jenkins-cli

Name: jenkins-cli Review
Item: jenkins-cli
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Productivity Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces context-switching between Jenkins UI and terminal, accelerating CI/CD troubleshooting and job management for teams running Jenkins at scale.

jk is a GitHub CLI-style command-line tool for Jenkins, written in Go: trigger and follow pipeline runs, stream logs, browse artifacts and test reports, manage credentials and nodes, and switch between controllers with stored contexts. Output is scriptable (JSON/YAML, --jq, templates). The repo also ships an AI coding skill for Claude Code and Codex that teaches the agent to drive jk.

Trigger Jenkins pipeline builds directly from your terminal without opening the web UI
Stream live job logs to your terminal while monitoring build progress in real time
Switch between different Jenkins instances using context management commands

81 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces context-switching between Jenkins UI and terminal, accelerating CI/CD troubleshooting and job management for teams running Jenkins at scale. Enables scriptable automation of routine admin tasks.

Best for

DevOps engineers and release managers managing multiple Jenkins instances and needing fast command-line access to builds and logs.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/avivsinai/jenkins-cli

By avivsinai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

npx skills add avivsinai/jenkins-cli -g -y  # installs the AI skill; install the jk binary itself with: brew install avivsinai/tap/jk

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me trigger Jenkins pipeline builds directly from my terminal without opening the web UI

Prerequisitesjk binary installed (Homebrew: brew install avivsinai/tap/jk; Scoop; go install; or GitHub Releases); access to a Jenkins controller with API credentialsCostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars81Contributors6Last updated2026-08-17LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-18 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Hacker News

Meet Butler, a new, open source Jenkins client for iOS — Hacker News · 3 pts
Show HN: Jk – Pipeline-Native Jenkins CLI — Hacker News · 2 pts
Remote unauthenticated attack allows code exec in jenkins CLI — Hacker News · 2 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 61 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 61 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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