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A read-only managed agent for GitLab projects and merge requests.

User
Caller
  • chat
App
Agent
  • gitlab-answerer
Governance
Gateway
  • gitlab-readonly
Pool

gitlab-answerer-pool

  • gitlab-answerer-model
Tools

gitlab

    What this template gives you

    • Interface

      A chat window, in your browser

      Use the included interface to send a request to this template.

    • Gateway

      gitlab-readonly gateway

      This template sends its requests through gitlab-readonly gateway, where its access rules and limits apply.

    • Model

      gitlab-answerer-model

      This template uses gitlab-answerer-model through the gitlab-answerer-pool pool.

    Usage

    Hand this template to an AI agent to set up this template

    Node.js and npm to run npx.

    Dome CLI, installed with brew install dome-systems/tap/dome, then signed in with dome auth login.

    Docker Compose to run the companion app locally.

    1. 1

      Create a workspace

      dome workspaces create --name <workspace-name>

      The CLI creates and selects a workspace context for you.

    2. 2

      Confirm the workspace context

      dome context list

      The workspace you just created is already selected.

    3. 3

      Pull the template

      npx @domesystems/templates pull dome-systems/ai-agent-for-gitlab@0.1.0 --dir ai-agent-for-gitlab

      Downloads this immutable release and verifies its digest.

    4. 4

      Run the template

      npx @domesystems/templates up --dir ai-agent-for-gitlab

      Imports it into Dome and starts the companion app.

    Dome import variables

    npx @domesystems/templates up imports the template into Dome and prompts for required values. For unattended runs, set them as DOME_IMPORT_VAR_… environment variables.

    Required values

    • DOME_IMPORT_VAR_anthropic_api_key

    Setup guide

    Follow this template's setup guidance for agent variables and upstream connections.

    # Configure GitLab

GitLab.com supports OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration for its hosted MCP
server, so this template does not require a manually registered application or
an access token.

- `anthropic_api_key`: enter the Anthropic key used by this agent's model.
- After import, complete shared OAuth as a dedicated test member. The template
  requests GitLab's `mcp` scope; verify a known test project is
  visible and that an unshared private project is unavailable.

This template targets GitLab.com. For a headless connection, use a separate
project, group, or personal access-token configuration with the same read-only
scopes. Use a separately reviewed template for a self-managed instance or a
write-capable workflow.

    Runtime environment

    These variables are required to run the agent. During pull, .env.example is copied to .env when available. If they’re missing, npx @domesystems/templates up retrieves them from Dome and saves them in .env. Pass --provision to refresh them.

    No .env.example is included in this release.

    Agent instructions

    Investigate GitLab projects, code, issues, merge requests, pipelines, and releases.
Do not create, edit, merge, close, or delete any GitLab resource.