## Overview In FY26-Q1, [Support inputs for pipelines](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16321) was a feature built to improve the security and user experience around injecting dynamic details for runtimes into the pipeline, which historically is managed by CI variables. After that big feature release, we have a series of technical debt issues and feature enhancements that we want to make to polish the CI inputs experience. ## Scope of work This epic consists of 4 concrete bodies of work: technical debt from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16321+, follow-up enhancements from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/16321+, instrumentation for CI inputs, and small feature proposals to enhance the overall CI inputs user experience. ### Technical Debt | Issue | Weight | Status | Notes | |-------|--------|--------|-------| | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536548+s | :one: | ~"workflow::in review" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/535476+s | | | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/520828+s | :five: | ~"workflow::solution validation" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/525576+s | :two: | ~"workflow::complete" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/525243+s | | | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/522948+s | | ~"workflow::ready for development" | | ### Inputs for pipelines enhancements | Issue | Weight | Status | Notes | |-------|--------|--------|-------| | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536478+s | :two: | ~"workflow::complete" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536472+s | :two: | ~"workflow::complete" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/520750+s | | | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536233+s | :two: | ~"workflow::complete" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/534684+s | | ~"workflow::blocked" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/523018+s | | | | ### Instrumentation | Issue | Weight | Status | Notes | |-------|--------|--------|-------| | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/533834+s | | | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536470+s | | | | ### Feature proposals Note: these features are not set in stone for Q2. Some of the issues (especially those currently in ~"workflow::problem validation"), may be moved out of this epic | Issue | Weight | Status | Notes | |-------|--------|--------|-------| | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/536547+s | | ~"workflow::problem validation" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/528651+s | | ~"workflow::problem validation" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/525110+s | | ~"workflow::problem validation" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/434069+s | | ~"workflow::solution validation" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/439524+s | :two: | ~"workflow::ready for development" | | | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438722+s | :four: | ~"workflow::problem validation" | |