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| dx-devops-pipeline-manage | Use this skill to manage the full lifecycle of a DevOps Center pipeline — list all pipelines, get a single pipeline's details, create a new pipeline linked to a Git repository, add or remove stages, rename a stage, add or remove Salesforce environments on stages, attach or detach projects, and activate or deactivate the pipeline. Invoke when the user wants to set up a release pipeline, wire promotion stages across integration, UAT, staging, and production orgs, connect environments to stages, attach a project, or activate a continuous delivery pipeline. Uses sf devops pipeline and sf devops stage commands with --json output. DO NOT TRIGGER for work-item lifecycle, promotion or deployment execution, conflict detection, or standalone project creation (separate skills). |
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DevOps Center Pipeline Management
Manages the complete pipeline lifecycle in DevOps Center — from creation against a repository, through stage and environment configuration and project attachment, to activation of a ready-to-promote release pipeline. Provides headless CLI-driven operations for autonomous release workflows.
Scope
- In scope: List pipelines, get pipeline details, create a pipeline (linked to an existing or new Git repo), add/delete/rename stages, add/delete Salesforce environments on stages, attach/detach projects, and activate/deactivate/rename the pipeline
- Out of scope: Work-item lifecycle, promotion/deployment execution, conflict detection, standalone project creation (separate skills)
Required Inputs
Gather or infer before proceeding:
- Operation type: list, get, create, add-stage, delete-stage, rename-stage, add-environment, delete-environment, attach-project, detach-project, activate, or deactivate
- For get / any stage or environment op: pipeline ID (required) — obtain via
sf devops pipeline list --json - For create: pipeline name (required) and a Git repo (
--repo, required). Repo flags differ by scenario:- Existing repo (GitHub or Bitbucket): only
--repo <url>— do not pass--repo-type/--create-repo - New GitHub repo:
--repo <name> --create-repo --repo-type github --repo-owner <org-or-user> - New Bitbucket repo:
--repo <name> --create-repo --repo-type bitbucket --bitbucket-workspace <workspace>(--bitbucket-project-key <key>optional) - Description (
--description) optional in all cases
- Existing repo (GitHub or Bitbucket): only
- For add-stage: pipeline ID, new stage name, and
--next-stage-id(the stage the new one precedes) — get stage IDs viasf devops pipeline get - For add-environment: pipeline ID, stage ID, environment name, and
--org-type(Production or Sandbox) - For attach/detach-project: pipeline ID and project ID
- For activate/deactivate/rename: pipeline ID
Defaults unless specified:
- Output format:
--jsonfor headless consumption - Target org: use
--target-org <alias>if not relying on the default org
If the user gives a clear request ("create a pipeline on repo myorg/myrepo", "add a UAT stage before Production", "activate pipeline 0XB..."), proceed immediately without unnecessary questions.
Workflow
All operations use sf devops pipeline and sf devops stage CLI commands with --json output for structured consumption. Pipeline IDs and stage IDs are the primary identifiers — resolve them via list and get before mutating.
Phase 1 — Identify Operation
- Determine the operation type from user intent:
- "list", "show all pipelines" → list; "details of pipeline", "show stages" → get
- "create", "set up", "new pipeline" → create
- "add stage", "insert stage" → add-stage; "rename stage" → rename-stage; "remove/delete stage" → delete-stage
- "connect environment", "add org to stage" → add-environment; "remove environment" → delete-environment
- "attach project", "connect project" → attach-project; "detach project" → detach-project
- "activate", "turn on"; "deactivate", "turn off"; "rename pipeline" → lifecycle update
Phase 2 — Execute Operation
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Verify org authentication before any operation:
sf org display --json- If no default org is set or auth has expired, instruct the user to run
sf org login web --set-default --alias <alias> - Confirm the org has DevOps Center enabled by running
sf devops pipeline list --json - Add
--target-org <alias>to every command when targeting a specific org
- If no default org is set or auth has expired, instruct the user to run
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Inspect pipelines:
sf devops pipeline list --json # all pipelines in the org sf devops pipeline get --pipeline-id <pipeline-id> --json # one pipeline, with stages/repos/projectslistreturns SObject records under.result.pipelines[]with capitalized fields (.Id,.Name,.IsActive) — it does not include stages or connected projectsgetreturns a single pipeline under.resultwith camelCase fields (.id,.name,.stages[],.connectedProjects[]); each stage has.id,.name,.nextStageId,.branchName, and.environment.{id,name}. Stages are a linked list — order is defined bynextStageId, and the terminal stage hasnextStageId: null. Usegetto discover stage IDs before any stage or environment operation
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Create a pipeline — the pipeline must be linked to a Git repository.
--nameand--repoare always required; the remaining flags depend on the repo scenario:# Existing repo (GitHub or Bitbucket) — pass the full repo URL, nothing else sf devops pipeline create --name "<pipeline-name>" --repo <repo-url> --json # New GitHub repo — requires --repo-owner sf devops pipeline create --name "<pipeline-name>" --repo <repo-name> \ --create-repo --repo-type github --repo-owner <org-or-user> --json # New Bitbucket repo — requires --bitbucket-workspace (--bitbucket-project-key optional) sf devops pipeline create --name "<pipeline-name>" --repo <repo-name> \ --create-repo --repo-type bitbucket --bitbucket-workspace <workspace> \ --bitbucket-project-key <key> --json # Custom stage chain (any scenario) — repeat --stage in promotion order sf devops pipeline create --name "<pipeline-name>" --repo <repo-url> \ --stage Dev --stage QA --stage Prod --json- Provider-specific required flags: GitHub new repo →
--repo-owner; Bitbucket new repo →--bitbucket-workspace. Omitting the provider's required flag fails the create - Do not pass
--repo-type/--create-repofor an existing repo — supply only the repo URL via--repo - Custom stages at create time: a new pipeline seeds the default stage chain Integration → UAT → Staging → Production. To seed different stages, repeat
-s/--stageonce per stage in promotion order — e.g.--stage Dev --stage QA --stage Prod. This avoids adding/renaming stages afterward - Add
--description "<text>"optionally in any scenario - Capture the returned pipeline ID for subsequent stage/environment/project/activation steps
- Idempotency: the CLI does not dedupe. Before creating, run
sf devops pipeline list --jsonand check for a pipeline with the same name/repo; return the existing one if found. Seereferences/parsing-patterns.mdfor the check-before-create snippet
- Provider-specific required flags: GitHub new repo →
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Configure stages — a stage is added relative to an existing stage, then bound to an environment. Read
references/cli-commands.mdfor full flag details before multi-stage work:# Insert an empty stage BEFORE an existing stage (get the next-stage-id from `pipeline get`) sf devops pipeline stage add --pipeline-id <id> --name "<stage-name>" --next-stage-id <stage-id> --json # Rename a stage sf devops pipeline stage update --pipeline-id <id> --stage-id <stage-id> --name "<new-name>" --json # Delete a stage (predecessor auto-relinks to successor) sf devops pipeline stage delete --pipeline-id <id> --stage-id <stage-id> --jsonstage addinserts an empty stage (no branch/environment) before--next-stage-id; configure its environment separately- Build the promotion chain by inserting each new stage before the stage that should follow it
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Bind environments to stages — attach a Salesforce org to a stage:
# Validate the org-type against the fixed enum BEFORE calling the CLI bash scripts/validate-org-type.sh "<Production|Sandbox>" # exits non-zero on an invalid value sf devops stage environment add --pipeline-id <id> --stage-id <stage-id> \ --environment-name "<env-name>" --org-type <Production|Sandbox> --json # Remove an environment (pipeline must be inactive) sf devops stage environment delete --pipeline-id <id> --environment-id <env-id> --json--org-typemust be exactlyProductionorSandbox— runscripts/validate-org-type.sh <value>first and only proceed on exit 0- Headless caveat:
stage environment addtriggers an OAuth browser flow. In headless/CI runs pass--no-browser— the CLI prints a redirect URL for manual authentication
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Attach / detach a project — a project can be attached to only one pipeline:
sf devops pipeline project add --pipeline-id <id> --project-id <project-id> --json sf devops pipeline project delete --pipeline-id <id> --project-id <project-id> --json- If the user names a project instead of providing its ID, resolve it via
sf devops project list --json(seereferences/parsing-patterns.md)
- If the user names a project instead of providing its ID, resolve it via
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Activate / deactivate / rename the pipeline:
# Before activating, confirm the deterministic ≥1-stage prerequisite bash scripts/check-activation-ready.sh <id> [target-org] # exits non-zero if stage-less sf devops pipeline update --pipeline-id <id> --activate --json # activate sf devops pipeline update --pipeline-id <id> --deactivate --json # deactivate sf devops pipeline update --pipeline-id <id> --name "<new-name>" --json # rename- Before
--activate, runscripts/check-activation-ready.sh <id>and only proceed on exit 0 — it fails with an actionable message when the pipeline has no stages - Stages cannot be modified after the pipeline is activated and changes are promoted through it — finish stage/environment configuration before activating
--activateand--deactivateare mutually exclusive;--deactivateand--namemay be combined in one command
- Before
Phase 3 — Verify and Report
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Verify operation success — use
scripts/verify-operation.sh, which performs the deterministic JSON-status and post-state field checks and exits non-zero with an actionable message on mismatch:# Assert a captured command's JSON status is 0 (pipe the CLI output in) sf devops pipeline update --pipeline-id <id> --activate --json | bash scripts/verify-operation.sh status - # Assert post-state after activate / stage / project ops bash scripts/verify-operation.sh active <id> true [target-org] # isActive == true bash scripts/verify-operation.sh has-stage <id> "<stage>" [target-org] # stage present in chain bash scripts/verify-operation.sh has-project <id> "<project>" [target-org] # project connected- Create: confirm the pipeline appears in
sf devops pipeline list --jsonby.Nameand capture its.Id - Stage / environment / project changes: verify with the
has-stage/has-projectmodes above (they readsf devops pipeline getand check.result.stages[]/.result.connectedProjects[]) - Activate: verify with the
active <id> truemode
- Create: confirm the pipeline appears in
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Report results:
- List: pipeline name, ID, and active state per pipeline (no stages — that's what
getis for) - Get: pipeline name, ID, active state, stage chain (each stage's name → environment → branch, ordered via
nextStageId), connected projects - Create: pipeline ID, name, and linked repo (or "existing pipeline returned" on idempotent match)
- Stage / environment / project op: the resulting stage chain with each stage's environment, in promotion order
- Lifecycle: the new active state and/or name
- List: pipeline name, ID, and active state per pipeline (no stages — that's what
Verification Checklist (gate before reporting success)
Confirm the items for the operation you performed. Do not report success until every applicable box holds:
- Every
sf devopscommand was run with--jsonand returnedstatus: 0(scripts/verify-operation.sh status -) - Create: the new pipeline appears in
sf devops pipeline list --jsonby name, and (for a new repo) the provider-specific flags were supplied (--repo-ownerfor GitHub,--bitbucket-workspacefor Bitbucket) - Add-stage / add-environment: the stage exists in the chain and
--org-typepassedscripts/validate-org-type.sh(scripts/verify-operation.sh has-stage ...) - Attach-project: the project shows in
.result.connectedProjects[](scripts/verify-operation.sh has-project ...) - Activate:
scripts/check-activation-ready.shpassed beforehand and.result.isActiveis nowtrue(scripts/verify-operation.sh active <id> true) - Delete-environment: the pipeline was inactive before the delete
Rules / Constraints
| Constraint | Rationale |
|---|---|
All sf devops commands must use --json flag |
Structured output is required for headless consumption; human-readable output is unreliable for parsing |
| A pipeline requires a Git repo at create time | sf devops pipeline create requires --name and --repo; for an existing repo pass only the URL, for a new repo add --create-repo and --repo-type |
| New-repo create needs provider-specific flags | GitHub requires --repo-owner; Bitbucket requires --bitbucket-workspace (--bitbucket-project-key optional). The wrong provider's flags fail the command |
| Pipeline ID required for get, update, and all stage/environment/project ops | These commands identify the pipeline only by --pipeline-id; obtain it via sf devops pipeline list |
Stage IDs come from pipeline get |
stage add (--next-stage-id), stage update/delete (--stage-id), and stage environment add (--stage-id) all need stage IDs |
stage add inserts an empty stage before --next-stage-id |
Stages carry no environment until one is added; build the chain by anchoring to the following stage |
--org-type must be exactly Production or Sandbox |
The flag is a fixed enum; other values fail |
| Pipeline must have ≥1 stage before activation | sf devops pipeline update --activate rejects a stage-less pipeline |
| Do not modify stages after activate + promote | DevOps Center locks stage structure once changes have been promoted through an active pipeline |
| Environment delete requires an inactive pipeline | stage environment delete only succeeds while the pipeline is inactive |
| A project attaches to only one pipeline | pipeline project add fails if the project is already attached elsewhere; detach first |
| Idempotent create via check-before-create | The CLI does not dedupe; list existing pipelines and return the match instead of erroring |
Prefer --no-browser in headless runs |
stage environment add opens an OAuth browser flow; --no-browser prints a redirect URL for CI |
Gotchas
| Issue | Resolution |
|---|---|
| No default org set | Run sf org display --json first; if it fails, instruct user to run sf org login web --set-default |
| Create fails — missing repo | --repo is required; pass an existing repo URL, or --create-repo + --repo-type for a new repo |
| New-repo create fails — missing provider flag | GitHub new repo needs --repo-owner; Bitbucket new repo needs --bitbucket-workspace. Don't mix providers' flags (--repo-owner with bitbucket, or --bitbucket-workspace with github) |
stage add fails — no next-stage-id |
--next-stage-id is required; run sf devops pipeline get --pipeline-id <id> --json to find the stage IDs and pick the one the new stage should precede |
| Environment add hangs in CI | The OAuth browser flow blocks headless runs; add --no-browser and complete auth via the printed redirect URL |
| Activation rejected | The pipeline needs at least one stage; add a stage (and its environment) before --activate |
| Cannot modify stages | The pipeline is active and has promoted changes; stage structure is locked — configuration must complete before activation |
| Environment delete fails | The pipeline is active; deactivate with pipeline update --deactivate before deleting the environment |
| Project already attached | A project attaches to only one pipeline; detach from the other pipeline first via pipeline project delete |
| Pipeline / stage / project not found | The ID is invalid; run sf devops pipeline list --json, sf devops pipeline get --json, or sf devops project list --json to find valid IDs |
Output Expectations
Deliverables vary by operation:
- List: pipelines with ID, name, and active state (no stages/projects in the list view)
- Get: a pipeline with ID, name, active state, its stage chain (each with environment and branch, ordered via
nextStageId), and connected projects - Create: pipeline ID, name, and linked repository (or the pre-existing pipeline on idempotent match)
- Stage op: the updated ordered stage chain
- Environment op: the stage with its bound environment (name, org-type)
- Project op: confirmation of attach/detach
- Lifecycle: the new active state and/or pipeline name
Outputs are derived from sf devops pipeline and sf devops stage CLI commands.
Cross-Skill Integration
| Delegate to | When |
|---|---|
dx-devops-work-item-manage |
The user wants to create or advance work items once the pipeline is active |
If a project the user wants to attach can't be found, resolve or list existing projects with sf devops project list --json (see references/parsing-patterns.md) rather than delegating — project creation is out of scope for this skill.
Reference File Index
| File | When to read |
|---|---|
references/cli-commands.md |
When you need detailed CLI flag documentation and JSON output schemas for each sf devops pipeline / sf devops stage command |
references/parsing-patterns.md |
When you need jq snippets to parse the JSON (stage chains, pipeline/project ID resolution), error-handling reference, the check-before-create idempotent pattern, or auth requirements |
examples/common-workflows.md |
When the user's request matches a common pattern (end-to-end pipeline setup, inserting a stage, binding an environment, attaching a project, activation) |
scripts/validate-org-type.sh |
Run before stage environment add to validate --org-type against the Production/Sandbox enum |
scripts/check-activation-ready.sh |
Run before pipeline update --activate to confirm the pipeline has ≥1 stage |
scripts/verify-operation.sh |
Run in Phase 3 to assert a command's JSON status and post-state fields (status / active / has-stage / has-project) |