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teamcity-cli

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Use when working with TeamCity CI/CD or when user provides a TeamCity build URL. Use `teamcity` CLI for builds, logs, jobs, queues, agents, and pipelines.

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TeamCity CLI (teamcity)

teamcity auth status                    # Check authentication
teamcity run list --status failure      # Find failed builds
teamcity run log <id> --failed --raw    # Full failure diagnostics

Do not guess flags or syntax. Use the Command Reference or teamcity <command> --help. Builds are runs (teamcity run), build configurations are jobs (teamcity job). Never use --count — use --limit (or -n).

Gotchas

  • Composite builds have empty logs — drill into child builds for the actual failure.
  • Build chains fail bottom-up — the deepest failed dependency is the root cause, not the top-level build. Use teamcity run tree <id>.
  • --local-changes excludes Kotlin DSL — push .teamcity/ changes before running.
  • Always use --raw for logs and dump to a temp file. Always use --watch when starting builds.
  • VCS triggers aren't always configured — after pushing a fix, you may need to start builds manually.
  • pipeline push does not validate — always run teamcity pipeline validate first.

Core Commands

AreaCommands
Buildsrun list, view, start, watch, log, cancel, restart, tests, changes, tree
Artifactsrun artifacts, run download
Metadatarun pin/unpin, run tag/untag, run comment
Jobsjob list, view, tree, pause/resume, param list/get/set/delete
Projectsproject list, view, tree, param, token put/get, settings export/status/validate
Queuequeue list, approve, remove, top
Agentsagent list, view, enable/disable, authorize/deauthorize, exec, term, reboot, move
Poolspool list, view, link/unlink
Pipelinespipeline list, view, create, validate, pull, push, delete
APIteamcity api <endpoint> — raw REST API access

Quick Workflows

See Workflows for full details on each.

Investigate failure: teamcity run list --status failure → teamcity run log <id> --failed --raw → teamcity run tests <id> --failed Debug build chain: teamcity run tree <run-id> → find deepest failed child → investigate that build Fix build failure: diagnose → classify → fix (code: --local-changes, DSL: settings validate, pipeline: pipeline validate) → push Monitor until green: start → watch → fix if failed → push → watch new build → repeat (max 3 attempts) Pipeline: teamcity pipeline create <name> -p <project> / teamcity pipeline validate [file] / teamcity pipeline pull <pipeline-id> → edit → teamcity pipeline push <pipeline-id> [file]

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