{
  "slug": "glab-work-items-update-command-bd4c660735f4",
  "title": "glab work-items update command",
  "tools": [
    "glab"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-20T19:05:26.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-20T19:05:26.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When updating a work item in a project or group, run `glab work-items update <iid>` with the fields to change; repository context detects scope, or specify `--group` or `--repo`.",
    "examples": [
      "glab work-items update <iid> --description \"<description>\"",
      "glab work-items update <iid> --group <group-or-subgroup> --title \"<title>\"",
      "glab work-items update <iid> --iteration <iteration-id>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.98.1",
      "<iid> (required): Work item IID.",
      "--assignee / -a: Update assignee using GitLab usernames.",
      "--attach: Upload file(s) and reference them at the end of the description; repeat for multiple files or use `-` for stdin. Without `--description`, references append to the existing description. Project-scoped; cannot combine with `--group`.",
      "--description / -d: Set the work item description.",
      "--description-file: Read description from a file; use `-` for stdin.",
      "--duedate: Update the due date.",
      "--group / -g: Target a group or subgroup; mutually exclusive with `--repo`.",
      "--iteration: Move the work item to the iteration with this ID.",
      "--jq: Filter JSON output with a jq expression.",
      "--milestone / -m: Update the milestone by title or ID.",
      "--output / -F: Select text or JSON output; defaults to text.",
      "--repo / -R: Select another repository by OWNER/REPO, GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO, full URL, or Git URL; mutually exclusive with `--group`.",
      "--startdate: Update the start date.",
      "--title / -t: Update the title.",
      "--weight / -w: Update the weight value.",
      "Prerequisite: The command is experimental and GitLab says it is not ready for production use; it might be unstable or removed. It detects scope from repository context unless `--group` or `--repo` is specified."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Update a work item from a repository workflow.",
  "sources": [
    "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v1.98.1",
    "https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/work-items/update/"
  ],
  "rank": 0.93024,
  "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-20261017-75116b05135a37a6-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "bcceadf0acb5047af1762dd5db17bd66c4c16f0c68c5bcea852a7beb1e8dd659"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "37c92c05dccd55a14fd83257d6f040a4900c231b4f5e8b597ce85a68ce5b575b",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2b-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "2 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.93 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.71 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}