If you want the pipeline to run jobs **only** on commits associated with a merge request,
If you want the pipeline to run jobs **only** on commits associated with a merge request,
you can use *pipelines for merge requests*.
you can use *pipelines for merge requests*.
In the UI, these pipelines are labeled as `detached`. Otherwise, these pipelines are the same
These pipelines are labeled as `detached` in the UI, and they do not have access to [protected variables](../variables/index.md#protect-a-cicd-variable).
as other pipelines.
Otherwise, these pipelines are the same as other pipelines.
