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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 4:50 PMtrying to setup GitOps with Permit and a repo in gitlab, im trying to https://docs.permit.io/integrations/gitops/github I tried to validate a repo, but it says its in pending. and I cant find any APIs anywhere to tell me where to check for errors, etc.
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Git and Permit | Permit.io Documentation
Learn how to manage the policies configured in Permit in your GitHub repositories using GitOps
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Ask Inkeep
09/22/2025, 4:50 PMHi @Bradley Herrup, I'm an AI assistant for Permit.io. I'll analyze available sources and get back to you shortly.
Ask Inkeep
09/22/2025, 4:50 PMWhen a GitOps repository is created in Permit, it starts with a "pending" status and will only change to "active" after you explicitly activate it (1) . This is the expected behavior.
According to the documentation, after creating your repository configuration, you need to:
1. First, validate that the branches were created successfully - check your GitLab repository for new branches named
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curl -X PUT "<https://api.permit.io/v2/projects/<your-project-id-or-key>/repos/<your-repo-id-or-key>/activate>" -H "Authorization: Bearer <your-permit-api-key>"Ask Inkeep
09/22/2025, 4:51 PMTo learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Git and Permit](https://docs.permit.io/integrations/gitops/github)
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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 4:51 PMwhat if the repos ARENT created
Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 4:53 PMthere are no docs for "updating a key"/repo
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Thomas
09/22/2025, 5:09 PMHey @Bradley Herrup, when you do a
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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 5:21 PM[{"id":"4c310308a90444b3930ea0f4f9db048d","status":"pending","key":"gitlab-cobalt","url":"git@gitlab.com:buckstop/cobalt.git","main_branch_name":"main","credentials":{"auth_type":"ssh","username":"git","public_key":null,"private_key":"******---\n"},"activate_when_validated":false},{"id":"5a48bad3ec804694a53f61c454b47c6b","status":"pending","key":"gitlab-cobalt-1","url":"git@gitlab.com:buckstop/cobalt.git","main_branch_name":"main","credentials":{"auth_type":"ssh","username":"brad163","public_key":null,"private_key":"******---\n"},"activate_when_validated":false},{"id":"9d2ae3a119a145b0a321d5d730b9f653","status":"pending","key":"gitops-private-key","url":"git@gitlab.com:buckstop/cobalt.git","main_branch_name":"main","credentials":{"auth_type":"ssh","username":"git","public_key":null,"private_key":"******--\n%"},"activate_when_validated":false}]
Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 5:26 PM(PS i tried a put, but guess i need the repo id š
Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 5:28 PMnope that didnt work either
Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 5:28 PMDELETE works though š
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Thomas
09/22/2025, 5:39 PMthe most common issues are:
1. the ssh isn't configured properly on gitlab for the repo
2. the private key isn't in the correct format for the API call
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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 6:44 PMyeah the problem is that I have no visibility into which it MAY be
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permit support automation2
09/22/2025, 6:44 PMHey, thanks for reaching out !
It seems our team is a little busy right now, a human will be with you within the next hour or so.
In the meantime, can I help you ?
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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 6:45 PM@Thomas just making sure they username for gitlab should be 'git' and not my gitlab username (for which the deploy key is associated with)
Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 6:46 PMalso. should it include the trailing % or not
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Thomas
09/22/2025, 7:01 PMNo trailing % and it's whatever gitlab provides, which by default is git
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Bradley Herrup
09/22/2025, 7:37 PMis there a way to UPDATE a repo? or should i just go about deleting and re POST ing?
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permit support automation2
09/22/2025, 7:37 PMHey, thanks for reaching out !
It seems our team is a little busy right now, a human will be with you within the next hour or so.
In the meantime, can I help you ?
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Thomas
09/22/2025, 8:12 PMDelete and rePOST. you can update, but i've found it to be more confusing
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