creating intital scaffolding for claude code plugins

external_plugins/gitlab/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

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+{
+  "name": "gitlab",
+  "description": "GitLab DevOps platform integration. Manage repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, issues, and wikis. Full access to GitLab's comprehensive DevOps lifecycle tools.",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "GitLab"
+  }
+}

external_plugins/gitlab/.mcp.json

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+{
+  "gitlab": {
+    "type": "http",
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"
+  }
+}

external_plugins/gitlab/README.md

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+# GitLab Plugin
+
+GitLab DevOps platform integration for Claude Code.
+
+## What It Does
+
+Manage repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, issues, and wikis. Full access to GitLab's comprehensive DevOps lifecycle tools.
+
+## Setup
+
+The default configuration uses GitLab.com. For self-hosted GitLab instances, modify the URL in `.mcp.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "gitlab": {
+    "type": "http",
+    "url": "https://your-gitlab-instance.com/api/v4/mcp"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Node.js 20+ (for stdio transport alternative)
+
+## Alternative: stdio Transport
+
+```json
+{
+  "gitlab": {
+    "command": "npx",
+    "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Learn More
+
+See [GitLab MCP Documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/gitlab_duo/model_context_protocol/mcp_server/) for detailed setup instructions.