glab-token_skill

Overview

This skill provides concise command guidance for managing glab tokens used with GitLab through the glab CLI. It covers creating, listing, revoking, and rotating personal, project, or group tokens and highlights common flags. The content is focused on practical usage examples and quick reference for developers and operations teams.

How this skill works

The skill explains the glab token subcommands and their standard flags. It describes how to create tokens by name, list existing tokens, revoke tokens by name or ID, and rotate tokens safely. It also notes repository selection via the --repo flag and points to built-in help for full flag details.

When to use it

• When you need to create a new personal, project, or group access token for automation or CI jobs.
• When auditing or listing current tokens to verify active credentials and scopes.
• When revoking compromised or unused tokens quickly from the CLI.
• When rotating tokens to maintain security without disrupting dependent services.
• When scripting or automating token lifecycle operations in deployment pipelines.

Best practices

• Use descriptive token names so you can identify purpose and owner when listing tokens.
• Rotate tokens regularly and coordinate rotations with dependent services to avoid outages.
• Revoke tokens immediately if you suspect compromise or when an integration is retired.
• Prefer scoped tokens with least privilege necessary for the job.
• Test token changes in a staging environment before applying to production.

Example use cases

• Create a CI token named ci-deploy for a specific repository before configuring a pipeline.
• List tokens to produce an inventory of active tokens during a security review.
• Revoke an old automation token by ID after migrating to a new service account.
• Rotate a deploy token regularly via a scheduled job to meet compliance requirements.
• Run glab token --help to embed exact command syntax into a script or documentation.