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GitLab on WhatsApp: manage projects, labels and issue notes with an AI agent

Flann turns GitLab into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in GitLab for you. Small businesses often rely on one developer or an IT contractor who is busy elsewhere. Flann does not replace them. It gives you a way to check GitLab yourself, understand what they are telling you and pass them the right details when something needs attention.

123 actions in GitLab. 66 only look things up, and 57 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.

Connect GitLab to FlannHow it connects

What you can ask Flann to do in GitLab

You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into GitLab actions.

FlannWhatsApp

  • “Look up the issue in GitLab.”

  • “Look up the project in GitLab.”

  • “Look up the issue note in GitLab.”

  • “Move the issue in GitLab.”

  • “Create a project in GitLab.”

  • “Create an issue note in GitLab.”

What Flann can work with in GitLab

GitLab gives Flann 123 actions across 39 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.

RecordWhat Flann can doActions
Projectsarchivecreatedeletelook upshare7
Issue notescreatedeletelook upupdate5
Labelscreatedeletelook upupdate4
Repository filescreatedeletelook upupdate4
Group memberslook up3
Project issuescreatelook upupdate3
Project memberslook upimport3
Userslook up3

Side by side, the two ways of working in GitLab:

CompareIn GitLab yourselfYou click through each jobFlann on GitLabYou ask, Flann does the clicking
Asking for somethingLog in and click through the screensText or voice note, in your own words
Looking things up about projectsBy hand, screen by screen66 look-ups, answered straight away
Creating and updatingTyped in by hand57 changes, made from a message
GitLab recordsAll of them, one screen at a time39 kinds, from one chat
Set-upNothing new to set upOne sign-in to GitLab

YesPartlyNo

Step by step: GitLab jobs you can hand to Flann

How a request turns into real GitLab actions, one step at a time.

Change

Find a project and send it

  1. You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Find the project we talked about in GitLab and send it.”
  2. Flann runs List User Projects in GitLab and shows you what it found.
  3. Flann runs Share Project With Group in GitLab.
  4. It confirms in the chat once it is sent.
Change

Create a label from a voice note

  1. You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a label in GitLab with these details.”
  2. Flann runs List Labels in GitLab and shows you what it found.
  3. Flann runs Create Label in GitLab.
  4. Flann creates it in GitLab and confirms in the chat.
Change

Fix an issue note without opening GitLab

  1. You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the issue note in GitLab: here is what is different.”
  2. Flann runs List Issue Notes in GitLab and shows you what it found.
  3. Flann runs Update Issue Note in GitLab.
  4. Flann makes the change in GitLab and confirms in the chat.

Where Flann saves you time in GitLab

Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once GitLab is connected.

Passing a fault to the right person

Today

When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.

With Flann

“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”

Flann gathers what Dan will need from GitLab: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.

What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.

Security warnings explained

Today

Late at night, a suspicious sign-in report lands in your inbox. Without context you cannot tell a real threat from a member of staff on holiday.

With Flann

“Got a suspicious sign-in warning. Is it real?”

Flann checks the sign-in details in GitLab: where it came from, which account, and whether that person has signed in from there before. It gives you its reading and the reasons behind it.

What you stop doing: Warnings you could not interpret stop costing you sleep.

More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.

How Flann connects to GitLab

  1. In Flann, go to Connectors and find GitLab.
  2. Sign in to your GitLab account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
  3. Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the GitLab action and fills in the details.

Of the 123 GitLab actions, 66 only read. The other 57 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect GitLab in Connectors whenever you like.

Ways to use GitLab with Flann

Check status from your phone

Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks GitLab and answers in the chat.

Problems in plain words

Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads GitLab and explains it without the jargon.

Make a change safely

Tell Flann what to change.

Everything Flann can do in GitLab

Every GitLab action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.

Looks up 66

  • Get Current User
  • Get Issue
  • Get Issue Note
  • Get Merge Request Approval State
  • Get Merge Request Approvals
  • Get Merge Request Notes
  • Get Milestone
  • Get Project
  • Get Project Label
  • Get Project Merge Request
  • Get Projects
  • Get Raw File
  • Get Repository Branch
  • Get Repository File
  • Get Users
  • Get Webhook
  • List Group Projects
  • List Issue Notes
  • List Labels
  • List Merge Request Diffs
  • List Merge Request Discussions
  • List Merge Requests
  • List Project Issues
  • List Project Milestones
  • List project users
  • List Repository Tree
  • List Webhooks
  • Validate Credential
  • Download Project Avatar
  • Get Any User's Status by ID

and 36 more

Changes 57

  • Add Spent Time
  • Approve Merge Request
  • Archive Project
  • Cancel Job
  • Create Commit
  • Create Commit Comment
  • Create GitLab Group
  • Create Issue Note
  • Create Label
  • Create Merge Request
  • Create Merge Request Draft Note
  • Create Milestone
  • Create Pipeline
  • Create Project
  • Create Project Issue
  • Create Project Webhook
  • Create Repository Branch
  • Create Repository File
  • Delete Group
  • Fork Project
  • Merge Merge Request
  • Move Issue
  • Play Job
  • Protect Branch
  • Retry Pipeline
  • Star Project
  • Unstar Project
  • Update GitLab Group
  • Update Issue Note
  • Update Label

and 27 more

More Developer Tools apps Flann works with

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Common questions

What can Flann do with projects in GitLab?

Flann can archive, create, delete, look up and share projects in GitLab, using 7 actions (Archive Project, Create Project, Delete Project, Get Project and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change projects in GitLab.

What can Flann do with issue notes in GitLab?

Flann can create, delete, look up and update issue notes in GitLab, using 5 actions (Create Issue Note, Delete Issue Note, Get Issue Note, List Issue Notes and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change issue notes in GitLab.

How does Flann connect to GitLab?

Open Connectors in Flann, choose GitLab and sign in to your GitLab account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 123 actions in GitLab.

Do I need to open GitLab to use it with Flann?

No. Once GitLab is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in GitLab.

Which Flann plan do I need for GitLab?

Any of them. Every Flann plan includes GitLab and every other app.

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