Buildkite Skills

AI skills for working with Buildkite CI/CD pipelines.

Installation

# Install all skills
amp skill add mcncl/skill-buildkite

# Or install a specific skill
amp skill add mcncl/skill-buildkite/build-debugging

Skills

Skill	Description
build-debugging	Analyzes failed builds to identify root causes and provide fixes
build-status	Shows recent build status for a pipeline with pass/fail visibility
log-retrieval	Retrieves and displays job logs (for debugging, use build-debugging)
build-triggering	Triggers new builds with branch/commit control and safety confirmations
build-unblocking	Unblocks builds waiting for manual approval
step-analysis	Explains why steps were skipped, didn't run, or behaved unexpectedly
agent-troubleshooting	Diagnoses agent issues like stuck jobs and queue mismatches
pipeline-authoring	Helps write and improve pipeline YAML configurations

Each skill bundles its own MCP configuration with filtered tools for optimal token efficiency.

Requirements

• Amp or another AI tool that supports skills and MCP
• A Buildkite account

These skills use Buildkite's remote MCP server with OAuth authentication.

Usage

Just ask naturally:

• "Why did build 123 fail?"
• "Show me recent builds for the deploy pipeline"
• "My build is stuck waiting for an agent"
• "Help me add a matrix build for testing on multiple Node versions"
• "Trigger a build on my branch"
• "Unblock the staging deploy"

License

MIT