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Create Build

Creates a new build for a pipeline. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Buildkite account once, then configure and run Create Build from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "buildkite-create-build",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    buildkite: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    organizationSlug: "Organization Slug",
    pipelineSlug: "Pipeline Slug",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Build inputs
Property Type Description
organizationSlug Organization Slug string
The slug of the organization (e.g. my-org)
Required Dynamic
pipelineSlug Pipeline Slug string
The slug of the pipeline (e.g. my-pipeline)
Required Dynamic
commit Commit string
The ref, SHA, or tag to build (e.g. HEAD, abc123)
Required
branch Branch string
The branch to build (e.g. main)
Required
message Message string
The message for the build
Optional
env Environment Variables object
Environment variables to pass to the build
Optional
metaData Meta Data object
Key-value meta-data to attach to the build
Optional
cleanCheckout Clean Checkout boolean
Force a fresh checkout, removing any existing build directory
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
buildkite-create-build
Version
0.0.1
App
Buildkite
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes