GitLab Self-Managed CI/CD variables

Sync CI/CD variables with a project on your own GitLab instance.

Connection

What	This provider
Vendor	GitLab
Key	`gitlab-self-managed-variables`
Availability	`available`. You can connect it today.
Credential we hold	`gitlab-self-managed-token`
Values read back	yes
Activation	`immediate`

Direction	What it does
`import`	We read names and values out of the store into your environment.
`export`	We write names and values from your environment into the store.

immediate. The running app sees a new value at once.

Direction	Policies you can pick
`import`	`skip_existing`, `new_version`, `fail`
`export`	`create_only`, `overwrite`, `overwrite_and_prune`

How syncs work says what each one does.

Paste a credential from the vendor. We seal it and never show it again.

Field	Label	Kind	Required	What it is
`token`	Access token	secret; we mask it here and seal it	yes	A personal access token on your instance with the api scope.

You set these when you connect. Every mapping on the connection shares them.

Field	Label	Kind	Required	Advanced	What it is
`instanceUrl`	Instance URL	text	yes	no	Must be reachable from the internet for us to read and write there.

You answer these once per environment you map.

Field	Label	Kind	Required	Advanced	What it is
`projectId`	Project	text	yes	no	The project path from its URL, or the numeric ID under Settings → General.
`environmentScope`	Environment scope	text	yes	yes	`` covers every environment. Name one to keep this sync off the others. Starts at ``.
`masked`	Hide values in job logs	yes or no	yes	yes	On, GitLab redacts the value if a job prints it. Values with spaces cannot be masked. Starts at `false`.
`protected`	Protected branches only	yes or no	yes	yes	On, only jobs on protected branches and tags can read it. This sync never turns it off. Starts at `false`.

We probe for these when we verify the connection.

Permission	Directions	Blocking	Without it
`user:read`	every direction	yes	We cannot confirm which GitLab account this token belongs to.
`variables:read`	`import`	yes	Import cannot read variable values.
`variables:write`	`export`	yes	Export cannot write anything.