Explore what you can accomplish with GitLab MCP Server, organized by workflow rather than API domain.
🔀 Code Review
Review merge requests, analyze changes, check for security issues, and leave comments — all through natural language.
Key tools: gitlab_merge_request, gitlab_mr_changes, gitlab_mr_discussion
Try: “Summarize the changes in MR !42 and check for security issues”
🔄 CI/CD Automation
Monitor pipelines, debug failures, manage CI variables, and review pipeline schedules without leaving your editor.
Key tools: gitlab_pipeline, gitlab_job, gitlab_ci_variable
Try: “Why did the last pipeline fail on branch feature/auth?”
📋 Issue Management
Create, update, and track issues. Manage labels, milestones, and assignments through conversation.
Key tools: gitlab_issue, gitlab_label, gitlab_milestone
Try: “Create a bug report titled ‘Fix login page’ with label ‘bug’ and assign to @alice”
📦 Release Management
Create releases, generate changelogs, manage tags, and upload release assets.
Key tools: gitlab_release, gitlab_tag, gitlab_release_link
Try: “Generate release notes comparing v1.0 to v2.0”
👥 Team Management
Manage project members, group memberships, and access levels.
Key tools: gitlab_user, gitlab_group, gitlab_member
Try: “Add @bob as a developer to project my-app”
🔍 Code Search
Search across code, issues, merge requests, and wikis. Explore repository trees and compare branches.
Key tools: gitlab_search, gitlab_repository, gitlab_file
Try: “Find all TODO comments across project my-app”
📊 Reports & Analytics
Generate standup summaries, risk assessments, milestone reports, and team workload analysis using AI-powered prompts.
Key prompts: standup, risk-assessment, workload, milestone-report
Try: “Give me a daily standup summary for project my-app”
🛡️ Security Review
Audit merge requests for security issues, review vulnerabilities, and analyze CI configurations.
Key tools: gitlab_review_mr_security, gitlab_vulnerability, gitlab_audit_event
Try: “Review MR !42 for security vulnerabilities”
