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33> Connect GitLab to Claude Tag so it can read code, manage issues, comment on merge requests, and check pipelines through the GitLab API. Covers token permissions, self-managed hostnames, and how it differs from GitHub.
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5export const BetaNote = () => <Info>Claude Tag is in public beta. Features and behavior described here may change before general availability.</Info>;
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7> Claude Tag is in public beta. Features and behavior described here may change before general availability.
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7<BetaNote />
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99Connecting GitLab lets Claude read and search projects, manage issues, comment on merge requests, and check pipeline status, all through the GitLab REST API. The connector holds a single access token.
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11<Tip>This page is the credential field reference. The full setup walkthrough, including creating a dedicated GitLab service account for Claude and scoping its group access, is at [Configure GitLab access](/docs/claude-tag/admins/configure-gitlab).</Tip>
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13> This page is the credential field reference. The full setup walkthrough, including creating a dedicated GitLab service account for Claude and scoping its group access, is at [Configure GitLab access](/docs/claude-tag/admins/configure-gitlab).
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1315If your plugin marketplace includes a GitLab plugin, pair it with this connector so Claude knows how to call the API. Add the plugin on the [**Skills and plugins**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-tag?access=plugins) tab. The connector works without it.
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1517## Add the connector
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17<Steps>
18 <Step title="Create the token in GitLab">
19 A personal access token from a [dedicated service account](/docs/claude-tag/admins/configure-gitlab#create-a-dedicated-gitlab-account-for-claude) is recommended, so one identity covers every group you add it to. Project and group access tokens also work if you only need a single project or group. Grant the `api` scope for read and write, or `read_api` for read-only. The token starts with `glpat-`.
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19**1. Create the token in GitLab**
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22 <Step title="Add the connector">
23 Go to [**Organization settings > Claude Tag > Connectors**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-tag?access=connectors), click **Add**, select **GitLab**, and paste the token. For self-managed GitLab, switch to the form's **Advanced** tab and add your instance's hostname under **Allowed websites**. The first credential you add for a service from the **Connectors** tab is on in every workspace and channel as soon as you save it. To give it narrower reach, see [where a new connector applies](/docs/claude-tag/admins/add-connections#add-a-connection) before you save the connector. Click **Connect** to save the connector.
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21A personal access token from a [dedicated service account](/docs/claude-tag/admins/configure-gitlab#create-a-dedicated-gitlab-account-for-claude) is recommended, so one identity covers every group you add it to. Project and group access tokens also work if you only need a single project or group. Grant the `api` scope for read and write, or `read_api` for read-only. The token starts with `glpat-`.
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23**2. Add the connector**
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25Go to [**Organization settings > Claude Tag > Connectors**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-tag?access=connectors), click **Add**, select **GitLab**, and paste the token. For self-managed GitLab, switch to the form's **Advanced** tab and add your instance's hostname under **Allowed websites**. The first credential you add for a service from the **Connectors** tab is on in every workspace and channel as soon as you save it. To give it narrower reach, see [where a new connector applies](/docs/claude-tag/admins/add-connections#add-a-connection) before you save the connector. Click **Connect** to save the connector.
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2727**You'll see:** GitLab on the **Connectors** tab, and `@Claude what can you access from this channel?` returns it in a new thread in any channel where the connector is on. New threads pick up the connector on their own; in an existing thread, ask Claude to use the service by name.
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