specVersion: "0.1"
provider:
  aid: buildkite-com
  name: Buildkite
updated: "2026-05-25"
operationalDimensions:
- name: Pipeline
  description: A YAML-defined sequence of steps that runs against a source repository. The primary unit of
    CI/CD work in Buildkite.
- name: Build
  description: A single execution of a pipeline. Has a state, a commit, a branch, and a set of jobs.
- name: Job
  description: An individual command, manual block, waiter, or trigger inside a build. Routed to an agent that
    matches the job's agent_query_rules.
- name: Agent
  description: A long-running process (open-source Go) that polls the Agent API for jobs, executes them, and
    uploads artifacts and logs.
- name: Cluster
  description: A logical grouping of agents and queues used to isolate workloads (for example by team or
    environment).
- name: Queue
  description: A named slot inside a cluster that routes jobs to specific agents.
- name: Agent Token
  description: A credential issued per cluster used by agents to authenticate against the Agent API.
- name: Pipeline Template
  description: A standardized pipeline definition that Enterprise organizations can apply across many pipelines
    for governance and consistency.
- name: Rule
  description: An organization-level policy that gates pipeline behavior, agent routing, or build creation.
- name: Annotation
  description: A markdown-rich note attached to a build, used for surfacing test reports, security findings,
    or AI summaries.
- name: Artifact
  description: A file produced by a job, uploaded to Buildkite-managed or customer-managed storage.
- name: Hosted Agent
  description: A Buildkite-managed compute instance (Linux or Mac M4) that consumes the same Agent API as
    self-hosted agents but is metered against the Pro or Enterprise plan.
capabilityDimensions:
- name: Pipelines
  description: Plan, store, version, and execute CI/CD workflows.
- name: Test Engine
  description: Track, group, and intelligently split test executions; manage flaky tests and runtime alerts.
- name: Package Registries
  description: Host and manage packages (npm, PyPI, RubyGems, Maven, Container, Debian, RPM, Terraform, Helm)
    with optional SLSA provenance, license checks, and threat scanning on Enterprise.
- name: Hybrid CI
  description: The control plane is hosted by Buildkite; jobs run on customer-controlled agents (self-hosted)
    or Buildkite Hosted Agents.
- name: MCP
  description: Buildkite MCP Server surfaces the REST API as MCP tools for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI
    coding agents.
identity:
- OAuth Token Exchange (RFC 8693)
- OIDC token minting for AWS, GCP, Azure, HashiCorp Vault
- SCIM, SAML, ADFS on Enterprise
- Per-token scopes; Portals for GraphQL scope filtering
sources:
- https://buildkite.com/docs
- https://buildkite.com/docs/apis
- https://buildkite.com/pricing
- https://buildkite.com/changelog