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# CICD-SEC-1 (GitLab) — Merge requests require no approvals

> Flags a project that requires zero approvals before merge. (Premium-tier setting; skipped when the approvals API is unavailable.)

| Field    | Value        |
| -------- | ------------ |
| Category | `CICD-SEC-1` |
| Platform | GitLab CI    |
| Severity | **MEDIUM**   |
| Auto-fix | ✗            |

## What the check does

Flags a project that requires zero approvals before merge. (Premium-tier setting; skipped when the approvals API is unavailable.)

## Why it matters

With no required approvals, a single actor can author and merge changes unreviewed — removing the two-person-integrity control that catches malicious or mistaken changes. Require at least one (ideally two) approvals under Settings → Merge requests → Approval rules.

This is a GitLab project-settings check: it reads the project configuration over
the GitLab API (CLI: `--git` at a GitLab host with `--gitlab-token`; the web
app uses its connected GitLab token) and reports under the **Repository
configuration** group. See the [rules overview](/rules/overview#gitlab-project-settings).