get_build_failure_logs
Retrieve failure logs from CircleCI builds to identify and debug issues causing pipeline failures.
Instructions
This tool helps debug CircleCI build failures by retrieving failure logs.
CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Truncation Handling (HIGHEST PRIORITY):
- ALWAYS check for <MCPTruncationWarning> in the output
- When present, you MUST start your response with:
"WARNING: The logs have been truncated. Only showing the most recent entries. Earlier build failures may not be visible."
- Only proceed with log analysis after acknowledging the truncation
Input options (EXACTLY ONE of these THREE options must be used):
Option 1 - Project Slug and branch (BOTH required):
- projectSlug: The project slug obtained from listFollowedProjects tool (e.g., "gh/organization/project")
- branch: The name of the branch (required when using projectSlug)
Option 2 - Direct URL (provide ONE of these):
- projectURL: The URL of the CircleCI project in any of these formats:
* Project URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project
* Pipeline URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123
* Legacy Job URL: https://circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123
* Workflow URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def
* Job URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def/jobs/xyz
Option 3 - Project Detection (ALL of these must be provided together):
- workspaceRoot: The absolute path to the workspace root
- gitRemoteURL: The URL of the git remote repository
- branch: The name of the current branch
Recommended Workflow:
1. Use listFollowedProjects tool to get a list of projects
2. Extract the projectSlug from the chosen project (format: "gh/organization/project")
3. Use that projectSlug with a branch name for this tool
Additional Requirements:
- Never call this tool with incomplete parameters
- If using Option 1, make sure to extract the projectSlug exactly as provided by listFollowedProjects
- If using Option 2, the URLs MUST be provided by the user - do not attempt to construct or guess URLs
- If using Option 3, ALL THREE parameters (workspaceRoot, gitRemoteURL, branch) must be provided
- If none of the options can be fully satisfied, ask the user for the missing information before making the tool call
Tool call template
This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {},
"name": "get_build_failure_logs"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| params | No |
Implementation Reference
- The main handler function that implements the get_build_failure_logs tool logic, extracting project details and fetching/formatting CircleCI pipeline job logs.
export const getBuildFailureLogs: ToolCallback<{ params: typeof getBuildFailureOutputInputSchema; }> = async (args) => { const { workspaceRoot, gitRemoteURL, branch, projectURL, projectSlug: inputProjectSlug, } = args.params; let projectSlug: string | undefined; let pipelineNumber: number | undefined; let branchFromURL: string | undefined; let jobNumber: number | undefined; if (inputProjectSlug) { if (!branch) { return mcpErrorOutput( 'Branch not provided. When using projectSlug, a branch must also be specified.', ); } projectSlug = inputProjectSlug; } else if (projectURL) { projectSlug = getProjectSlugFromURL(projectURL); pipelineNumber = getPipelineNumberFromURL(projectURL); branchFromURL = getBranchFromURL(projectURL); jobNumber = getJobNumberFromURL(projectURL); } else if (workspaceRoot && gitRemoteURL && branch) { projectSlug = await identifyProjectSlug({ gitRemoteURL, }); } else { return mcpErrorOutput( 'Missing required inputs. Please provide either: 1) projectSlug with branch, 2) projectURL, or 3) workspaceRoot with gitRemoteURL and branch.', ); } if (!projectSlug) { return mcpErrorOutput(` Project not found. Ask the user to provide the inputs user can provide based on the tool description. Project slug: ${projectSlug} Git remote URL: ${gitRemoteURL} Branch: ${branch} `); } const logs = await getPipelineJobLogs({ projectSlug, branch: branchFromURL || branch, pipelineNumber, jobNumber, }); return formatJobLogs(logs); }; - Zod input schema defining parameters for the tool: projectSlug, branch, projectURL, workspaceRoot, gitRemoteURL.
export const getBuildFailureOutputInputSchema = z.object({ projectSlug: z.string().describe(projectSlugDescription).optional(), branch: z.string().describe(branchDescription).optional(), projectURL: z .string() .describe( 'The URL of the CircleCI project. Can be any of these formats:\n' + '- Project URL with branch: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project?branch=feature-branch\n' + '- Pipeline URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123\n' + '- Workflow URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def\n' + '- Job URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def/jobs/xyz', ) .optional(), workspaceRoot: z .string() .describe( 'The absolute path to the root directory of your project workspace. ' + 'This should be the top-level folder containing your source code, configuration files, and dependencies. ' + 'For example: "/home/user/my-project" or "C:\\Users\\user\\my-project"', ) .optional(), gitRemoteURL: z .string() .describe( 'The URL of the remote git repository. This should be the URL of the repository that you cloned to your local workspace. ' + 'For example: "https://github.com/user/my-project.git"', ) .optional(), }); - src/tools/getBuildFailureLogs/tool.ts:4-46 (registration)Tool object registration defining the name 'get_build_failure_logs', detailed description, and references the input schema.
export const getBuildFailureLogsTool = { name: 'get_build_failure_logs' as const, description: ` This tool helps debug CircleCI build failures by retrieving failure logs. CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Truncation Handling (HIGHEST PRIORITY): - ALWAYS check for <MCPTruncationWarning> in the output - When present, you MUST start your response with: "WARNING: The logs have been truncated. Only showing the most recent entries. Earlier build failures may not be visible." - Only proceed with log analysis after acknowledging the truncation Input options (EXACTLY ONE of these THREE options must be used): ${option1DescriptionBranchRequired} Option 2 - Direct URL (provide ONE of these): - projectURL: The URL of the CircleCI project in any of these formats: * Project URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project * Pipeline URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123 * Legacy Job URL: https://circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123 * Workflow URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def * Job URL: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/gh/organization/project/123/workflows/abc-def/jobs/xyz Option 3 - Project Detection (ALL of these must be provided together): - workspaceRoot: The absolute path to the workspace root - gitRemoteURL: The URL of the git remote repository - branch: The name of the current branch Recommended Workflow: 1. Use listFollowedProjects tool to get a list of projects 2. Extract the projectSlug from the chosen project (format: "gh/organization/project") 3. Use that projectSlug with a branch name for this tool Additional Requirements: - Never call this tool with incomplete parameters - If using Option 1, make sure to extract the projectSlug exactly as provided by listFollowedProjects - If using Option 2, the URLs MUST be provided by the user - do not attempt to construct or guess URLs - If using Option 3, ALL THREE parameters (workspaceRoot, gitRemoteURL, branch) must be provided - If none of the options can be fully satisfied, ask the user for the missing information before making the tool call `, inputSchema: getBuildFailureOutputInputSchema, }; - src/circleci-tools.ts:30-44 (registration)Registration of the tool in the main CCI_TOOLS array export.
export const CCI_TOOLS = [ getBuildFailureLogsTool, getFlakyTestLogsTool, getLatestPipelineStatusTool, getJobTestResultsTool, configHelperTool, createPromptTemplateTool, recommendPromptTemplateTestsTool, runPipelineTool, listFollowedProjectsTool, runEvaluationTestsTool, rerunWorkflowTool, analyzeDiffTool, runRollbackPipelineTool, ]; - src/circleci-tools.ts:58-72 (registration)Mapping of the tool name to its handler function in the CCI_HANDLERS object.
export const CCI_HANDLERS = { get_build_failure_logs: getBuildFailureLogs, find_flaky_tests: getFlakyTestLogs, get_latest_pipeline_status: getLatestPipelineStatus, get_job_test_results: getJobTestResults, config_helper: configHelper, create_prompt_template: createPromptTemplate, recommend_prompt_template_tests: recommendPromptTemplateTests, run_pipeline: runPipeline, list_followed_projects: listFollowedProjects, run_evaluation_tests: runEvaluationTests, rerun_workflow: rerunWorkflow, analyze_diff: analyzeDiff, run_rollback_pipeline: runRollbackPipeline, } satisfies ToolHandlers;