{
  "slug": "bk-build-list-and-view-support-summary-metadata-only-output-d540beb09ade",
  "title": "bk build list and view support --summary metadata-only output",
  "tools": [
    "bk"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-07-15T03:43:40.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-07-15T03:43:40.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When checking build state in polling or automation, pass `--summary` to `bk build list` or `bk build view` to request metadata-only output.",
    "examples": [
      "bk build list --summary --json",
      "bk build view <build-number> --summary --yaml"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v3.52.0",
      "--summary: Return metadata only for fast state checks and polling; opt-in.",
      "--json / --yaml: Select JSON or YAML output format.",
      "<build-number>: Build number to view; omit to view the most recent build.",
      "Prerequisite: CLI configured with a Buildkite API access token; the Builds API requires the `read_builds` scope. The docs do not state a minimum CLI version for `--summary`.",
      "Prerequisite: The `read_builds` scope is required to list builds.",
      "`--summary` is opt-in.",
      "Organization and pipeline slugs appear only when known."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Check build state in a polling loop or automation without requesting unused build payloads.",
  "before": "Build state checks downloaded jobs, expanded pipeline details, artifacts, and annotations, even when polling automation did not use them.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/buildkite/cli/releases/tag/v3.52.0",
    "https://github.com/buildkite/cli/pull/911",
    "https://buildkite.com/docs/platform/cli/reference/build",
    "https://buildkite.com/docs/platform/cli/configuration",
    "https://buildkite.com/docs/apis/rest-api/builds"
  ],
  "rank": 0.98036,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2b-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2b-20261017:wave2b-20261017-357c2b9149e7b155-1:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "271e4739af2d2bc3fc66314876fa577026a2a27595e9198ee9ae005782259735"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "d1f12ab95094cf9a26ea9b5df55ca920b1dc59994767bcca00e067e241707051",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2b-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.98 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.76 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}