GitLab MCP Integration

Guide for integrating GitLab repository management with PraisonAI agents using MCP

Add GitLab Tool to AI Agent

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Quick Start

Install Dependencies
Make sure you have Node.js installed, as the MCP server requires it:
bash
```
pip install praisonaiagents mcp
```

Set API Keys

Set your GitLab credentials as environment variables in your terminal:

bash

export GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_gitlab_token_here
export GITLAB_API_URL=https://gitlab.com/api/v4
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a file

Create a new file gitlab_agent.py with the following code:

python

from praisonaiagents import Agent, MCP
import os

# Use the API token and URL from environment or set directly
gitlab_token = os.getenv("GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN")
gitlab_api_url = os.getenv("GITLAB_API_URL", "https://gitlab.com/api/v4")

# Use a single string command with environment variables
gitlab_agent = Agent(
    instructions="""You are a helpful assistant that can interact with GitLab.
    Use the available tools when relevant to answer user questions.""",
    llm="gpt-4o-mini",
    tools=MCP("npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-gitlab", 
            env={
                "GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": gitlab_token,
                "GITLAB_API_URL": gitlab_api_url
            })
)

gitlab_agent.start("List my GitLab projects")

Run the Agent
Execute your script:
bash
```
python gitlab_agent.py
```