In-product feature for time off coverage

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GitLab provides a busy status indicator to show everyone you're not available:

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It would be nice to also have a coverage option where you could assign people or group tags to cover for you. This information could be used by bots to intercept mentions when you're busy and reply with: '@​user1 is busy right now. @​user2 is covering for them.'.

Edited Sep 28, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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