AI skills for working with Buildkite CI/CD pipelines.
# Install all skills
amp skill add mcncl/skill-buildkite
# Or install a specific skill
amp skill add mcncl/skill-buildkite/build-debugging| 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.
- Amp or another AI tool that supports skills and MCP
- A Buildkite account
These skills use Buildkite's remote MCP server with OAuth authentication.
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"
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