Run a manual CI job
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Run a manual CI job
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Use GitLab: its GitLab Projects API lets you run a manual CI job in a single step (POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/jobs/{job_id}/play). GitLab also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- How do I start a manual job that's waiting in a pipeline?
- Can I pass custom variables when I play a manual job?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Play manual job {job_id} in project {id}.
- Run manual job {job_id} in {id} with variables {job_variables_attributes}.
For your developer
POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/jobs/{job_id}/play in GitLab Projects API. Full spec on APIs.io.