glab-container-registry

Q: How do I install glab-container-registry?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills --skill glab-container-registry in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/glab-container-registry/ (personal) or .claude/skills/glab-container-registry/ (project).

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Manage GitLab container registry repositories and tags with glab. Use when listing, viewing, or deleting container registry repositories/tags, cleaning old image tags, inspecting tag metadata, or using glab container-registry commands. Triggers on container registry, registry repository, registry tags, image tags, glab container-registry.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills --skill glab-container-registry

01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
02
Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads glab-container-registry automatically when relevant.
03
Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

glab container-registry

Manage GitLab container registry repositories and tags from the CLI.

Repository IDs come from registry repository list/view output, not from Git repository project IDs.

Common workflows

# List registry repositories for the current project
glab container-registry repository list

# List repositories for another project
glab container-registry repository list -R gitlab-org/cli

# List repositories for a group
glab container-registry repository list --group gitlab-org

# Include tag counts/tags in project repository output
glab container-registry repository list --include-tags-count --include-tags

# JSON output for automation
glab container-registry repository list --output json --jq '.[].id'

Repository commands

# View a registry repository
glab container-registry repository view <repository-id>

# Include tags in the repository response
glab container-registry repository view <repository-id> --include-tags

# Delete a repository and all images/tags published to it (destructive)
glab container-registry repository delete <repository-id>
glab container-registry repository delete <repository-id> --yes

Aliases: repository ls, repository show, and repository del.

Tag commands

# List tags for a registry repository
glab container-registry tag list <repository-id>

# List tags for a repository in another project
glab container-registry tag list <repository-id> -R owner/repo

# Include digest, size, and creation time for each tag
glab container-registry tag list <repository-id> --details

# View a specific tag
glab container-registry tag view <repository-id> <tag-name>

# Delete one tag (destructive)
glab container-registry tag delete <repository-id> <tag-name>
glab container-registry tag delete <repository-id> <tag-name> --yes

Aliases: tag ls, tag show, and tag del.

Bulk tag cleanup

Bulk deletion is scheduled asynchronously by GitLab. Matching tags may remain visible until the background deletion job completes.

# Schedule tags matching a regex for deletion
glab container-registry tag delete <repository-id> \
  --name-regex-delete '^release-.*' \
  --yes

# Delete old tags while keeping the 10 most recent matching tags
glab container-registry tag delete <repository-id> \
  --name-regex-delete '.*' \
  --keep-n 10 \
  --older-than 30d \
  --yes

# Keep tags matching a regex during bulk deletion
glab container-registry tag delete <repository-id> \
  --name-regex-delete '.*' \
  --name-regex-keep '^stable$|^latest$' \
  --yes

Bulk flags:

--name-regex-delete <regex> — tag names to delete.
--name-regex-keep <regex> — tag names to keep.
--keep-n <n> — keep latest N matching tags.
--older-than <duration> — delete tags older than durations like 7d or 1month.

Safety notes

Treat repository/tag delete commands as destructive; omit --yes unless the target IDs and regexes have been reviewed.
Use --output json and --jq for scripts instead of parsing tables.
Use -R/--repo whenever running outside the target project's checkout.

Reference

See references/commands.md for command synopsis and flags.

FAQ

What does the glab-container-registry skill do?

How do I install glab-container-registry?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills --skill glab-container-registry in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/glab-container-registry/ (personal) or .claude/skills/glab-container-registry/ (project).

Which AI agents can use glab-container-registry?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is glab-container-registry safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains glab-container-registry?

It is published by vince-winkintel in vince-winkintel/gitlab-cli-skills. It has 103 recorded installs.