Duo CLI

We are building an intelligent command-line interface that brings GitLab Duo’s AI capabilities directly to developers’ terminals, enhancing productivity through natural language interactions with GitLab’s DevSecOps platform.

Overview

The Duo CLI functional team is part of the Developer Clients group within the AI Clients stage.

For shared planning processes, workflow boards, useful links, and dashboards, see the Developer Clients group page.

Public Docs

GitLab Duo CLI documentation

👨‍💻 Team Members

Name	Role
Amr Elhusseiny	Engineering Manager
Tomas Vik	Staff Fullstack Engineer, Create:Editor Extensions
Elwyn Benson	Senior Frontend Engineer, Create:Editor Extensions
Malte Heuser	Fullstack Engineer, Create:Editor Extensions
Alejandro Metke Jimenez	Senior Fullstack Engineer
Andrei Zubov	Senior Frontend Engineer, Create:Editor Extensions

Stable Counterparts

The following people are stable counterparts of the Duo CLI team:

Name	Role
James Casey	Director of Product
Yi-Ann Chen	Senior Product Designer, AI

💬 Slack

Team channel: #f_duo_cli
Public stage channel: #s_ai-clients-questions

💻 Scope

The Duo CLI team is focused on developing GitLab Duo CLI as an AI-powered command-line interface that enables developers to interact with GitLab’s DevSecOps platform using natural language. Our goal is to streamline developer workflows by bringing AI-powered assistance directly to the terminal, where developers spend much of their time.

🔗 Active Work, Resources & Links

Development Resources

Repository: GitLab Language Server — CLI package
Issue Tracker: Duo CLI Active Work
Epic: Duo CLI Development Epic

Communication Channels

Slack: #f_duo_cli
Or simply use /feedback command from duo cli to file a gitlab issue

Issues’ Labels

Check AI Clients labeling guidance

Getting Started

Getting Started Guide

Help Us Shape Duo CLI by Providing Feedback

We’re collecting feedback to make the CLI effective for GitLab team members. Please test core development workflows like:

Code tasks: Generation, explanation, refactoring, debugging, test writing
GitLab workflows: MR reviews, issue analysis, CI/CD debugging, security reviews
Advanced scenarios: Multi-file changes, architecture planning, large codebases

Feedback Categories:

Bugs: Use bug template for crashes, errors, performance issues
Features: Use feature template for missing capabilities or enhancements
Usability: Report confusing workflows, unclear errors, documentation gaps
Success Stories: Share what works well and productivity wins

Last modified August 6, 2026: restructure: AI Clients handbook pages to match new org shape (92e1b4d8)

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