GitLab 18.8: Duo Agent Platform now generally available
With GitLab 18.8, GitLab is launching the Duo Agent Platform, coordinating AI agents across planning, development, security, and deployment.
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With GitLab 18.8, GitLab is making the Duo Agent Platform generally available. It is intended to support companies in coordinating the use of AI agents for planning, development, security, and delivery of software.
Unified Approach to AI in Software Development
GitLab is responding to a known problem with the use of AI in software development: while AI tools increase the productivity of individual developers, this effect is often lost at the team level. The Duo Agent Platform therefore orchestrates AI agents within a unified system and uses a common project context from issues, merge requests, pipelines, and security findings.
AI Agents, Chat, and Automation
The platform combines conversational AI, specialized agents, and automated workflows. A central component is Agentic Chat, which is available in the GitLab interface and in various development environments. It assists with code creation, analysis and debugging, testing, and documentation based on the current project context.
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The Planner Agent is now also generally available and is intended to support product managers in GitLab with work items. Among other things, it can help with analyzing backlogs, prioritizing (e.g., with RICE or MoSCoW), and preparing planning information.
Catalog, agents, and Flows
With the AI Catalog, teams can deploy and share agents and workflows across the organization. Pre-built agents handle typical tasks such as planning or security analysis. Flows automate recurring processes, such as creating merge requests, adjusting CI/CD pipelines, or analyzing failed builds.
The GitLab Duo Security Analyst Agent has also moved from beta to general availability with GitLab 18.8. It allows vulnerabilities to be managed via natural language in GitLab Duo Agentic Chat and is available there by default without additional setup.
Operation and Billing
The Duo Agent Platform is available on GitLab.com and in GitLab Self-Managed; GitLab Dedicated is to follow. Transparency and governance features support enterprise use. Billing is usage-based via GitLab Credits from a common pool. Further information can be found in the corresponding blog post.
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