TeamCity CLI (teamcity) is an open-source command-line interface for TeamCity. Start builds, tail logs, manage agents and queues – without leaving your terminal.
Documentation – full guide with installation, authentication, and command reference.
- Stay in your terminal – Start builds, view logs, manage queues – no browser needed
- Remote agent access – Shell into any build agent with
teamcity agent term, or run commands withteamcity agent exec - Real-time logs – Stream build output as it happens with
teamcity run watch --logs - Scriptable –
--jsonand--plainoutput for pipelines, plus direct REST API access viateamcity api - Multi-server support – Authenticate with and switch between multiple TeamCity instances
- AI agent ready – Built-in skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding agents – just run
teamcity skill install
macOS (Homebrew):
brew install jetbrains/utils/teamcityLinux:
curl -fsSL https://jb.gg/tc/install | bashWindows (Winget):
winget install JetBrains.TeamCityCLIMore installation methods (deb, rpm, Chocolatey, Scoop, build from source)
Debian/Ubuntu:
curl -fsSLO https://github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-cli/releases/latest/download/teamcity_linux_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i teamcity_linux_amd64.debRHEL/Fedora:
sudo rpm -i https://github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-cli/releases/latest/download/teamcity_linux_amd64.rpmArch Linux:
curl -fsSLO https://github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-cli/releases/latest/download/teamcity_linux_amd64.pkg.tar.zst
sudo pacman -U teamcity_linux_amd64.pkg.tar.zstPowerShell:
irm https://jb.gg/tc/install.ps1 | iexCMD:
curl -fsSL https://jb.gg/tc/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmdChocolatey:
choco install teamcitycliScoop:
scoop bucket add jetbrains https://github.com/JetBrains/scoop-utils
scoop install teamcityBuild from source:
go install github.com/JetBrains/teamcity-cli/tc@latestSee the getting started guide for the full walkthrough.
# Authenticate with your TeamCity server
teamcity auth login
# List recent builds
teamcity run list --limit 10
# Start a build and watch it run
teamcity run start MyProject_Build --branch main --watch
# View logs from the latest build of a job
teamcity run log --job MyProject_Build
# Check what's in the queue
teamcity queue listNote: The CLI uses "run" for builds and "job" for build configurations. See the glossary for the full mapping.
| Group | Commands |
|---|---|
| auth | login, logout, status |
| run | list, start, view, watch, log, changes, tests, cancel, download, artifacts, restart, pin/unpin, tag/untag, comment |
| job | list, view, tree, pause/resume, param list/get/set/delete |
| project | list, view, tree, param, token get/put, settings export/status/validate |
| queue | list, approve, remove, top |
| agent | list, view, term, exec, jobs, authorize/deauthorize, enable/disable, move, reboot |
| pool | list, view, link/unlink |
| api | Raw REST API access |
| alias | set, list, delete |
| skill | install, remove, update |
Run teamcity <command> --help for usage details. See the command reference for full documentation.
An Agent Skill is included with teamcity. It teaches AI coding agents how to use teamcity for common TeamCity workflows.
teamcity skill install # auto-detects installed agents (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
teamcity skill install --project # install to current project only
teamcity skill update # update to latest version bundled with teamcity
teamcity skill remove # uninstallor specifically for Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add JetBrains/teamcity-cli
/plugin install teamcity-cli@teamcity-cliSee AI agent integration for details.
- Getting started – install, authenticate, and run your first commands
- Configuration – config file, environment variables, multi-server setup, shell completion
- Scripting and automation – JSON output, plain text mode, CI/CD integration
- Aliases – create custom command shortcuts
TeamCity CLI is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Contributions are welcome – see CONTRIBUTING.md for setup instructions and guidelines.
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