GitLab Merge Request Assistant

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+)
• GitLab Personal Access Token
• Gemini API Key

Installation

Global Installation (Recommended for CI/CD)

npm install -g gitlab-mr-assistant

Local Development Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with your configurations:

   GITLAB_TOKEN=your_gitlab_token
   GITLAB_API_URL=https://gitlab.com/api/v4
   GITLAB_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
   GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key

Usage

Command Line

After global installation:

gitlab-mr-assistant summarize <merge_request_iid>

In GitLab CI/CD Pipeline

Add to .gitlab-ci.yml:

review-mr:
  stage: review
  before_script:
    - npm install -g gitlab-mr-assistant
  script:
    - export GITLAB_TOKEN=${GITLAB_TOKEN}
    - export GEMINI_API_KEY=${GEMINI_API_KEY}
    - export GITLAB_PROJECT_ID=${CI_PROJECT_ID}
    - gitlab-mr-assistant summarize $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
  when: manual

Make sure to set GITLAB_TOKEN and GEMINI_API_KEY as CI/CD variables in your GitLab project settings.

Commands

• summarize <merge_request_iid>: Generate AI summary of merge request changes