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Buildkite Agent

Buildkite

Build runner agent and CLI for the Buildkite continuous integration platform.

CI/CD & Source Control
01Agent Notes

buildkite-agent is the build runner, not a management CLI. Use the Buildkite REST API for management. `buildkite-agent start` runs the agent. `buildkite-agent artifact` manages build artifacts. `buildkite-agent meta-data` for build metadata. For pipeline management, use the Buildkite REST API directly.


02Authentication
Methods
access-token
Env vars
BUILDKITE_AGENT_TOKENBUILDKITE_API_TOKEN

03Install
brew install buildkite/buildkite/buildkite-agent
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04Capabilities
Reference
binarybuildkite-agent
checkbuildkite-agent --version
authaccess-token
formatstext
version3.120.0