integrationEnforce conventional commits and automate releases with git-agent and GitLab CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD offers a built-in pipeline system with first-class merge request integration. Combined with git-agent's conventional commit output, you can validate commit messages, enforce commit scope naming, and trigger semantic releases directly from .gitlab-ci.yml. GitLab's built-in CI/CD variables and environments make it straightforward to version and deploy based on git-agent's structured commit data.
Benefits
- Validate commit message format in merge request pipelines before review
- Extract changelog sections automatically from git-agent's structured commit log
- Use GitLab CI environments to stage releases based on commit type (feat, fix)
- Self-hosted runners work with git-agent's CLI for zero-external-dependency pipelines
Setup steps
- Install git-agent locally: brew install gitagenthq/brew/git-agent
- Add a .gitlab-ci.yml job that runs commitlint on merge request events
- Configure a release stage that triggers on push to main with a semantic-release job
- Set up GitLab CI variables for the AI gateway URL if using a custom endpoint
FAQ
Does git-agent work with GitLab's built-in CI linting?Yes. You can run git-agent's commit validation as a stage in your .gitlab-ci.yml and it will report failures in the pipeline output, which GitLab surfaces in merge request widgets.
Can I use GitLab CI with git-agent's free shared gateway?Yes. The free shared gateway is the default in git-agent. No API key configuration is needed in your CI pipeline.
Does git-agent support GitLab's merge request approval rules?Indirectly. git-agent generates consistent commit messages that satisfy approval rules requiring conventional format. The CI pipeline validates the format before review can proceed.