{
  "slug": "eas-build-download-accepts-a-build-id-ae2a9a0a50c8",
  "title": "eas build:download accepts a build ID",
  "tools": [
    "eas"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-30T00:26:11.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-30T00:26:11.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When you know the build ID, download it with `eas build:download --build-id <build-id>`. The platform is derived from the build.",
    "examples": [
      "eas build:download --build-id <build-id>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v18.9.0",
      "--build-id <value>: ID of the build to download; mutually exclusive with `--fingerprint`, `--platform`, and `--dev-client`. The platform is derived from the build.",
      "Prerequisite: The command requires a logged-in Expo account and a project ID."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Download a build when you know its build ID.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/releases/tag/v18.9.0",
    "https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/blob/v18.9.0/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/build/download.ts"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96035,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3-rejudge+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-3e96e7fdfb2f1914-1:rescue",
    "evidence_hash": "de9cc63045f96045a1e7e8ecb3254d46ffa5133d26c394d7630432f1a12eeb4a"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "24b57dac21e3d2383fedca507b6b258dd88135913db4445315a504c42ca2de79",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:rescue",
    "reason": "Rescue path: first rejected only because the extracted card lacked usage; judged again on the enriched card, 3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.75 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}