I feel that a lot of my colleagues use "git push" as a backup mechanism, but GitLab actually supports that workflow via `git push -o ci.skip` to distinguish between "yes, just back up my commits" versus "ok, I'm really ready to test them". I'm aware of the commit-message hack used by other CI systems, but I much prefer that out-of-band mechanic

They have a ton of other handy toys, even if the syntax is ... Very Git :-( https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/push_options.html#pu... I suggested a feature-request to add `git push -o gitlab.help`: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359267 as well as showing the CLI equivalent for the web workflow:

CI variables: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359268

MR: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359269