Getting started with GitLab Duo with Amazon Q

GitLab Duo with Amazon Q brings artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities directly into your software development operations and source code management workflows. You can get started with GitLab Duo with Amazon Q using a self-managed GitLab instance and an GitLab Ultimate subscription that's synchronized with GitLab. You need to create an Amazon Q Developer profile, add a connection with an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider, and create an IAM role to access Amazon Q from GitLab. For more information, see Onboarding with AWS identity provider and IAM role creation. To learn how to create the required resources and set up GitLab Duo with Amazon Q, see Set up GitLab Duo with Amazon Q in the GitLab documentation.

At any time, you can configure the availability of GitLab Duo with Amazon Q by turning it on or off for your instance, group, or project. For more information, see Turn off GitLab Duo with Amazon Q.

Once you set up GitLab Duo with Amazon Q, you can begin using the AI capabilities of Amazon Q in GitLab to transform your code to Java 17, review merge requests for quality and vulnerabilities, and suggest unit tests. You can also use the GitLab Duo Chat feature that supports Amazon Q to address developmental tasks, such as vulnerability explanation, troubleshoot failed pipelines, and code refactoring.

Before you can invoke code transformation, you must have at least one GitLab Runner available for your project that must be customized. For more information, see Customizing a CI/CD pipeline for code transformation. To learn more about how to invoke quick actions in GitLab issues and merge requests, see GitLab Duo with Amazon Q.