> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# On-merge runs on GitLab, with no GitLab pipeline

> With the GitLab connection, Paradime starts your On Merge schedules when a merge request merges, on the merge or squash commit, with no pipeline job or runner.

*November 4, 2026*

![A merged GitLab merge request with a Paradime Merge Run Summary note: Passed, the merge commit merged into main, and a table with the on\_merge\_build step, its status, duration, and a link to the run](https://mintcdn.com/paradime-docs/8Ap_apA6iXxCRLlY/images/bolt-on-merge-gitlab-merge-run-summary.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=8Ap_apA6iXxCRLlY\&q=85\&s=ebdb474292e93173c8f248061cac5b33)

Before this release, continuous deployment on GitLab needed a `.gitlab-ci.yml` job that called the Bolt API on your own runners. With the [GitLab connection](https://docs.paradime.io/changelog/2026-11-04/gitlab-integration.md), Paradime starts your **On Merge** schedules itself when a merge request merges.

* **The right commit.** The run uses the merge commit, or the squash commit if you squash. It keeps that commit even if more commits land on the branch while it runs.
* **One summary note.** A **Paradime Merge Run Summary** note on the merged merge request links to each run and updates as the runs finish.
* **Several schedules in order.** Chain on-merge schedules, or make merges take turns with a merge queue. See [Chains](https://docs.paradime.io/products/bolt/ci-cd/chains.md).

Set the schedule's **Git branch** to the branch your merge requests target, and its trigger to **On Merge**. See [Continuous deployment on GitLab](https://docs.paradime.io/products/bolt/ci-cd/continuous-deployment/gitlab.md).

Shipped in Paradime v6.24.0.


## Related topics

- [Changelog](https://docs.paradime.io/changelog/overview.md)
- [GitLab](https://docs.paradime.io/integrations/gitlab/index.md)
- [Turbo CI on GitLab merge requests, with no GitLab pipeline](https://docs.paradime.io/changelog/2026-11-04/gitlab-turbo-ci.md)
- [Continuous Deployment with GitLab](https://docs.paradime.io/products/bolt/ci-cd/continuous-deployment/gitlab.md)
- [Connect a GitLab repository](https://docs.paradime.io/integrations/gitlab/connect-a-repository.md)


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