GitLab 19.5 makes the MCP server GA on Free/Premium/Ultimate: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other MCP clients get consolidated tools (get_merge_request, get_pipeline) plus Duo Agent Platform flow handoff under existing GitLab permissions, with GitLab.com rate limits of 60/min Free and 600/min paid. This workflow is listed under mcp, devtools, sdlc, agent-platform, learnable-paradigm.
Agents / tools
GitLab MCP, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Duo Agent Platform
Local-first Apache-2.0 CLI for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor: mcp-xray ranks bloated tool schemas, sync compresses CLAUDE.md↔AGENTS.md↔Cursor rules, and shield fails CI on leaked keys/prompt-injection/Trojan Unicode—claims large cuts in model-visible prompt size without API calls.
MCP-connected runtime QA maps critical flows and entry points, then re-tests the blast radius of each Claude Code/Cursor/Codex change against live Postgres/Kafka/APIs/MCP tools—contracts, authz, OWASP, errors—before merge, with self-heal when behavior changes on purpose.
MIT-local Python skill/CLI/dashboard coordinates Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor on one project: shared registry, ack-before-work, prove bound to file fingerprints, independent (non-author) review, and cross-provider usage/balance so green tests on the wrong code cannot close a task.