GitLab Workflow Skill

GitLab workflow management using glab CLI for merge requests, issues, and Git best practices.

Multiple GitLab Instances

glab auto-detects the GitLab host from your git remote. No GITLAB_HOST is needed when working inside a repository. For non-origin remotes (e.g. a local GDK instance added as a secondary remote), use glab config set remote_alias <remote>. Set GITLAB_HOST only when running outside a git repository or for a one-off command targeting a specific instance. See references/multi-host.md for non-origin remote setup and hostname derivation from remote URLs.

⚠️ Message Escaping — Common Trap

If your message contains backticks (`), $, or other shell special characters, NEVER inline them directly in -m "...". The shell interprets backticks as command substitution, silently mangling your message and producing errors like /bin/bash: line 1: client_name: command not found.

This has caused real production failures: agents posting malformed comments to GitLab MRs/issues, followed by apologetic correction notes.