# bkt

Teaches agents to manage Bitbucket Cloud and Data Center via the bkt CLI. It guides pull requests, branch checks, pipelines, and safe repository mutations.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 247
- Author: avivsinai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/avivsinai/bitbucket-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/bkt/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bkt

## What it does

This skill routes AI coding assistants through the `bkt` command-line tool to manage Bitbucket Cloud and Data Center instances. It separates read-only operations like checking branch statuses from mutations such as merges, deletions, or pipeline reruns. Before performing any write, the agent must inspect the repository target and check statuses first.

Every `bkt` build packages an OAuth consumer for browser login, so running `bkt auth login --kind cloud --web` requires no manual credentials setup. Plain text tokens and secrets are forbidden in command arguments. For scripting, the skill directs the agent toward `--json`, `--yaml`, `--jq`, or `--template` output formats.

Cloud and Data Center enforce different feature sets. Project permissions and server admin rules exist only on Data Center, while pipelines and variables belong to Cloud. The agent identifies the active context upfront so it does not trigger unsupported commands across platforms.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --skill bkt -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/bkt/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/bkt/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --skill bkt -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/bkt/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --skill bkt -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/bkt/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install avivsinai/bitbucket-cli bkt
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/bkt/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --skill bkt -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --path skills/bkt
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/bkt/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add avivsinai/bitbucket-cli --skill bkt -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/avivsinai/bitbucket-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/bkt/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- manage pull requests and inspect review statuses
- trigger and monitor Bitbucket Cloud pipelines
- audit branch permissions and administrative settings in Data Center
- run structured Bitbucket queries with JSON and jq output

## Example prompts
- List open pull requests for this repository using bkt
- Check the latest Bitbucket Cloud pipeline run status
- Log in to Bitbucket with bkt auth login --kind cloud --web

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: bkt
version: 0.37.0
description: Operate Bitbucket Cloud or Data Center repositories, pull requests, branches, pipelines, permissions, and webhooks with bkt. Use when a request names Bitbucket or bkt; confirm the platform before platform-specific commands.
metadata:
  short-description: Bitbucket CLI for repos, PRs, branches
  compatibility: claude-code, codex-cli
---

# Bitbucket CLI (`bkt`)

Use `bkt` for Bitbucket Cloud and Data Center operations. Prefer structured
`--json`, `--yaml`, `--jq`, or `--template` output for automation.

## Start with the requested operation

Run `bkt --version` only when installation or compatibility is uncertain. Run
`bkt auth status` when the command needs authentication or the active platform
and context are unknown. Do not make setup a prerequisite for an already
configured read-only request.

Cloud and Data Center have different feature sets. Determine the platform from
the active context or ask when it cannot be inferred. Do not suggest a Cloud-only
command for Data Center, or the reverse.

Read [setup and common workflows](rules/guide.md) when installing, authenticating,
creating a context, or learning the main command patterns. For config-free CI or
containers, read [headless authentication](rules/headless.md).

## Route to the command reference

Read only the reference for the requested command group:

- [pull requests](rules/pr.md), [repositories](rules/repo.md),
  [branches](rules/branch.md), [commits](rules/commit.md), or
  [statuses](rules/status.md)
- [pipelines](rules/pipeline.md) or [variables](rules/variable.md)
- Bitbucket Cloud Issues no longer exist (Atlassian removed them in August
  2026); route issue tracking to Jira.
- [Data Center administration](rules/admin.md),
  [projects](rules/project.md), or [permissions](rules/perms.md)
- [authentication](rules/auth.md), [contexts](rules/context.md),
  [webhooks](rules/webhook.md), [extensions](rules/extension.md),
  [MCP](rules/mcp.md), [skills](rules/skill.md), or [raw API](rules/other.md)

## Mutation and credential boundaries

- Listing, viewing, status, and checks are read-only. Create, edit, approve,
  merge, delete, rerun, or permission changes modify Bitbucket; perform them
  only when the user requested that change.
- Never place tokens, OAuth secrets, or passwords in commands that could enter
  logs or committed files. Use the CLI's supported credential flow or environment
  variables described in the auth references.
- Every bkt build carries its Cloud browser-OAuth consumer, so
  `bkt auth login --kind cloud --web` needs no setup.
- Before a merge or other consequential write, inspect the exact target,
  repository, and current checks. Report the resulting URL or identifier.

## References

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- [admin](rules/admin.md) — Administrative operations for Bitbucket *(DC)*
- [auth](rules/auth.md) — Manage Bitbucket authentication credentials
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