Glab Issue

glab issue

Create, view, update, and manage GitLab issues.

Quick start

# Create an issue
glab issue create --title "Fix login bug" --label bug

# List open issues
glab issue list --state opened

# View issue details
glab issue view 123

# View or comment on an issue/work item from a GitLab URL
glab issue view https://gitlab.com/group/project/-/work_items/123

glab issue note https://gitlab.com/group/project/-/issues/123 -m "Working on this now"

# Add comment
glab issue note 123 -m "Working on this now"

# Close issue
glab issue close 123

Common workflows

Issue and work item URL inputs

Issue argument parsing accepts GitLab work item URLs in addition to issue URLs where the glab issue subcommand resolves an issue argument. This is URL compatibility for issue-style operations such as view, note, update, close, and related commands; use glab work-items when you need dedicated work item fields or work-item-specific lifecycle behavior.

glab issue view https://gitlab.com/group/project/-/work_items/123
glab issue note https://gitlab.com/group/project/-/work_items/123 -m "Follow-up note"
glab issue update https://gitlab.com/group/project/-/work_items/123 --label needs-triage

Bug reporting workflow

1. Create bug issue:

``bash glab issue create \ --title "Login fails with 500 error" \ --label bug \ --label priority::high \ --assignee @dev-lead ``

If your project keeps reusable issue templates in-repo, use --template to start from a template file instead of pasting recurring boilerplate:

``bash glab issue create \ --title "Login fails with 500 error" \ --template .gitlab/issue_templates/bug.md \ --label bug ``

1. Add reproduction steps:

```bash glab issue note 456 -m "Steps to reproduce:

1. Navigate to /login
2. Enter valid credentials
3. Click submit

Expected: Dashboard loads Actual: 500 error" ```

Issue triage

1. List untriaged issues:

``bash glab issue list --label needs-triage --state opened ``

1. Update labels and assignee:

``bash glab issue update 789 \ --label backend,priority::medium \ --assignee @backend-team \ --milestone "Sprint 23" ``

1. Remove triage label:

``bash glab issue update 789 --unlabel needs-triage ``

Batch labeling:

For applying labels to multiple issues at once, use the script bundled with this skill under scripts/ (paths below are relative to the skill's own directory):

scripts/batch-label-issues.sh "priority::high" 100 101 102
scripts/batch-label-issues.sh bug 200 201 202 203

Sprint planning

View current sprint issues:

glab issue list --milestone "Sprint 23" --assignee @me

Add to sprint:

glab issue update 456 --milestone "Sprint 23"

Board view:

glab issue board view

Linking issues to work

Create MR for issue:

glab mr for 456  # Creates MR that closes issue #456

Automated workflow (create branch + draft MR):

scripts/create-mr-from-issue.sh 456 --create-mr

This automatically: creates branch from issue title → empty commit → pushes → creates draft MR.

Close via commit/MR:

git commit -m "Fix login bug

Closes #456"

Related Skills

Creating MRs from issues:

• See glab-mr for merge request operations
• Use glab mr for to create MR that closes issue
• Script: scripts/create-mr-from-issue.sh automates branch creation + draft MR

Label management:

• See glab-label for creating and managing labels
• Script: scripts/batch-label-issues.sh for bulk labeling operations

Project planning:

• See glab-milestone for release planning
• See glab-iteration for sprint/iteration management

Command reference

For complete command documentation and all flags, see [references/commands.md](references/commands.md).

Available commands:

• create - Create new issue
• list - List issues with filters
• view - Display issue details
• note - Add comment to issue
• update - Update title, labels, assignees, milestone
• close - Close issue
• reopen - Reopen closed issue
• delete - Delete issue
• subscribe / unsubscribe - Manage notifications
• board - Work with issue boards

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: vince-winkintel
• Source: vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.