GitLab Duo experiments

The following GitLab Duo features are experiments.

Summarize issue discussions with Discussion summary

DETAILS: Tier: For a limited time, Ultimate. In the future, GitLab Duo Enterprise. Offering: GitLab.com Status: Experiment

• Introduced in GitLab 16.0 as an experiment.

Generate a summary of discussions on an issue.

Prerequisites:

• You must belong to at least one group with the experiment and beta features setting enabled.
• You must have permission to view the issue.

To generate a summary of issue discussions:

1. In an issue, scroll to the Activity section.
2. Select View summary.

The comments in the issue are summarized in as many as 10 list items. The summary is displayed only for you.

Provide feedback on this experimental feature in issue 407779.

Data usage: When you use this feature, the text of all comments on the issue are sent to the large language model referenced above.

Forecast deployment frequency with Value stream forecasting

DETAILS: Tier: GitLab.com and Self-managed: For a limited time, Ultimate. In the future, GitLab Duo Enterprise.
GitLab Dedicated: GitLab Duo Enterprise. Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated Status: Experiment

• Introduced in GitLab 16.2 as an experiment.

Improve your planning and decision-making by predicting productivity metrics and identifying anomalies across your software development lifecycle.

Prerequisites:

• You must belong to at least one group with the experiment and beta features setting enabled.
• You must have permission to view the CI/CD analytics.

To view a forecast of deployment frequency in CI/CD Analytics:

1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
2. Select Analyze > CI/CD analytics.
3. Select the Deployment frequency tab.
4. Turn on the Show forecast toggle.
5. On the confirmation dialog, select Accept testing terms.

The forecast is displayed as a dotted line on the chart. Data is forecasted for a duration that is half of the selected date range.

For example, if you select a 30-day range, a forecast for the following 15 days is displayed.

Provide feedback on this experimental feature in issue 416833.

Troubleshoot failed CI/CD jobs with Root cause analysis

DETAILS: Tier: For a limited time, Ultimate. In the future, GitLab Duo Enterprise. Offering: GitLab.com Status: Experiment

• Introduced in GitLab 16.2 as an experiment.

Determine the root cause of a CI/CD job failure by analyzing the logs.

Prerequisites:

• You must belong to at least one group with the experiment and beta features setting enabled.
• You must have permission to view the CI/CD job.

To view root cause analysis:

1. Open a merge request.
2. On the Pipelines tab, select the failed CI/CD job.
3. Above the job output, select Troubleshoot.

An analysis of the reasons for the failure is displayed.

Summarize an issue with Issue description generation

DETAILS: Tier: For a limited time, Ultimate. In the future, GitLab Duo Enterprise. Offering: GitLab.com Status: Experiment

• Introduced in GitLab 16.3 as an experiment.

Generate a detailed description for an issue based on a short summary you provide.

Prerequisites:

• You must belong to at least one group with the experiment and beta features setting enabled.
• You must have permission to view the issue.

To generate an issue description:

1. Create a new issue.
2. Above the Description field, select GitLab Duo ({tanuki-ai}) > Generate issue description.
3. Write a short description and select Submit.

The issue description is replaced with AI-generated text.

Provide feedback on this experimental feature in issue 409844.

Data usage: When you use this feature, the text you enter is sent to the large language model referenced above.