Commands

Overview

The Jenkins CLI command surface, grouped by operational area.

Every command supports -h/--help. Structured reads accept -o json|yaml, and Jenkins folders are addressed with slash-separated job paths.

Identity and connectivity

jenkins whoami -o json
jenkins status -o json

Groups

Jobs & builds

Discover and configure jobs, trigger builds, stream logs, and inspect build results.

Nodes, views & queue

Operate agents, organize jobs into views, and manage queued builds.

Pipelines & administration

Validate pipelines and manage plugins, credentials, users, and Jenkins itself.

This is a curated tour. The exhaustive, always-current reference is the CLI's own help output and the agent manual at docs/llms.txt.

Agents

Structured output, safety flags, and non-interactive Jenkins CLI usage.

Jobs & builds

Discover and configure jobs, trigger builds, and inspect build runs.

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Identity and connectivity Groups