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The repository provides the Buildkite Agent, a small, reliable, cross-platform build runner for executing automated build jobs on your own infrastructure. Its main responsibilities are polling Buildkite for work, running build jobs, capturing and reporting exit status and logs, and uploading build artifacts. The project includes tooling to start and manage agents, a CLI with subcommands for annotations, artifacts, metadata, locks, OIDC interaction, pipeline and step management, and a local bootstrap runner. The repo also contains Docker image publishing instructions and platform support information. It is implemented in Go, uses Go Modules, requires recent Go versions for certain language features, and includes development instructions for building and running the agent locally.

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A focused CLI exposes commands for starting agents, managing artifacts, annotations, metadata, locks, OIDC, pipelines, steps, and local bootstrapping. The agent polls Buildkite for jobs, runs them, streams logs, reports status codes, and uploads artifacts. Official Docker images are published and tagged by agent SemVer and OS. Cross-platform and multi-architecture support is documented, including guaranteed and community tiers. The agent supports telemetry with an opt-out flag and has a small runtime dependency footprint on most systems, with dbus required on Linux. The codebase uses Go Modules and modern Go features and includes guidance for building, running, and debugging agents during development.
Use Cases
This project lets teams run CI jobs on their own machines or cloud instances while integrating with Buildkite orchestration. Operators can deploy agents via native packages, Docker, or direct binaries across many operating systems and CPU architectures, enabling consistent build execution and artifact handling. The CLI and subcommands make it straightforward to script automation tasks such as uploading artifacts, annotating builds, and interacting with pipeline metadata. Developers can build and run the agent locally for testing and debugging. Telemetry and platform support guidance help administrators manage deployments and compliance. Docker images and documented install paths simplify onboarding and scaling of build capacity.

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