GitLab 19.5: MCP Server GA, Secrets Manager, Agents

GitLab 19.5 has shipped with the GitLab MCP server reaching general availability for Claude Code and Cursor, alongside a Secrets Manager built on OpenBao and external agent governance controls. The release targets pipeline changes for teams running AI coding agents against GitLab repositories.

GitLab 19.5 ships MCP server GA for Claude Code and Cursor, Secrets Manager on OpenBao, and external agent governance. Here is what changes for your pipeline. The post GitLab 19.5: MCP Server GA, Secrets Manager, Agents appeared first on byteiota .