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Add GitLab Tool to AI Agent

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Quick Start

1

Install Dependencies

Make sure you have Node.js installed, as the MCP server requires it:

pip install praisonaiagents mcp
2

Set API Keys

Set your GitLab credentials as environment variables in your terminal:

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
3

Create a file

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

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")
4

Run the Agent

Execute your script:

python gitlab_agent.py

Requirements

  • Python 3.10 or higher
  • Node.js installed on your system
  • GitLab Personal Access Token
  • OpenAI API key (for the agent’s LLM)