bk - The Buildkite CLI

A command line interface for Buildkite.

Full documentation is available at buildkite.com/docs/platform/cli.

Quick Start

Install

brew tap buildkite/buildkite && brew install buildkite/buildkite/bk

Or download a binary from the releases page.

To update a standalone release-binary install later, run:

bk update

If bk is managed by Homebrew or mise, bk update will tell you how to update it with that tool instead.

Authenticate

bk auth login

Feedback

We'd love to hear any feedback and questions you might have. Please file an issue on GitHub and let us know!

Development

This repository uses mise to pin Go and the main local development tools.

git clone git@github.com:buildkite/cli.git
cd cli/
mise install
mise run build
mise run install
mise run install:global
mise run hooks
mise run format
mise run lint
mise run test
mise run generate
go run main.go --help

mise.toml pins the shared toolchain, including the release helpers used in CI. The module itself remains compatible with Go 1.25.0 as declared in go.mod.