diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 7f1324d..819ab96 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-28 - 2.1.0 - feat(gitlab)
+add group- and project-management methods to GitLab client
+
+- Adds getGroupByPath(fullPath) to fetch a group by full path
+- Adds getGroupProjects(groupId, opts?) to list projects in a group (include_subgroups=true, default perPage=50, optional search)
+- Adds getDescendantGroups(groupId, opts?) to list descendant subgroups (paginated, default perPage=50, optional search)
+- Adds createGroup(name, path, parentId?) to create groups (defaults to private visibility)
+- Adds createProject(name, opts?) to create projects with optional path, namespaceId, visibility (default private) and description
+
 ## 2026-02-24 - 2.0.3 - fix()
 no changes detected; nothing to commit
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 7d17436..2f0f963 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/gitlab',
-  version: '2.0.3',
+  version: '2.1.0',
   description: 'A TypeScript client for the GitLab API, providing easy access to projects, groups, CI/CD variables, and pipelines.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/gitlab.classes.gitlabclient.ts b/ts/gitlab.classes.gitlabclient.ts
index 4f66a6f..85b4684 100644
--- a/ts/gitlab.classes.gitlabclient.ts
+++ b/ts/gitlab.classes.gitlabclient.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,73 @@ export class GitLabClient {
     }
   }
 
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Groups — scoped queries
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Get a single group by its full path (e.g. "foss.global" or "foss.global/push.rocks")
+   */
+  public async getGroupByPath(fullPath: string): Promise<IGitLabGroup> {
+    return this.request<IGitLabGroup>(
+      'GET',
+      `/api/v4/groups/${encodeURIComponent(fullPath)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * List projects within a group (includes subgroups when include_subgroups=true)
+   */
+  public async getGroupProjects(groupId: number | string, opts?: IListOptions): Promise<IGitLabProject[]> {
+    const page = opts?.page || 1;
+    const perPage = opts?.perPage || 50;
+    let url = `/api/v4/groups/${encodeURIComponent(groupId)}/projects?include_subgroups=true&order_by=updated_at&sort=desc&page=${page}&per_page=${perPage}`;
+    if (opts?.search) {
+      url += `&search=${encodeURIComponent(opts.search)}`;
+    }
+    return this.request<IGitLabProject[]>('GET', url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * List all descendant groups (recursive subgroups) within a group
+   */
+  public async getDescendantGroups(groupId: number | string, opts?: IListOptions): Promise<IGitLabGroup[]> {
+    const page = opts?.page || 1;
+    const perPage = opts?.perPage || 50;
+    let url = `/api/v4/groups/${encodeURIComponent(groupId)}/descendant_groups?order_by=name&sort=asc&page=${page}&per_page=${perPage}`;
+    if (opts?.search) {
+      url += `&search=${encodeURIComponent(opts.search)}`;
+    }
+    return this.request<IGitLabGroup[]>('GET', url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new group. Optionally nested under a parent group.
+   */
+  public async createGroup(name: string, path: string, parentId?: number): Promise<IGitLabGroup> {
+    const body: any = { name, path, visibility: 'private' };
+    if (parentId) body.parent_id = parentId;
+    return this.request<IGitLabGroup>('POST', '/api/v4/groups', body);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new project (repository).
+   */
+  public async createProject(name: string, opts?: {
+    path?: string;
+    namespaceId?: number;
+    visibility?: string;
+    description?: string;
+  }): Promise<IGitLabProject> {
+    return this.request<IGitLabProject>('POST', '/api/v4/projects', {
+      name,
+      path: opts?.path || name,
+      namespace_id: opts?.namespaceId,
+      visibility: opts?.visibility || 'private',
+      description: opts?.description || '',
+    });
+  }
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Projects
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------