Connect External Tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) CERTIFIED-GITLAB-DUO-AI-ASSOCIATE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   How does MCP facilitate external tool integration with GitLab Duo?

   • ABy requiring each tool to implement a unique API that GitLab Duo calls directly.
   • BBy providing a common protocol that allows GitLab Duo to discover and invoke tools through MCP servers.
   • CBy embedding external tools directly into the GitLab Duo codebase.
   • DBy using webhooks to send data from GitLab Duo to external tools.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   How does a user invoke an external tool through MCP within GitLab Duo?

   • ABy using natural language prompts or commands that GitLab Duo interprets and maps to the appropriate MCP tool
   • BBy writing a custom script that calls the tool's API directly
   • CBy manually editing the MCP server configuration each time
   • DBy sending an HTTP request directly to the MCP server
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4. 13application · medium

   An organization has an MCP server that exposes tools to GitLab Duo. The security team wants to restrict which GitLab users can invoke specific MCP tools. What is the recommended way to enforce this?

   • ASet the MCP tools to 'private' in the server configuration so only administrators can invoke them.
   • BConfigure the MCP server to check the GitLab user's role or group membership before allowing a tool call.
   • CCreate a separate MCP server for each user group and configure GitLab Duo to route users to the appropriate server.
   • DRely on GitLab Duo's built-in tool permissions to restrict access per user.
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5. 14expert · hard

   An MCP server exposes a tool that deletes records from a database. The security team wants to ensure that only users with the 'admin' role in GitLab can invoke this tool. The MCP server currently accepts any authenticated GitLab user. What is the most effective way to enforce this restriction?

   • AUse a firewall rule to block non-admin users from reaching the MCP server.
   • BModify the MCP server to check the GitLab user's role via the GitLab API before executing the delete tool.
   • CCreate a second MCP server with the delete tool and only configure it for admin users.
   • DConfigure GitLab Duo to hide the delete tool from non-admin users.
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6. 15application · medium

   A project manager wants GitLab Duo to summarize the status of a CI/CD pipeline and also fetch the latest commit message from a third-party repository hosted outside GitLab. The team has an MCP server for the third-party repository. What is the correct way to enable GitLab Duo to use both GitLab-native data and the external repository data in a single response?

   • ACopy the commit message from the external repository into the GitLab issue and then ask GitLab Duo to summarize the pipeline.
   • BConfigure the MCP server to mirror the external repository into GitLab, then use GitLab's native repository tools.
   • CAsk GitLab Duo to summarize the pipeline, then separately query the MCP server through a different chat interface.
   • DAsk GitLab Duo a question that references both the pipeline and the external repository; GitLab Duo will use its native GitLab tools and the configured MCP tools together.
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