explicitly.

How do I install GitLab in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill gitlab -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/gitlab in zapier/connectors) into .claude/skills/gitlab in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitLab in Codex?

Run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill gitlab -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/gitlab in zapier/connectors) into .agents/skills/gitlab in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitLab in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill gitlab -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gitlab, .gemini/skills/gitlab, .github/skills/gitlab and .opencode/skills/gitlab in your project.

What does GitLab need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitLab needs TypeScript and JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, npx and git). Our summary lists: Node.js. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options..

Does GitLab access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: docs.gitlab.com and agentskills.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is GitLab safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): tells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmation. Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does GitLab use?

GitLab is published under the Elastic-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md).

How many tokens does GitLab use?

About 6.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 25k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 8.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to GitLab?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitLab: GitLab MCP Skill (zereight/gitlab-mcp, 2k stars), Apify Integration Development (apify/agent-skills, 2.4k stars), Fireflies (magnus919/agent-skills, 111 stars) and Make (ericrisco/rsc-harness, 156 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitLab?

zapier (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in zapier/connectors, which has 176 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 25, 2026.

Source: zapier/connectors on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.