Does Amical work with GitLab.com and self-hosted?

Yes — both GitLab.com and self-hosted installations run in the browser. Amical dictates into the MR description editor, issue comment box, wiki pages, and CI/CD config editor identically because it works at the OS level. Same hotkey across every GitLab surface, regardless of where the server lives.

How does it compare to GitLab Duo Chat?

GitLab Duo Chat generates content from a short prompt — useful for boilerplate, less useful when you actually know what you want to say. Amical lets you speak the MR description in your own voice with your own architectural context, then formats it into the structure GitLab expects.

Will it handle code identifiers and CI keywords?

Yes — saying "user dot get profile" produces userGetProfile, snake-case identifiers and YAML keywords land correctly, and CI-specific terms like stages, jobs, and runners format with proper casing. The technical register GitLab content actually needs without manual cleanup afterwards.

Is it suitable for self-hosted GitLab privacy posture?

Yes — Amical local-Whisper option ensures dictation never leaves your machine, the exact privacy posture self-hosted GitLab installations are typically picked for. Cloud models are opt-in with your own API key, where audio routes directly to the provider, never through Amical servers.

AI Dictation in GitLab

Write GitLab merge request descriptions, issue comments, CI/CD configurations, and commit messages at conversation speed — Amical formats voice into properly structured engineering content.

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Why typing in GitLab is slowing you down

MR descriptions take real time

A genuinely useful merge request description with motivation, approach, screenshots, and rollback notes costs ten minutes of typing nobody on your team thanked you for. Voice gets it written in two minutes flat, with the structure reviewers actually expect.

Issue comments pile up

Active sprints generate a long tail of issue comments — design questions, status updates, scope clarifications. Typing through them is the kind of overhead that quietly destroys the deep-engineering hours your team is paying for.

CI config explanations missing

Complex .gitlab-ci.yml pipelines need real explanation in the README or wiki, but typing through that prose every time you change a stage feels heavy. The result is undocumented CI nobody on the team understands six months later.

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What Amical does in GitLab

Engineering-aware tone

Amical knows GitLab is for serious engineering writing — function names, file paths, identifiers, technical jargon get formatted correctly. MR descriptions and issue comments come out clean, with the engineering register reviewers expect rather than rambling-transcript feel.

MR descriptions in two minutes

A genuinely useful MR description with motivation, approach, edge cases, and rollback notes goes from idea to typed in a fraction of typing time. Amical structures the prose into the sections GitLab review templates expect without manual formatting.

Privacy for self-hosted GitLab

Many GitLab installations are self-hosted precisely because the code matters too much for cloud SaaS. Amical local-Whisper option respects that posture — every word of your dictation stays on your machine, with cloud models opt-in via your own API key only when you choose.

What you'd dictate in GitLab

“Merge request description with motivation, approach, and reviewer call-outs”

“Issue comment clarifying scope or providing investigation findings for an open bug”

“Sprint planning note with three crisp goals and the risks that could block them”

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Local and Cloud Models

Choose from powerful cloud-based AI models or run everything locally for maximum privacy and control. Switch seamlessly between providers to find the perfect balance of speed, accuracy, and security.

Custom Vocabulary

Customize the AI to recognize your specific terminology, jargon, and proper nouns for industry-specific accuracy and personalized transcription results.

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