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title: '`glab orbit setup`'
stage: AI Coding
group: Code Review
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Guided setup for Orbit: verify access, install the skill, install the local CLI. (EXPERIMENTAL)

## Synopsis

Run a guided onboarding for the GitLab Knowledge Graph (Orbit):

1. Verify that Orbit is reachable and enabled for your user.
2. Install the Orbit agent skill so AI coding agents can discover it.
3. Install the Orbit local CLI binary for indexing a local copy of the graph.

Each step after the reachability check prompts for confirmation. Use
`--yes` to accept every prompt, or `--skip-skill` / `--skip-local` to
opt out of individual steps. Use `--upgrade` to re-fetch the skill and
update the local binary in place.

Exit codes match `glab orbit remote` — see `glab orbit remote --help`.

This feature is an experiment and is not ready for production use.
It might be unstable or removed at any time.
For more information, see
<https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/>.

```plaintext
glab orbit setup [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Interactive setup (prompts for each step)
$ glab orbit setup

# Non-interactive: accept every prompt
$ glab orbit setup --yes

# Install the skill globally (~/.agents/skills/) instead of in the current repo
$ glab orbit setup --global

# Re-fetch the skill and update the local CLI binary
$ glab orbit setup --upgrade

# Verify reachability only
$ glab orbit setup --skip-skill --skip-local

```

## Options

```plaintext
  -g, --global ~/.agents/skills/   Install the Orbit skill at user scope (~/.agents/skills/).
      --hostname gitlab.com        GitLab hostname to verify. Defaults to the current repository's host or gitlab.com.
      --path <path>                Install the Orbit skill to the directory at <path>.
      --skip-local                 Skip the local CLI binary install step.
      --skip-skill                 Skip the agent-skill install step.
      --upgrade                    Re-fetch the skill and update the local CLI binary in place.
  -y, --yes                        Skip every confirmation prompt.
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
  -h, --help   Show help for this command.
```
