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Buildkite MCP

by Buildkite

Buildkite's official MCP server. Inspect pipelines, builds, and jobs from agents. 49 GitHub stars and 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.

49·6 tools·Released SEP 2025·MIT
go install github.com/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server@latest
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Buildkite's official MCP server. Inspect pipelines, builds, and jobs from agents. 49 stars and 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationBUILDKITE_API_TOKEN environment variable. Generate at https://buildkite.com/user/api-access-tokens.
{ "mcpServers": { "buildkite": { "command": "buildkite-mcp-server", "args": [ "serve", "--stdio" ], "env": { "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_BUILDKITE_TOKEN" } } } }
PrereqInstall via `go install github.com/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server@latest`. Generate BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN at https://buildkite.com/user/api-access-tokens. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "buildkite": { "command": "buildkite-mcp-server", "args": [ "serve", "--stdio" ], "env": { "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_BUILDKITE_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "buildkite": { "command": "buildkite-mcp-server", "args": [ "serve", "--stdio" ], "env": { "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_BUILDKITE_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "buildkite": { "command": "buildkite-mcp-server", "args": [ "serve", "--stdio" ], "env": { "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_BUILDKITE_TOKEN" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "buildkite": { "command": "buildkite-mcp-server", "args": [ "serve", "--stdio" ], "env": { "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_BUILDKITE_TOKEN" } } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_pipelines
List Buildkite pipelines in the organisation
Read
get_pipeline
Retrieve a pipeline config including steps
Read
list_builds
List recent builds for a pipeline
Read
get_build
Retrieve a build with jobs and statuses
Read
get_job_log
Retrieve the log for a specific build job
Read
trigger_build
Trigger a new build on a pipeline
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Buildkite official maintenance.
  • MIT license, 49 GitHub stars.
  • 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Go binary; no Node or Python runtime required.
  • trigger_build allows agent-driven build re-runs.
Weaknesses
  • Buildkite account required.
  • trigger_build is destructive in a CI sense; agent prompt path needs review.
  • Tool surface scoped to inspection plus trigger; no pipeline-config edit tools.
Security Notes

BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN can be scoped to specific organisations and pipelines via the Buildkite token settings. Use the minimum scopes required for the agent flow. trigger_build can re-run any pipeline the token can read; consider restricting to non-production pipelines for agent flows.

Best For

Buildkite users adopting agent-driven CI workflows; teams that want agents to inspect failed builds and trigger reruns; SREs managing multi-pipeline Buildkite organisations.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
go
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
npm
buildkite-mcp-server
Last Release
buildkite-mcp-server (Go release)MAY 6, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
49

// Reading this49 stars on buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server. 2 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#5
Globally · #5 in Infrastructure

// Reading thisPairs with CircleCI, Argo CD, Azure DevOps, Azure AKS, GKE, Kubernetes MCPs in infrastructure. Adds Buildkite-specific CI surface.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 6, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 6, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.2editorial49MAY 6, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 6, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 6, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 6, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 6, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 6, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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