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)

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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
• For add-stage: pipeline ID, new stage name, and --next-stage-id (the stage the new one precedes) — get stage IDs via sf 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: --json for 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.

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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

1. 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

2. Verify org authentication before any operation:

   sf org display --json
   

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   • 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

3. 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/projects
   

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   • list returns SObject records under .result.pipelines[] with capitalized fields (.Id, .Name, .IsActive) — it does not include stages or connected projects
   • get returns a single pipeline under .result with 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 by nextStageId, and the terminal stage has nextStageId: null. Use get to discover stage IDs before any stage or environment operation

4. Create a pipeline — the pipeline must be linked to a Git repository. --name and --repo are 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
   

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   • 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-repo for 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/--stage once 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 --json and check for a pipeline with the same name/repo; return the existing one if found. See references/parsing-patterns.md for the check-before-create snippet

5. Configure stages — a stage is added relative to an existing stage, then bound to an environment. Read references/cli-commands.md for 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> --json
   

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   • stage add inserts 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

6. 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
   

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   • --org-type must be exactly Production or Sandbox — run scripts/validate-org-type.sh <value> first and only proceed on exit 0
   • Headless caveat: stage environment add triggers an OAuth browser flow. In headless/CI runs pass --no-browser — the CLI prints a redirect URL for manual authentication

7. 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
   

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   • If the user names a project instead of providing its ID, resolve it via sf devops project list --json (see references/parsing-patterns.md)

8. 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
   

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   • Before --activate, run scripts/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
   • --activate and --deactivate are mutually exclusive; --deactivate and --name may be combined in one command

Phase 3 — Verify and Report

9. 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
   

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   • Create: confirm the pipeline appears in sf devops pipeline list --json by .Name and capture its .Id
   • Stage / environment / project changes: verify with the has-stage / has-project modes above (they read sf devops pipeline get and check .result.stages[] / .result.connectedProjects[])
   • Activate: verify with the active <id> true mode

10. Report results:

    • List: pipeline name, ID, and active state per pipeline (no stages — that's what get is 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

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 devops command was run with --json and returned status: 0 (scripts/verify-operation.sh status -)
• Create: the new pipeline appears in sf devops pipeline list --json by name, and (for a new repo) the provider-specific flags were supplied (--repo-owner for GitHub, --bitbucket-workspace for Bitbucket)
• Add-stage / add-environment: the stage exists in the chain and --org-type passed scripts/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.sh passed beforehand and .result.isActive is now true (scripts/verify-operation.sh active <id> true)
• Delete-environment: the pipeline was inactive before the delete

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Rules / Constraints

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Gotchas

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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.

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Cross-Skill Integration

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.

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