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
