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GitLab launches agent orchestration: the /goal command drives a task to green CI
GitLab added goal-driven flows, Custom Flows and a Slack integration to Duo Agent Platform: agents run review, tests and scans with no pauses between stages.
Code Protection Without YAML: How GitLab Scales Scanning
GitLab 19.0 enables security scanning for all projects with one click through centralized configuration profiles, without manual file setup.
GitLab 19.0 introduces SBOM-based dependency scanning for vulnerability protection
GitLab released a new dependency scanning feature that not only searches for known vulnerabilities in packages, but shows which ones are actually used in the code and how they got there.
GitLab Improved Restricted Access Feature for License Spending Control
GitLab improved the Restricted Access feature: it blocks adding new paid users when licenses are exhausted and now works better with automatic provisioning via SAML, SCIM, and LDAP.
GitLab Migrated Rate Limiting to AI Agents: 14 Specs and 30+ Merge Requests
A small team at GitLab used AI agents and GitLab Duo to migrate a legacy rate limiting system, producing 14 specifications and over 30 merge requests.
Claude Sonnet 5 Became First Model to Pass All GitLab Duo Agent Platform Tests
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on GitLab Duo Agent Platform — the first model to pass all GitLab benchmark tasks, versus 93.8% for Sonnet 4.6.
GitLab Orbit lands in Google Antigravity: AI agents gain access to full-project context
GitLab Orbit is now available in Google Antigravity's MCP Store, giving AI agents context across the entire development lifecycle without switching between tools.
GitLab 19.1: AI workflows now trigger automatically on events, with no human involvement
GitLab 19.1 adds event-based triggers for Duo Flows, administrative control over agents, and configuration validation — enabling continuous, governed AI workflow execution for enterprise.
GitLab launched a managed DevSecOps platform on Google Cloud with Gemini 3.5 Flash
GitLab now runs as a fully managed platform on Google Cloud, with Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemma 4 built in and full control over the company’s code and data.
Claude Fable 5 arrives on GitLab Duo — multi-day agent tasks without manual stops
Anthropic brought a Mythos-class model to GitLab Duo Agent Platform — Fable 5 completes multi-stage tasks on its own, without manual checkpoints or repeated instructions.
Claude Opus 4.8 in GitLab: Precision in Complex Multi-Step Tasks
Anthropic released Opus 4.8 for autonomous agents on complex projects in GitLab Duo. Now supports instruction updates mid-session without cache reloads.
GitLab revealed why AI coders need platform context, not just code
Every week new demos of AI agents emerge that turn a prompt into a pull request in five minutes. But demos end after the commit. The PR doesn't reference the issue it was supposed to fix.
GitLab Expanded Support for Open-Source Models for Closed Networks
GitLab 19.0 added four new open-source models for teams with strict data residency requirements. Models include Mistral Devstral, GLM-5.1, Kimi-K2.6, and MiniMax-M2.7 for on-premises deployment.
GitLab Automates Full Merge Request Lifecycle with Developer Flow
GitLab introduced Developer Flow — an AI agent that now manages the entire merge request process: from analyzing reviewer feedback to resolving conflicts and final merge.
Codex and GitLab: From Code to Production in Three Steps
GitLab demonstrated how the AI agent Codex can write code in the terminal, but delivering it to production is a job for the entire platform. Three scenarios from local bug fixes to merge requests.
GitLab Duo CLI: managing AI agents in CI/CD pipelines
When an AI agent runs in CI/CD without human approval, built-in control systems are needed. GitLab addresses this at the platform level with governance controls.