GitLab Orbit is GA: Higher agent accuracy, lower token cost

This post announces the General Availability of GitLab Orbit, a context graph for the software lifecycle. It details how Orbit reduces agent retries and token costs by providing a unified view of code, merge requests, pipelines, vulnerabilities, and ownership. It highlights measurable improvements in agent accuracy and efficiency, citing a 4.5x reduction in token usage and up to 45x fewer retries in testing. The post also outlines specific questions Orbit can answer, such as identifying production services exposed to vulnerabilities, predicting the impact of code changes, and diagnosing CI job failures. It emphasizes Orbit's ability to leverage existing GitLab data and permissions without requiring external connectors or rebuilding access controls. The pricing model is based on shared query packs. Orbit is available for Premium and Ultimate customers.