GitLab Duo availability - earlier versions

  • Tier: Premium, Ultimate
  • Add-on: GitLab Duo Pro or Enterprise
  • Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed

For GitLab Duo Pro or Enterprise, you can turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group, project, or instance.

When GitLab Duo is turned off for a group, project, or instance:

  • GitLab Duo features that access resources, like code, issues, and vulnerabilities, are not available.
  • Code Suggestions is not available.
  • GitLab Duo Chat is not available.

For a group or subgroup

In GitLab 17.8 and later, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group, including its subgroups and projects.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have the Owner role for the group.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group or subgroup:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your group or subgroup.
  2. Go to the settings, based on your deployment type and group level:
    • For GitLab.com top-level groups: Select Settings > GitLab Duo and select Change configuration.
    • For GitLab.com subgroups: Select Settings > General and expand GitLab Duo features.
    • For GitLab Self-Managed (all groups and subgroups): Select Settings > General and expand GitLab Duo features.
  3. Choose an option.
  4. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.7, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group, including its subgroups and projects.

In GitLab 17.7:

  • For GitLab.com, the GitLab Duo settings page is only available for top-level groups, not for subgroups.

  • For GitLab Self-Managed, the GitLab Duo settings page is not available for groups or subgroups.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have the Owner role for the group.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for a top-level group:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your top-level group.
  2. Select Settings > GitLab Duo.
  3. Select Change configuration.
  4. Choose an option.
  5. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.4 to 17.6, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group and its subgroups and projects.

In GitLab 17.4 to 17.6:

  • For GitLab.com, the GitLab Duo settings page is only available for top-level groups, not for subgroups.

  • For GitLab Self-Managed, the GitLab Duo settings page is not available for groups or subgroups.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have the Owner role for the group.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for a top-level group:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your top-level group.
  2. Select Settings > GitLab Duo.
  3. Select Change configuration.
  4. Choose an option.
  5. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.3 and earlier, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group and its subgroups and projects.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have the Owner role for the group.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for a group or subgroup:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your group or subgroup.

  2. Select Settings > General.

  3. Expand Permissions and group features.

  4. Select or clear the Use GitLab Duo features checkbox.

  5. Optional. Select the Enforce for all subgroups checkbox to cascade the setting to all subgroups.

    Cascading setting

For a project

In GitLab 17.4 and later, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a project.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have the Owner role for the project.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for a project:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
  2. Select Settings > General.
  3. Expand Visibility, project features, permissions.
  4. Under GitLab Duo, turn the toggle on or off.
  5. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.3 and earlier, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for a project.

  1. Use the GitLab GraphQL API projectSettingsUpdate mutation.
  2. Set the duo_features_enabled setting to true or false.

For an instance

  • Offering: GitLab Self-Managed

In GitLab 17.7 and later, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for an instance.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for an instance:

  1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin area.
  2. Select GitLab Duo.
  3. Select Change configuration.
  4. Choose an option.
  5. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.4 to 17.6, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for the instance.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for an instance:

  1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin area.
  2. Select Settings > General.
  3. Expand GitLab Duo features.
  4. Choose an option.
  5. Select Save changes.

In GitLab 17.3 and earlier, follow these instructions to turn GitLab Duo on or off for an instance.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator.

To turn GitLab Duo on or off for an instance:

  1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin.
  2. Select Settings > General.
  3. Expand AI-powered features.
  4. Select or clear the Use Duo features checkbox.
  5. Optional. Select the Enforce for all subgroups checkbox to cascade the setting to all groups in the instance.