buildkite/agent
The Buildkite Agent is an open-source toolkit written in Go for securely running build jobs on any device or network observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 5
- age_days: 4647
- days_rel: 4
- days_push: 1
- n_releases_24m: 110
Adoption not part of the score
1097 stars · 402 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Buildkite Agent is an open-source Go toolkit that runs build jobs on your own infrastructure, polling buildkite.com for work, executing jobs, and reporting status, logs, and artifacts. It is the self-hosted runner component of the Buildkite CI/CD platform.
Use cases
- run CI builds on my own infrastructure
- self-hosted build agents for buildkite pipelines
- run build jobs on macOS, Linux, or Windows machines
- upload build artifacts from CI jobs
- run CI agents in docker containers
- scale out parallel build runners across many machines
- run buildkite jobs on kubernetes or gpu machines
When to choose
- you use the Buildkite platform and need agents on your own hardware or cloud
- you need cross-platform build runners including macOS, Linux, and Windows
- you want source code and secrets to stay inside your own environment
- you need massively parallel, scalable CI infrastructure
When to avoid
- you want a fully self-contained CI system without the Buildkite SaaS control plane
- you need a CI tool with a built-in UI and no external service dependency
- you are not using Buildkite pipelines for orchestration
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
ci-cd deployment developer-tools cli developer-tools cloud-computing windows go cross-platform cli buildkite build-runner self-hosted-agents continuous-integration continuous-delivery artifacts devops automation linux macos docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/buildkite/agent · fetched 2026-10-20 · 99a369e18836
- homepage: https://buildkite.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · d40d9d94e8ca
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/company · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1d27ed6e82c
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/careers · fetched 2026-08-29 · c4170cde422e
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/press · fetched 2026-08-29 · 82167fae1629
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/legal · fetched 2026-08-29 · c264e1806088
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/security · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0de54764a14f
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/about/brand-assets · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61827b2b94fd
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · d5ff4575b44e
- site_page: https://buildkite.com/resources/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8bde2e8812ac
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| buildkite/agent | main | 95 |
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