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GitLab Issues — synced connector

Updated: 4 days ago

Overview

The GitLab Issues synced connector lets ChatGPT securely access your team’s GitLab Issues projects and groups, issues and merge requests to answer questions. You can connect, disconnect, or update the connection at any time. Once enabled, ChatGPT will automatically reference content in GitLab Issues when relevant.

Type: Synced connector

Where you can use it: Chat, deep research

Learn more about connecting a new application.

Example prompts

  • “Summarize open GitLab Issues labeled 'P1'”

  • “Find merge requests awaiting my review in Project X”

  • “Draft release notes from recent issue and MR activity”

Learn more about connector use cases and prompts.

Capabilities and permissions

What it can access

  • Projects and groups

  • Issues and merge requests

  • Comments/notes and timelines

  • Labels, milestones, assignees

Not indexed

  • Large binary attachments (e.g., videos), embedded media, and unsupported file types

  • Items outside your permission scope

  • System-generated or ephemeral metadata not exposed via the API

Permissions (scope)

  • read_api

  • read_user

Known limitations

  • Initial sync time depends on data volume (minutes to hours)

  • API rate limits and provider throttling may delay syncs

  • Permission or configuration changes are applied on the next sync cycle

  • Some attachment binaries or non-text content may be excluded

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