The Challenge
Modern software delivery relies on CI/CD pipelines running reliably across dozens or hundreds of projects. When a pipeline fails, every minute of delayed response means longer downtime, frustrated users, and increased pressure on engineering teams.
- Pipeline failures are spotted too late, after impact has already occurred
- On-call engineers must manually log into GitLab to identify which job failed and why
- There is no automated path from pipeline failure to incident ticket creation
- Teams lack visibility across multiple projects’ pipeline health in a single view
The Autohive Solution
By integrating GitLab with Autohive, you can build proactive pipeline monitoring workflows that detect failures, pull diagnostic context, and trigger incident responses automatically — before a human even needs to get involved.
Continuous Pipeline Status Monitoring
Access pipeline details and individual job statuses directly from GitLab on a continuous basis. Build workflows that check pipeline health on a schedule or in response to events, giving you real-time awareness without manual effort.
Automated Incident Notifications
When a critical pipeline fails, automatically send targeted alerts to the right channels — Slack, email, PagerDuty, or any connected tool — with context about which job failed, the associated commit, and the responsible branch.
Intelligent Incident Ticket Creation
Pair pipeline failure data with your ticketing system to automatically create incident tickets with pre-populated context: failing job name, pipeline URL, commit SHA, author, and timestamp. Eliminate the manual steps between failure and response.
Benefits
- Faster mean time to response (MTTR) - Automated alerts and tickets mean incidents are actioned minutes after detection, not hours
- Contextual incident data - Every alert includes the pipeline details, job logs, and commit information needed to start investigating immediately
- Reduced on-call burden - Automation handles the first-response steps so engineers are only paged when human judgement is required
- Cross-project pipeline visibility - Monitor build health across all your GitLab projects from a single automated platform
How It Works
- Connect GitLab - Set up the GitLab integration in Autohive from the marketplace
- Define monitoring workflows - Specify which pipelines, projects, or branches to monitor and what failure conditions matter most
- Retrieve pipeline and job data - Autohive automatically fetches pipeline status, job details, and related commit information
- Trigger automated responses - Send notifications, create incident tickets, or execute remediation steps based on the failure context
- Track resolution - Log incidents and resolution times to continuously improve your pipeline reliability
Getting Started
- Sign up at app.autohive.com
- Connect your GitLab instance from the marketplace
- Build your pipeline monitoring and incident response workflow
- Deploy your agents to start watching your pipelines around the clock
Learn more about the GitLab integration.
