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Summary

  • Resolve GitLab.com subscriptions per root namespace and isolate tier-aware catalogs, execution and widget checks between concurrent requests. Undisclosed billing metadata remains unknown instead of becoming Free; self-managed instances retain their instance-license path.
  • Correct Roo Code settings paths and client-specific connection examples while preserving existing Claude Code usage.
  • Refresh Codex installation and qualification guidance, authentication and deployment documentation, and release download version handling. Refresh documentation downloads immediately after successful MCPB publication.

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Core build, TypeScript checks, ESLint, focused unit tests and documentation build pass on Linux. Installer regression tests also pass on Windows. Released 13.1.0 plugin qualification covers the isolated native Codex CLI lifecycle and read-only local/HTTP connections on macOS.

Refs #639

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  • New Features
    • GitLab.com capability checks now reflect subscriptions on the relevant root namespace, with descendant namespaces inheriting its tier. When subscription details are unavailable, tier-based decisions are deferred to GitLab.
  • Documentation
    • Added a Codex release qualification guide covering artifact checks and desktop acceptance.
    • Updated setup instructions for Claude, VS Code, Roo Code, and other MCP clients, including remote connections, OAuth, and configuration locations.
    • Clarified rate-limit behavior and current GitLab limits, and documented the closing_issues merge request action and tag protection availability across tiers.
    • Updated Claude Desktop installation links to version 13.1.0.

polaz added 3 commits November 1, 2026 23:26
Resolve GitLab.com subscriptions per root namespace and request without treating undisclosed billing metadata as Free. Reuse capability checks for tools and widgets while preserving instance and credential isolation.

Correct Roo Code configuration paths, refresh client setup and release documentation, and rebuild documentation after release assets are published.

Refs #639
Use the nullable capability contract directly in the regression fixture.
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The changes add REST-based namespace tier detection and apply namespace-specific capability context to tool discovery, execution, and caches. They also update client configuration guidance, Roo Code installation paths, release workflow handling, and testing and qualification documentation.

Changes: Namespace Capability Handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
REST subscription detection and tier context
packages/gitlab-mcp/src/services/NamespaceTierDetector.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/services/namespace-tier-context.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/oauth/types.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/advanced/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/multi-instance.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/services/*
Namespace tier detection reads REST subscription metadata and returns unknown when the plan is unavailable. The detector uses bounded, time-limited caches and request-local tier context. Documentation describes root subscription inheritance and unknown-tier handling.
Namespace targeting and request dispatch
packages/gitlab-mcp/src/configuration/namespace-capabilities.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/configuration/scoped-execution.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/handlers.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/configuration/namespace-capabilities.test.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/handlers.test.ts
Scope and tool arguments provide namespace targets for catalog filtering and execution. Tests cover target resolution, concurrent calls, restrictions, validation, and handler deadlines.
Capability checks and tier-specific caches
packages/gitlab-mcp/src/services/ConnectionManager.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/services/InstanceCapabilities.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/services/WidgetAvailability.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/registry-manager.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/utils/error-handler.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/src/entities/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/services/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/RegistryManager.test.ts
Capability checks accept unknown tier metadata. Registry caches distinguish namespace-tier views. Widget and feature checks distinguish unknown metadata from a known unavailable capability.

Client Configuration Guidance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Client and deployment connection instructions
packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/clients/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/deployment/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/installation/*, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/security/oauth.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/quick-start.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/index.md
Client guides update remote transport configuration, OAuth steps, and configuration formats. Deployment examples use Claude Code’s HTTP configuration and link to client-specific instructions. Claude Desktop download links now use version 13.1.0.
Roo Code configuration paths
packages/gitlab-mcp/src/cli/install/types.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/clients/roo-code.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/cli/install/roo-code.test.ts
Roo Code installation paths now target extension-storage mcp_settings.json files on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The guide describes project and global settings, and tests cover installation while preserving an existing server entry.

Release Qualification and Test Guidance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Release-triggered documentation downloads
.github/workflows/docs.yml, .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/unit/release/docs-download.test.ts, packages/gitlab-mcp/tests/scripts/docs-download.test.mjs
The documentation workflow now runs after the Release workflow and extracts the MCPB version from release tags. CI runs tests for the trigger and simulated bundle downloads.
Release qualification procedures
packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guides/codex-qualification.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/.vitepress/config.mts, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/installation/codex.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guides/index.md
A new guide documents automated release checks, desktop acceptance procedures, and their limits. Documentation navigation and the Codex installation guide link to it.
Test commands and result interpretation
TESTING.md
Testing guidance distinguishes unit, integration, and combined commands, describes lifecycle ordering, and directs readers to check CI and coverage for the commit under review.

Documentation Scope Corrections

Layer / File(s) Summary
Operational limits and tool descriptions
packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/configuration/rate-limiting.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/tools/code-review.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/tools/repository.md
Rate-limiting guidance describes outbound concurrency, 429 responses, and retry guidance. Tool descriptions update merge-request action details and tag-protection availability.
Workflow and release availability notes
packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guides/codex-workflows.md, packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guides/duo-sessions.md
Codex workflow documentation names evaluated workflows. The Duo Sessions guide states the minimum release and clarifies that the 13.1.0 plugin archive does not include the tools.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MCPClient
  participant handlers
  participant namespaceCapabilities
  participant NamespaceTierDetector
  participant ConnectionManager
  participant RegistryManager
  MCPClient->>handlers: Request tool catalog
  handlers->>namespaceCapabilities: Resolve scope targets
  namespaceCapabilities->>NamespaceTierDetector: Read root namespace plan
  NamespaceTierDetector-->>namespaceCapabilities: Return observed tier
  namespaceCapabilities->>ConnectionManager: Run catalog callback in tier context
  ConnectionManager-->>RegistryManager: Provide projected capability context
  RegistryManager-->>handlers: Return filtered catalog
  handlers-->>MCPClient: Return available tools
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Resolve the Roo Code settings-path mismatch before merging. Also address the REST validation requirement and the release and testing guidance so installation, downloads, and qualification results remain reliable.

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Accept a fixed metadata collection and encode each identifier at the authenticated REST request boundary. Keep namespace key selection and test setup ordering explicit.

Refs #639

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Outside diff Keep the token out of the workspace file.

57-57: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the token out of the workspace file.

The corrected example asks users to put their GitLab token in .vscode/mcp.json. If they commit that file, they expose the token. Use the password input shown in docs/guide/installation/vscode.md instead. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/clients/vscode.md at line 57:
Update the VS Code configuration example containing GITLAB_TOKEN to use the
password-input approach demonstrated in the installation guide, rather than
storing a token value in the workspace configuration.
Outside diff Correct the general configuration instructions.

16-16: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the general configuration instructions.

The guide still says every client uses mcpServers, and Line 49 tells users to add that key. VS Code workspace configurations use servers, so those instructions do not register the server. Update the main instructions and link to the client-specific formats, not only the remote section. (code.visualstudio.com)

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Update the guide’s “All MCP clients” configuration instructions so they do not
present mcpServers as universal; document the client-specific configuration
formats, including VS Code’s servers key, and link readers to those formats from
the main instructions rather than only the remote section.
Outside diff Show the client-specific warning in the page body.

41-41: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Show the client-specific warning in the page body.

The new warning is only in howto frontmatter, which the site emits as JSON-LD. The visible instructions still tell VS Code users to copy the mcpServers example, which VS Code workspace configuration does not use. Add the warning and client-guide link beside this example. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Use a password input for the VS Code workspace example and distinguish client-specific formats in the manual and visible quick-start instructions.
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@coderabbitai Updated the VS Code workspace example to use a password input, corrected the manual guide to distinguish client-specific formats, and placed the quick-start warning beside the visible example.

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@polaz Thanks for the update. I could not verify the three changes in the checked-out PR files:

  • packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/clients/vscode.md, Line 57, still uses a token placeholder rather than a password input.
  • packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/installation/manual.md, Line 16, still says all clients use the same configuration structure.
  • packages/gitlab-mcp/docs/guide/quick-start.md, Line 15, contains the format warning in frontmatter, but the visible example at Line 41 has no warning.

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polaz added 9 commits November 2, 2026 12:37
Resolve the standard VS Code profile from XDG_CONFIG_HOME when set. The regression test preserves and updates the configuration in the relocated directory.
Keep operator-project expansion local to subscription target selection. Preserve configured schema policy and return the unknown-tier catalog when optional metadata is unavailable, without logging provider error text.

Include regression coverage for failed metadata reads and disjoint project scopes.
Run the Bash download regression as a required Linux Quality Checks step. Keep portable unit tests free of shell prerequisites and preserve both component-version download assertions in the dedicated workflow test.
Join the complete expected Darwin and Linux paths with the host path implementation. Preserve the raw Windows environment-variable expansion and strict file-preservation assertions.
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Outside diff Refresh docs when MCPB publication succeeds.

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Refresh docs when MCPB publication succeeds.

The Release workflow can upload the bundles and then fail in a later Docker or registry step. This guard skips the docs rebuild in that case, so the site can retain an old or missing download until another rebuild runs. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Trigger the refresh after successful MCPB upload, independently of later publishing steps.

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Update the docs refresh guard based on github.event.workflow_run.conclusion to
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Outside diff Make the .env.test gate explicit beside the full-suite command.

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Make the .env.test gate explicit beside the full-suite command.

Without .env.test, yarn test:all selects unit tests only and can still pass. The table lists the prerequisite, but the full-suite section does not repeat it. Add the gate beside the command so a unit-only result is not used as full-suite evidence.

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-### Complete Unit and Integration Test Suite
+### Complete Unit and Integration Test Suite (requires `.env.test`)
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+Run this command as full-suite evidence only when `.env.test` and the designated test namespace are available.
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Notify documentation after MCPB upload succeeds, independently of later publishing failures. Add a regression check for the publication event and its ordering.
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@coderabbitai Fixed the MCPB refresh: successful upload now sends a repository_dispatch event before subsequent publishing steps, and documentation listens to that event. Existing token permissions suffice. The regression test failed before the fix and now passes; both workflows pass actionlint.

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@coderabbitai Fixed the full-suite instructions: the command heading and adjacent text now require the protected .env.test configuration and designated test namespace, and explain that success without that file establishes unit-test evidence only.

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Use VS Code application-data precedence in shared installer metadata. Carry regression coverage for detection and installation with the override.
polaz added 3 commits November 2, 2026 13:54
Parse project, group and namespace response fields with Zod while preserving unknown subscriptions for invalid or unavailable metadata. Cover malformed bodies and credential boundaries.
Exercise permission errors, widget validation, account discovery and cache refresh across known and unknown subscriptions. Cover numeric targets and denied-action dispatch.
Do not signal successful publication when an expected bundle is missing. Keep the upload contract in the publication regression test.
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