glab/Q/How do I authenticate glab?

• How do I authenticate glab?

  • AI Answer

    • AI/Response
    • Short answer: glab needs a GitLab Personal Access Token (PAT) for API calls — SSH handles git operations only.
    • SSH is configured for git protocol (clone/push/pull), but commands like glab repo view --web call the GitLab REST API, which requires a separate token.
    • To authenticate, run:
    • bash

      glab auth login

    • This starts an interactive flow that asks for:
      • 1. The GitLab hostname (defaults to gitlab.com)
      • 2. Your preferred git protocol (keep SSH if desired)
      • 3. A Personal Access Token
    • Create a PAT at https://gitlab.com/-/user_settings/personal_access_tokens with at minimum these scopes:
      • api
      • write_repository
    • Non-interactive (paste token directly):
    • bash

      glab auth login --token glpat-<your-token>

    • Credentials are stored in ~/.config/glab-cli/config.yml (or OS keyring with --use-keyring).
    • Verify with:
    • bash

      glab auth status