r/gitlab

Free Chrome extension for tracking MRs across GitLab — built with GitLab as a first-class platform, not an afterthought
▲ 2 r/gitlab

Free Chrome extension for tracking MRs across GitLab — built with GitLab as a first-class platform, not an afterthought

Builder here, being upfront. Free, no backend, no sign-up.

Most multi-platform PR tools I've seen treat GitLab as a checkbox feature behind GitHub. I wanted something that handles GitLab properly:

- Reads head_pipeline for CI status (no extra calls)

- Counts unresolved discussions correctly (only resolvable && !resolved notes)

- Pulls approvals state, deployments by SHA, and diff stats from /changes (and detects the overflow flag so it doesn't lie about huge MRs)

- Works with self-hosted GitLab — paste your instance URL and it just works

- Desktop notification + sound when pipeline status changes — no tab required

- Merge from the popup

Auth is a regular PAT with api + read_user. Token stays in chrome.storage.local, never leaves your browser.

It also works with GitHub and Bitbucket if you (or your team) span platforms.

Genuine feedback welcome — especially from anyone on self-hosted, since I can only test against gitlab.com directly. Link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pr-radar-%E2%80%93-github-gitlab/hkombgibegjffiadmekpiabdakkoidmh

u/Better_Ad6110 — 1 day ago
▲ 7 r/gitlab+9 crossposts

Skopx: The Unified AI Brain for Enterprise Teams - Full Feature Breakdown

Hey everyone, wanted to share what we've built with Skopx and break down all the features we currently have live.

Skopx (https://skopx.com) is the unified AI intelligence layer that connects all your work tools into one cohesive system. Instead of jumping between ClickUp, Slack, Gmail, Notion, Trello, and 10 other tools, Skopx sits on top of everything and does the thinking for you.

CORE FEATURES:

1. Unified Tool Integration (12+ platforms)

  • ClickUp (tasks, projects, automation)
  • Slack (channels, messages, workflows)
  • Gmail (emails, scheduling, inbox management)
  • Notion (pages, databases, documentation)
  • Trello (boards, cards, checklists)
  • Google Calendar (events, availability, scheduling)
  • Google Meet (recordings, transcripts, meeting notes)
  • YouTube (video management, analytics)
  • LinkedIn (profile, posts, engagement)
  • Reddit (community monitoring, user acquisition)
  • Firecrawl (web data extraction)
  • And more being added monthly

2. Intelligent Task Management

  • Auto-create tasks across ClickUp from conversations
  • Break down complex projects into subtasks using AI
  • Smart priority and deadline recommendations
  • Track tasks with full context and history
  • Link tasks to related conversations, emails, and messages

3. Email & Communication Intelligence

  • Read, search, and manage Gmail inbox
  • Auto-draft responses using conversation context
  • Schedule emails for optimal send times
  • Track email threads with full context
  • Integration with Slack for unified messaging

4. Document Generation (Professional Quality)

  • Auto-generate reports from project data
  • Create proposals, summaries, and memos
  • Build spreadsheets and CSV exports
  • Word documents (.docx) and PDFs ready to download
  • Templates for common business documents
  • Fill with real data from your connected tools

5. Meeting & Calendar Management

  • Create calendar events with automatic attendee invites
  • Track meeting availability across team
  • Auto-generate meeting summaries and notes
  • Connect Google Meet recordings and transcripts
  • Schedule follow-ups based on meeting outcomes

6. Advanced Web Research & Automation

  • Search the web for current information (not training data)
  • Fetch and analyze specific web pages
  • Browser automation for complex tasks
  • Scrape data from websites
  • Research topics with AI analysis and sources
  • Navigate and extract structured data from any site

7. Multi-Platform Content Publishing

  • Post on Reddit (with community engagement tracking)
  • Publish on LinkedIn (posts and article shares)
  • Create and manage Slack messages
  • Coordinate cross-platform campaigns
  • Track engagement and responses

8. Project & Lead Management

  • Built-in project management dashboard
  • Create and track leads with full details
  • Organize work by priority and deadline
  • Add comments and conversations to tasks
  • Customize project columns and workflows
  • Export projects and data

9. Context & Memory

  • AI remembers all conversation history
  • Pulls context from emails, Slack, ClickUp, Notion
  • Connects related data across all tools
  • Provides insights based on full picture
  • Learns your preferences and workflow

10. Intelligent Automation

  • Auto-summarize long threads and emails
  • Generate action items from meetings
  • Create follow-up tasks automatically
  • Recommend next steps based on context
  • Extract structured data from unstructured content

11. Data Analysis & Insights

  • Generate reports from project data
  • Track project status across teams
  • Analyze communication patterns
  • Identify bottlenecks and delays
  • Create dashboards and summaries

12. API & Custom Integrations

  • Connect any tool via API
  • Build custom workflows
  • Automate repetitive tasks
  • Trigger actions across platforms
  • Full API documentation available

13. Team Collaboration

  • Assign tasks to team members
  • Track team capacity and workload
  • Coordinate across Slack and email
  • Shared project dashboards
  • Comments and feedback threads

14. Smart Search

  • Search across all connected platforms
  • Find emails, Slack messages, tasks, Notion pages
  • Search by content, date, priority, status
  • Full-text search with AI understanding
  • Context-aware results

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT:

Most tools make you jump between platforms. Skopx makes you jump into ONE place. It reads and understands everything happening across your work life, then helps you:

  • Save 5+ hours/week on context switching
  • Never forget a follow-up or deadline
  • Generate professional documents in seconds
  • Automate repetitive busy work
  • Make decisions based on complete information

FOR EARLY USERS:

We're looking for power users who:

  • Use 3+ work tools daily
  • Want to eliminate context switching
  • Are willing to give real feedback
  • Can commit to weekly check-ins

Free tier is live at https://skopx.com/dashboard. Start integrating your tools and let the AI brain do the work.

Questions? Happy to answer anything about the vision, roadmap, or specific features.

Drop a comment or DM — we're actively building based on user feedback and shipping new features weekly.

u/1vim — 1 day ago
▲ 13 r/gitlab

Banned from GitLab for using a VPN

I got a GitLab account a month ago (not self hosted). I finally got around to configuring it to showcase my code to employers. About an hour or so in, GitLab logs me out without reason.
When I try to log back in, it refuses and gives me this generic message:

"Your account has been blocked. Please contact your GitLab administrator if you think this is an error."

I go to the supports "contact support" only to be confronted with another log in screen. It won't let me log into this either.

Why do they tell me to contact support, just to block me from contacting support? The least they could have done was give me an email to reach out to.

They never gave me a reason either. I suspect it is my VPN based on a quick search. I have cleared my cache, disabled all blockers and tried email and username, but I still get the same message.

I have been embracing open source and wanted to try GitLab as an alternative to Microsoft Github. I am hoping this is just a mistake and I am able to log in again tomorrow, but so far, no email messages from GitLab.

Either way, this experience has lost my confidence in the platform, I will likely go back to GitHub. VPNs are being attacked left and right these days. I do not want to support a platform that is anti VPN or rug pulls their users like this. If I wanted that, I would just go back to Google and Microslop.
Ironically, I started using FLOSS exactly because of this.

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u/therealparadoxparty — 5 days ago
▲ 0 r/gitlab+1 crossposts

I can't download my Git. This error keeps popping up. Can anyone tell me how to solve this? 😭😭

u/sunny__84 — 5 days ago
▲ 2 r/gitlab

Why is Gitlab India hiring from a vendor company?

Got approached by a service based company, which is hiring for Gitlab India. Gitlab manager says they are not hiring FTEs at the moment.

- Wondering what has caused them to take such step?

- Is it a good idea to join a reputed company this way ?

- probability for conversion as FTE

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u/charismatic-coder — 3 days ago
▲ 6 r/gitlab

How do you share node_modules across CI stages in an Nx monorepo without Nx Cloud?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working as an intern, and one of my tasks is to rebuild/improve our frontend CI/CD pipeline.

We are using an Nx monorepo, and as many of you probably know, caching can become a real bottleneck.

The main issue is with node_modules, which is around ~3 GB. Right now, every stage/job in the pipeline has to download the cache again, and since we have 8 jobs, this adds a huge overhead.

I’m trying to figure out if anyone has already faced this kind of problem and found an efficient solution without using Nx Cloud.

More specifically:

- How do you handle sharing such a large node_modules dependency between stages/jobs?

- Is there a better approach than forcing each job to restore the same cache?

- Do you use artifacts, Docker layers, custom images, or another workaround?

I’d really appreciate any feedback, best practices, or real-world experiences.

Thanks!

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u/brahim_- — 4 days ago
▲ 0 r/gitlab

GitLab stopped supporting HTTPS clones with password?

Up until yesterday I had no issues with cloning HTTPS by using my regular password. Now I can only do if I use the personal access token.

Did anything change?

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u/Mouse-Jiggler — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/gitlab

Optimizing slow CI pipeline in Nx monorepo (40min+)

Hi everyone,

I'm currently an intern in a DevOps team, and my task is to optimize the frontend CI pipeline.

The project uses an Nx monorepo with Jest, SonarQube, and Checkmarx.

Right now, the pipeline takes 40 min to 1 hour, and I need to reduce that time without using Nx Cloud.

Main bottlenecks I found:

- Jest tests take a lot of time

- Tried flags like --maxWorkers and --runInBand with little improvement

Has anyone worked on a similar Nx CI optimization?

Any practical ideas for speeding up Jest

Thanks a lot.

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u/brahim_- — 5 days ago
▲ 0 r/gitlab

Needed a better GitLab time tracking report — built one myself

Built a free GitLab timesheet report generator because I couldn’t find this view anywhere.

Most built-in GitLab timelog reports show entries as a flat list, but what I needed was a matrix like this:

Task Alice Bob Charlie
TASK-1 3h 1h 0h
TASK-2 0h 5h 2h

So I made a tool that exports XLSX reports in exactly that format:

  • rows = tasks
  • columns = team members
  • cells = total time logged by person on task

Also supports Jira if needed (in beta).

https://preview.redd.it/5p34nroglpxg1.png?width=576&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5d7ddc834c1c9e6c0a989cec016aa385bcbcc20

Try it for free: https://timetrackreporter.com/

Would this be useful to anyone else here?

I’m considering open-sourcing / publishing it if there’s interest.

There is great plans for future, like complex dashboards, saving user sessions and many others, but also would love feedback on:

  • what additional columns/filters you’d want
  • whether XLSX is enough or dashboard/web view is needed
  • what your current workaround is for timesheet reporting
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u/IsopodPublic5837 — 5 days ago
▲ 2 r/gitlab+4 crossposts

Git Regret Message

every developer makes at some point: the regret message. That moment when I write a rushed commit, push it, and then realize the message is vague, misleading, incomplete, or just plain embarrassing. Git makes it easy to track history, but clean history only happens when I take commit quality seriously.

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u/Efficient-Public-551 — 2 days ago
▲ 0 r/gitlab

Girigo app for wishes

like I'm really curious about this app

someone please helpppp

is this app real? does it works? anyone tried?

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u/saneisinsane987 — 3 days ago