Official Buildkite server: create pipelines, diagnose failures, trigger builds and monitor job queues.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add buildkite --env BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN='<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>' -- docker run -i --rm -e BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.buildkite]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN", "ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"]
env = { BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN = "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add buildkite --env BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN='<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>' -- docker run -i --rm -e BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"buildkite": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"buildkite": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"buildkite": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"buildkite": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"buildkite": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN",
"ghcr.io/buildkite/buildkite-mcp-server:0.7.0"
],
"env": {
"BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN": "<BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
BUILDKITE_API_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.