Manage CI/CD variables at project and group level including create, update, list, and delete operations. Use when setting environment variables for pipelines, managing secrets, or configuring CI/CD variables. Triggers on variable, CI variable, environment variable, secrets, CI/CD config.
Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.
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---
name: glab-variable
description: Manage CI/CD variables at project and group level including create, update, list, and delete operations. Use when setting environment variables for pipelines, managing secrets, or configuring CI/CD variables. Triggers on variable, CI variable, environment variable, secrets, CI/CD config.
---
# glab variable
## Overview
```
Manage variables for a GitLab project or group.
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.
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.
```
## Quick start
```bash
glab variable --help
```
## Subcommands
See [references/commands.md](references/commands.md) for full `--help` output.
