Everything you need before, during, and after your application. Read online or download the PDF to share with your team.
Once You're In
GitLab.com partners skip this step. For Self-Managed partners, the program starts here: getting Orbit running on your infrastructure is the first thing we do together. Your infrastructure team and GitLab engineers work side by side through install and validation. Dedicated deployments are operated by GitLab. Once the graph is live, continue at Step 1.
On GitLab.com, enable Orbit on your group, verify indexing, and connect Duo and/or your external agents through the glab CLI or MCP. Most partners finish in under an hour. Deployed partners continue here after Step 0.
Six validated scenarios to run as A/B tests in Duo and/or your external agent. Pick the ones closest to your committed use cases and confirm the graph reflects your world.
/orbit-ab-test "your question":
mkdir -p .claude/skills/orbit-ab-test && curl -fsSL -o .claude/skills/orbit-ab-test/SKILL.md https://orbit-dp-program-3fc9a6.gitlab.io/resources/orbit-ab-test-skill.md
Post the reports the skill writes for you. The guide covers what feedback to send, where it goes, how to redact before posting publicly, and how fast we respond.
Before You Apply
All commitments on one page: what GitLab commits to, what your organization commits to, the six-week timeline, and how the program ends. Share it with whoever approves your team's participation.
The six use cases where partners consistently find value, each with example questions, plus guidance on how to pick use cases your team can actually verify. Use it to choose the three you'll commit to in your application.
Official Docs
Pick your three use cases from the menu above, then the application takes about ten minutes.
Start Your Application