buildkite

Buildkite — CI/CD

Setup

The buildkite wrapper auto-detects first run and launches scripts/setup.

Build Operations

# List recent builds for a pipeline
buildkite build list --pipeline SLUG

# View build details
buildkite build view BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

# Trigger a new build
buildkite build create --pipeline SLUG --branch main --message "Deploy"

# Rebuild a failed build
buildkite build rebuild BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

# Cancel a running build
buildkite build cancel BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

Job & Log Operations

# List jobs for a build
buildkite job list --build BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

# View job log output
buildkite job log JOB_ID

# Download build artifacts
buildkite artifacts download --build BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

Pipeline Operations

# List all pipelines
buildkite pipeline list

# View pipeline configuration
buildkite pipeline view SLUG

Failure Debugging Workflow

When a build fails, follow this sequence:

1. Find the failed build: buildkite build list --pipeline SLUG --state failed

2. View build details to see which jobs failed: buildkite build view BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

3. Get the failed job's log: buildkite job log JOB_ID

4. Download artifacts (test reports, etc.) if available: buildkite artifacts download --build BUILD_NUMBER --pipeline SLUG

For detailed debugging patterns, load references/build-debugging.md.

Output Conventions

• buildkite outputs JSON by default — pipe through jq for display or extraction.
• Use buildkite api for REST API endpoints not covered by direct commands.
• Example: buildkite api /v2/organizations/ORG/pipelines | jq '.[].slug'

Reference Files

Reference	When to Load
references/bk-commands.md	Full bk CLI command reference needed
references/build-debugging.md	Debugging build failures in depth
references/troubleshooting.md	Auth failures, CLI errors, rate limits