gitlab-automation

# GitLab Automation via Rube MCP Automate GitLab operations including project management, issue tracking, merge request workflows, CI/CD pipeline monitoring, branch management, and user administration through Composio's GitLab toolkit. **Toolkit docs**: [composio.dev/toolkits/gitlab](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gitlab) ## Prerequisites - Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available) - Active GitLab connection via `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `gitlab` - Always call `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` first to get current tool schemas ## Setup **Get Rube MCP**: Add `https://rube.app/mcp` as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works. 1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` responds 2. Call `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `gitlab` 3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete GitLab OAuth 4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows ## Core Workflows ### 1. Manage Issues **When to use**: User wants to create, update, list, or search issues in a GitLab project **Tool sequence**: 1. `GITLAB_GET_PROJECTS` - Find the target project and get its ID [Prerequisite] 2. `GITLAB_LIST_PROJECT_ISSUES` - List and filter issues for a project [Required] 3. `GITLAB_CREATE_PROJECT_ISSUE` - Create a new issue [Required for create] 4. `GITLAB_UPDATE_PROJECT_ISSUE` - Update an existing issue (title, labels, state, assignees) [Required for ...