gitlab

Testing & Quality

GitLab code repository integration for investigating code changes, deployments, commits, MRs, and suggesting fixes during RCA

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GitLab Integration

Overview

GitLab integration for investigating code changes during Root Cause Analysis and managing code fixes. Connected via org-level Group Access Token. Instance: {base_url}

Instructions

Single Tool — Multiple Actions

All GitLab operations use the gitlab tool with an action parameter:

Action	Purpose	Required Params
`list_projects`	Discover connected projects	—
`deployment_check`	CI/CD pipelines	repo (or auto)
`commits`	Recent commits + correlation	repo (or auto)
`diff`	File changes for a commit	commit_sha
`merge_requests`	Merged MRs in time window	repo (or auto)
`suggest_fix`	Propose a code fix	file_path, suggested_content, fix_description, root_cause_summary
`apply_fix`	Create MR from suggestion	suggestion_id
`commit_terraform`	Push Terraform files	repo, commit_message

RCA Investigation Workflow

Code changes are the most common root cause of incidents. Investigate GitLab BEFORE deep-diving into infrastructure.

Step 1 — Discover projects: gitlab(action='list_projects') — returns all connected projects.

Step 2 — Check pipelines (did something just ship?): gitlab(action='deployment_check', repo='namespace/project', incident_time='<ISO8601>') Finds failed pipelines and pipelines completed within 2 hours of the incident.

Step 3 — Check commits (what code changed?): gitlab(action='commits', repo='namespace/project', incident_time='<ISO8601>') Lists commits with automatic suspicious-commit flagging.

Step 4 — Inspect suspicious changes: gitlab(action='diff', repo='namespace/project', commit_sha='<sha>') Shows file-level additions/deletions. Prioritize config/infra files.

Step 5 — Check merged MRs: gitlab(action='merge_requests', repo='namespace/project', incident_time='<ISO8601>') Finds MRs merged in the time window; recently merged MRs are flagged.

Post-RCA Remediation (after user approval)

These actions are NOT part of the RCA investigation. Only use after presenting findings and receiving user approval.

Suggest fix: gitlab(action='suggest_fix', file_path=..., suggested_content=..., fix_description=..., root_cause_summary=...) Suggests a fix stored for user review. User can approve, then use action='apply_fix'.

Apply fix (requires user approval): gitlab(action='apply_fix', suggestion_id=<id>) Creates a branch and Merge Request with the approved fix.

Important Rules

Pass incident_time on every RCA call for automatic time correlation.
Use time_window_hours (default 24) to widen/narrow the search.
If only one project connected, repo auto-resolves. If multiple, pass repo= explicitly.
Projects are REMOTE — use the gitlab tool to read, never local shell commands.
Look for: config changes, k8s manifests, Terraform, dependency updates.

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