{
  "slug": "glab-issue-mr-and-work-item-commands-add-description-file-dca6555f3a9a",
  "title": "glab issue, MR, and work item commands add --description-file",
  "tools": [
    "glab"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-08-25T20:39:43.089Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-08-25T20:39:43.089Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When creating or updating an issue, merge request, or work item with a description from a file, pass `--description-file <file>` to that command; use `-` to read from standard input.",
    "examples": [
      "glab issue create -t \"<title>\" --description-file <file>",
      "glab mr update <id> --description-file <file>",
      "glab work-items create --type <type> --title \"<title>\" --description-file <file>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.115.0",
      "--description-file <file>: Read the issue, merge request, or work item description from the specified file. Use `-` to read from standard input.",
      "<id> (required): Merge request identifier for `glab mr update`.",
      "--type <type> (required): Work item type; documented values include epic, incident, issue, key_result, objective, requirement, task, test_case, and ticket."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Create or update an issue, merge request, or work item using a description stored in a file.",
  "sources": [
    "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v1.115.0",
    "https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/issue/create/",
    "https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/mr/update/",
    "https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/work-items/create/"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97038,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2b-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2b-20261017:wave2b-20261017-ca4b3b5702e10b8c-9:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "a3c9cba3b1c47c3d637be3de6c36c23c040b1a39540d087673bfe6df2da4f794"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "6ec6da4ef7e482f05aec7c7325d19d9e77708e07263888c3d4b737ad388e1523",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2b-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.78 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}