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# Chatops on GitLab.com
# ChatOps on GitLab.com
ChatOps on GitLab.com allows GitLab team members to run various automation tasks on GitLab.com using Slack.
## Requesting access
GitLab team-members may need access to Chatops on GitLab.com for administration
GitLab team-members may need access to ChatOps on GitLab.com for administration
tasks such as:
- Configuring feature flags.
- Running `EXPLAIN` queries against the GitLab.com production replica.
- Get deployment status of all of our environments or for a specific commit: `/chatops run auto_deploy status [commit_sha]`
To request access to Chatops on GitLab.com:
To request access to ChatOps on GitLab.com:
1. Log into <https://ops.gitlab.net/users/sign_in>**using the same username** as for GitLab.com (you may have to rename it).
1. You could also use the "Sign in with" Google button to sign in, with your GitLab.com email address.
1. Ask one of your team members to add you to the `chatops` project in Ops. They can do it by running `/chatops run member add <username> gitlab-com/chatops --ops` command in the `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel.
1. If you had to change your username for GitLab.com on the first step, make sure [to reflect this information](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com#adding-yourself-to-the-team-page) on [the team page](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/).
1. Sign in to [Internal GitLab for Operations](https://ops.gitlab.net/users/sign_in)
with one of the following methods:
- The same username you use on GitLab.com. You may have to choose a different
username later.
- Clicking the **Sign in with Google** button to sign in with your GitLab.com email address.
1. Confirm that your username in [Internal GitLab for Operations](https://ops.gitlab.net/)
is the same as your username in [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/). If the usernames
don't match, update the username at [Internal GitLab for Operations](https://ops.gitlab.net/).
1. Comment in your onboarding issue, and tag your onboarding buddy and your manager.
Request they add you to the `ops` ChatOps project by running this command
in the `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel, replacing `<username>` with your username:
`/chatops run member add <username> gitlab-com/chatops --ops`
<!-- vale gitlab.FirstPerson = NO -->
> Hi `__BUDDY_HANDLE__` and `__MANAGER_HANDLE__`, could you please add me to
> the ChatOps project in Ops by running this command:
> `/chatops run member add <username> gitlab-com/chatops --ops` in the
> `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel? Thanks in advance.
<!-- vale gitlab.FirstPerson = YES -->
1. Ensure you've set up two-factor authentication.
1. After you're added to the ChatOps project, run this command to check your user
status and ensure you can execute commands in the `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel:
```plaintext
/chatops run user find <username>
```
The bot guides you through the process of allowing your user to execute
commands in the `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel.
1. If you had to change your username for GitLab.com on the first step, make sure
[to reflect this information](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com#adding-yourself-to-the-team-page)
on [the team page](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/).
