GitLab

Use Claw in GitLab issues and merge requests.

Claw integrates with your GitLab workflow through your GitLab CI/CD pipeline or with GitLab Duo.

In both cases, Claw will run on your GitLab runners.

GitLab CI

Claw works in a regular GitLab pipeline. You can build it into a pipeline as a CI component

Here we are using a community-created CI/CD component for Claw — nagyv/gitlab-claw.

Features

Use custom configuration per job: Configure Claw with a custom configuration directory, for example ./config/#custom-directory to enable or disable functionality per Claw invocation.
Minimal setup: The CI component sets up Claw in the background, you only need to create the Claw configuration and the initial prompt.
Flexible: The CI component supports several inputs for customizing its behavior

Setup

Store your Claw authentication JSON as a File type CI environment variables under Settings > CI/CD > Variables. Make sure to mark them as “Masked and hidden”.

Add the following to your .gitlab-ci.yml file.

include:
  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/nagyv/gitlab-claw/claw@1.0.0
    inputs:
      config_dir: ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/claw-config
      auth_json: $CLAW_AUTH_JSON # The variable name for your Claw authentication JSON
      command: optional-custom-command
      message: "Your prompt here"

For more inputs and use cases check out the docs for this component.

GitLab Duo

Claw integrates with your GitLab workflow. Mention @claw in a comment, and Claw will execute tasks within your GitLab CI pipeline.

Features

Triage issues: Ask Claw to look into an issue and explain it to you.
Fix and implement: Ask Claw to fix an issue or implement a feature. It will work create a new branch and raised a merge request with the changes.
Secure: Claw runs on your GitLab runners.

Setup

Claw runs in your GitLab CI/CD pipeline, here’s what you’ll need to set it up:

Configure your GitLab environment
Set up CI/CD
Get an AI model provider API key
Create a service account
Configure CI/CD variables

Create a flow config file, here’s an example:

Flow configuration

image: node:22-slim
commands:
  - echo "Installing claw"
  - npm install --global claw-ai
  - echo "Installing glab"
  - export GITLAB_TOKEN=$GITLAB_TOKEN_CLAW
  - apt-get update --quiet && apt-get install --yes curl wget gpg git && rm --recursive --force /var/lib/apt/lists/*
  - curl --silent --show-error --location "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/upciti/wakemeops/main/assets/install_repository" | bash
  - apt-get install --yes glab
  - echo "Configuring glab"
  - echo $GITLAB_HOST
  - echo "Creating Claw auth configuration"
  - mkdir --parents ~/.local/share/claw
  - |
    cat > ~/.local/share/claw/auth.json << EOF
    {
      "anthropic": {
        "type": "api",
        "key": "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
      }
    }
    EOF
  - echo "Configuring git"
  - git config --global user.email "claw@gitlab.com"
  - git config --global user.name "Claw"
  - echo "Testing glab"
  - glab issue list
  - echo "Running Claw"
  - |
    claw run "
    You are an AI assistant helping with GitLab operations.

    Context: $AI_FLOW_CONTEXT
    Task: $AI_FLOW_INPUT
    Event: $AI_FLOW_EVENT

    Please execute the requested task using the available GitLab tools.
    Be thorough in your analysis and provide clear explanations.

    <important>
    Please use the glab CLI to access data from GitLab. The glab CLI has already been authenticated. You can run the corresponding commands.

    If you are asked to summarize an MR or issue or asked to provide more information then please post back a note to the MR/Issue so that the user can see it.
    You don't need to commit or push up changes, those will be done automatically based on the file changes you make.
    </important>
    "
  - git checkout --branch $CI_WORKLOAD_REF origin/$CI_WORKLOAD_REF
  - echo "Checking for git changes and pushing if any exist"
  - |
    if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet || [ --not --zero "$(git ls-files --others --exclude-standard)" ]; then
      echo "Git changes detected, adding and pushing..."
      git add .
      if git diff --cached --quiet; then
        echo "No staged changes to commit"
      else
        echo "Committing changes to branch: $CI_WORKLOAD_REF"
        git commit --message "Codex changes"
        echo "Pushing changes up to $CI_WORKLOAD_REF"
        git push https://gitlab-ci-token:$GITLAB_TOKEN@$GITLAB_HOST/gl-demo-ultimate-dev-ai-epic-17570/test-java-project.git $CI_WORKLOAD_REF
        echo "Changes successfully pushed"
      fi
    else
      echo "No git changes detected, skipping push"
    fi
variables:
  - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
  - GITLAB_TOKEN_CLAW
  - GITLAB_HOST

You can refer to the GitLab CLI agents docs for detailed instructions.

Examples

Here are some examples of how you can use Claw in GitLab.

Explain an issue

Add this comment in a GitLab issue.
```
@claw explain this issue
```
Claw will read the issue and reply with a clear explanation.
Fix an issue

In a GitLab issue, say:
```
@claw fix this
```
Claw will create a new branch, implement the changes, and open a merge request with the changes.
Review merge requests

Leave the following comment on a GitLab merge request.
```
@claw review this merge request
```
Claw will review the merge request and provide feedback.