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Pentagon guidance requires checks, traceability for AI-generated code
BusinessNovember 6, 2026

Pentagon guidance requires checks, traceability for AI-generated code

The Department of War now treats AI-generated code as unverified until it has been reviewed and tested, according to GitLab. DoW Instruction 8430.01 took effect…

GitLab launches beta AI Governance Dashboard to track coding agent activity
Products and toolsOctober 20, 2026

GitLab launches beta AI Governance Dashboard to track coding agent activity

GitLab has released the AI Governance Dashboard in beta, a single view of AI agent activity across a top-level group. According to GitLab, it covers both GitLab Duo…

GitLab opens early access to agent that hunts business logic flaws
Safety and ethicsOctober 20, 2026

GitLab opens early access to agent that hunts business logic flaws

GitLab has opened early access to Business Logic Security Analyzer, an agent flow in GitLab Duo Agent Platform that looks for business logic vulnerabilities that…

For developers
For developersOctober 15, 2026

GitLab 19.5 makes MCP server and Secrets Manager generally available

GitLab 19.5, released on October 15, 2026, makes the GitLab MCP server and GitLab Secrets Manager generally available. The update also extends AI governance to external…

GitLab 19.5 adds Recommend Reviewers Flow to pick the right merge request reviewer
Products and toolsOctober 15, 2026

GitLab 19.5 adds Recommend Reviewers Flow to pick the right merge request reviewer

GitLab has made Recommend Reviewers Flow generally available in version 19.5. When a merge request is created, the feature suggests the best individual reviewer based on…

GitLab MCP Server Reaches General Availability With GitLab 19.5
Products and toolsOctober 15, 2026

GitLab MCP Server Reaches General Availability With GitLab 19.5

GitLab has made its MCP server generally available with GitLab 19.5, giving any MCP-compatible agent a way to run GitLab workflows from the client a team already uses.…

Gemini 4 Argon lands on GitLab Duo Agent Platform for long-running tasks
BusinessOctober 14, 2026

Gemini 4 Argon lands on GitLab Duo Agent Platform for long-running tasks

GitLab has made Google's Gemini 4 Argon available on its Duo Agent Platform, positioning the model for long, multi-step agentic work across the software lifecycle.…

GitLab adds goal-driven flows and Slack agent to cut waits between dev stages
Products and toolsOctober 13, 2026

GitLab adds goal-driven flows and Slack agent to cut waits between dev stages

GitLab has announced new agent orchestration features in its GitLab Duo Agent Platform, aiming to remove the waiting time between verify, review and ship stages. The…

GitLab adds open-weight models, caps and analytics to curb AI agent spend
Products and toolsOctober 13, 2026

GitLab adds open-weight models, caps and analytics to curb AI agent spend

GitLab has added tools to Duo Agent Platform that let platform teams see where AI credits go, cap usage and lower the cost of agent work. The package includes…

Safety and ethics
Safety and ethicsOctober 12, 2026

GitLab Patches Critical CVSS 10.0 Flaw in 19.4.2, 19.3.4 and 19.2.8 Releases

GitLab has released critical patch versions 19.4.2, 19.3.4 and 19.2.8 for Community Edition and Enterprise Edition, fixing a vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0 that could…

GitLab Transcend: Goal-Driven Flows, Orbit and Artifact Central Target Agentic Software Delivery
BusinessOctober 6, 2026

GitLab Transcend: Goal-Driven Flows, Orbit and Artifact Central Target Agentic Software Delivery

GitLab used its Transcend event to announce more than a dozen capabilities for agentic software engineering, including goal-driven flows, a context graph called Orbit…