generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/
name: glab
official: true
repo: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli
docs: https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/
description: >-
  glab is the official GitLab CLI. It brings GitLab to the terminal — CI/CD pipelines,
  merge requests, issues, releases, and direct API calls — for GitLab.com, Dedicated,
  and Self-Managed instances.
install:
- method: homebrew
  command: brew install glab
- method: apt
  command: sudo apt install glab
- method: snap
  command: sudo snap install --edge glab
- method: winget
  command: winget install GLab.GLab
- method: scoop
  command: scoop install glab
- method: source
  command: go install gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/cmd/glab@main
authentication:
  interactive: glab auth login
  token_env: GITLAB_TOKEN
  methods: [oauth, personal-access-token]
commands:
- name: auth
  description: Authenticate with a GitLab instance and manage credentials.
- name: ci
  description: Manage and view CI/CD pipelines, run and retry pipelines.
- name: job
  description: View and manage CI/CD jobs, including logs and artifacts.
- name: mr
  description: Create, view, review, approve, and merge merge requests.
- name: issue
  description: Create, list, update, and close issues.
- name: repo
  description: Clone, create, view, search, and fork repositories/projects.
- name: release
  description: Create and manage project releases and assets.
- name: changelog
  description: Generate a changelog from merged merge requests.
- name: snippet
  description: Create and manage personal and project snippets.
- name: cluster
  description: Manage Kubernetes clusters connected via the agent.
- name: incident
  description: View and manage incidents.
- name: label
  description: Create, list, and delete labels.
- name: variable
  description: Manage CI/CD variables at project and group level.
- name: schedule
  description: Manage scheduled pipelines.
- name: runner
  description: List and manage CI/CD runners.
- name: token
  description: Create and manage personal, project, and group access tokens.
- name: ssh-key
  description: Manage account SSH keys.
- name: gpg-key
  description: Manage account GPG keys.
- name: deploy-key
  description: Manage project deploy keys.
- name: user
  description: Retrieve information about users.
- name: search
  description: Search across projects, issues, merge requests, and more.
- name: duo
  description: Interact with GitLab Duo Chat from the command line.
- name: api
  description: Make an authenticated raw request to the GitLab REST or GraphQL API.
key_flows:
- glab auth login
- glab mr create / glab mr merge
- glab ci run / glab ci view
- glab issue create
- glab api /projects/:id/pipelines
binary_package: packages/gitlab-packages.yml