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Ona Agent includes built-in tools for GitHub and GitLab. Agents can create pull requests, manage issues, add code review comments, and search repositories without additional configuration beyond connecting your source control provider. Supported providers: GitHub (including Enterprise), GitLab (including self-hosted)
Bitbucket and Azure DevOps support repository access but agent tools are not yet available.

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Capabilities

  • Create, update, read, and merge pull requests and merge requests
  • Add, update, and delete general and inline code review comments
  • Create, update, and manage issues and issue comments
  • Search issues and pull requests
  • Read workflow runs (GitHub Actions) and pipeline status (GitLab)
Example prompts:
  • “Create a pull request for my changes titled ‘Add input validation’”
  • “Review PR #42 and add inline comments for issues you find”
  • “Create an issue for refactoring the authentication module”
  • “Search for open issues related to ‘timeout errors‘“

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Organization controls

SCM tools settings showing options to enable for all members, specific groups, or disabled SCM tools are enabled by default. Administrators can configure access in Settings > Agents > Policies:
  • Enabled for all members (default)
  • Enabled for specific group: gradual rollout or team restrictions
  • Disabled: agents use git commands only, no PR/issue tools
When disabled, agents can still clone, commit, and push but cannot interact with the GitHub/GitLab API.

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Provider differences

FeatureGitHubGitLab
Inline commentsDirect commentsDiscussion threads
Draft PRs/MRsSupportedSupported
AssigneesUsername-basedRequires user IDs

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Prerequisites

  1. Configure source control on your runner.
  2. Authorize via OAuth or PAT when creating your first environment.
Required scopes:
  • GitHub: repo, read:user, workflow (if editing Actions files)
  • GitLab: api, read_repository, read_user

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Limitations

  • Cannot sync PR branches with base branch
  • Cannot approve or request changes on PRs

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Troubleshooting

Tools not available: Verify source control is configured and you have authorized access. Restart your environment to reload tools. Permission denied: Check token scopes and repository permissions. For GitHub organizations, ensure OAuth app access is granted.