Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills --skill glab-variablegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills/glab-variable)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills/glab-variable"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills/glab-variable/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills/glab-variable"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills/glab-variable.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector pass
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00068 | $0.00982 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00027 | $0.00393 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00014 | $0.00196 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00007 | $0.00098 |
Grade A, and why
glab-variable scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 89 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
glab variable
Inherited reads and partial updates
variable get KEY --inherited tries the selected project or group, then parent groups closest first, then instance variables. Missing or unreadable levels (404/401/403) are skipped; other failures are returned. --scope filters project/group variables, but not instance variables. This is a lookup of stored definitions, not a full simulation of every CI variable precedence rule. Both text and JSON output can expose secret values; send them only to an approved consumer.
variable update preserves optional attributes unless supplied. Omitted --protected, --masked, --raw, --type, and --description retain their existing values. Use an explicit boolean such as --protected=false only when that policy change is approved. The value is still supplied positionally, through --value, or from stdin; do not invoke this as a metadata-only update with empty stdin, which can replace the value with an empty string. --scope retains its existing targeting behavior.
Overview
Variables store configuration and secrets used by CI/CD pipelines.
Each subcommand acts on the current project by default. Use
`--group` to manage a group's variables instead.
USAGE
glab variable [command] [--flags]
COMMANDS
delete <key> [--flags] Delete a variable for a project or group.
export [--flags] Export variables from a project or group.
get <key> [--flags] Get a variable for a project or group.
import [--flags] Import variables from a JSON file or standard input.
list [--flags] List variables for a project or group.
set <key> <value> [--flags] Create a new variable for a project or group.
update <key> <value> [--flags] Update an existing variable for a project or group.
FLAGS
-h --help Show help for this command.
-R --repo Select another repository. Can use either `OWNER/REPO` or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.
What ships with it
1 file beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 9d ago Changed · +7 lines b1d38d275005
- 2mo ago First seen · 82 lines · 68 tokens per session scan A bb5d6c1f1929
glab-variable is a skill published in the GitHub repository vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills (49 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 68 tokens to every session and 982 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
Other skills, from other repositories
chinese-git-workflow
A reference for configuring Git with Chinese code-hosting services such as Gitee, Coding.net, GitLab China, and CNB, including SSH, HTTPS, credentials, CI, and repository mirroring.
atmos-profiles
Atmos profiles: profile directories, --profile and ATMOSPROFILE activation, profile merge behavior, environment switching, and routing profile-specific auth/toolchain/config overrides.
webhook-management
Configure and validate CCAM webhook targets across supported chat, incident, automation, and generic providers. Use when listing provider requirements, creating or updating a target, scoping it to alert rules, sending a test notification, reviewing delivery history, or deleting a target.
monorepo-management
Master monorepo management with Turborepo, Nx, and pnpm workspaces to build efficient, scalable multi-package repositories with optimized builds and dependency management. Use when setting up monorepos, optimizing builds, or managing shared dependencies.
deployment-engineer
Expert deployment engineer specializing in modern CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and advanced deployment automation. Masters GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/Flux, progressive delivery, container security, and platform engineering. Handles zero-downtime deployments, security scanning, and developer experience optimization.…
ci-fixer
CI failures - read error, minimal fix, verify.