Pipeline Builder

Production-ready AWS CodePipelines from TypeScript, CLI, or a single AI prompt. 124 reusable plugins, per-org compliance enforcement, multi-tenant isolation, and zero vendor lock-in.

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Pipeline Builder
Production-ready AWS CodePipelines from TypeScript, CLI, or a single AI prompt.

License TypeScript AWS CDK Node.js Next.js

Pipeline Builder turns plugin definitions and pipeline configs into fully deployed AWS CodePipeline infrastructure — inside the client’s AWS account with zero lock-in.

Highlights

Challenge How Pipeline Builder Solves It
Developers need AWS expertise to set up CI/CD Self-service pipeline creation via dashboard, CLI, API, or AI prompt
No governance over what gets deployed Per-org compliance rules block non-compliant resources before deployment
Build steps are copy-pasted across teams 124 reusable plugins shared and versioned across projects
Multi-team environments lack isolation Every resource scoped to an organization with RBAC access control
Vendor lock-in with CI/CD platforms Pipelines deploy as native AWS CodePipeline + CodeBuild in the client’s own account
No visibility into CI/CD costs Per-org quotas, billing integration, and execution analytics

Features

Five Ways to Create Pipelines

Interface Description
Dashboard Visual pipeline builder — point, click, deploy
AI Prompt Paste a Git URL, get a complete pipeline generated from your repo
CLI pipeline-manager create-pipeline for scripted workflows and CI integration
REST API Full CRUD + AI generation endpoints for programmatic control
CDK Construct PipelineBuilder construct for infrastructure-as-code

AI-Powered Generation

Analyzes a Git repository and generates stages and plugins automatically.

Provider Models
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Haiku 4.5
OpenAI GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro
xAI Grok 3, Grok 3 Fast, Grok 3 Mini
Amazon Bedrock Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Nova Pro, Nova Lite

124 Pre-Built Plugins

Reusable build steps covering the full CI/CD lifecycle. Every plugin runs as an isolated container step inside AWS CodePipeline.

Category Count Examples
Language 11 Java, Python, Node.js, Go, Rust, .NET, C++, PHP, Ruby
Security 40 Snyk, SonarCloud, Trivy, Veracode, Semgrep, Checkmarx, Fortify
Quality 17 ESLint, Prettier, Checkstyle, Clippy, Ruff, ShellCheck
Testing 14 Jest, Pytest, Cypress, Playwright, k6, Postman, Artillery
Artifact & Registry 16 Docker, ECR, GHCR, npm, PyPI, Maven, NuGet, Cargo
Deploy 13 Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, Pulumi, ECS, Lambda, CDK
Infrastructure 4 CDK synth, manual approval, S3 cache
Monitoring 3 Datadog, New Relic, Sentry
Notification 5 Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, email, GitHub status
AI 1 Dockerfile generation (multi-provider)

Compliance Engine

Per-organization rule enforcement that validates plugins and pipelines before creation.

Multi-Tenant Organizations

Every resource — pipelines, plugins, compliance rules, quotas, secrets, billing — scoped to an organization with role-based access (Owner, Admin, Member), feature tiers (Developer, Pro, Unlimited), and per-org quotas.

Execution Analytics

EventBridge captures CodePipeline and CodeBuild state changes. Reports include execution counts, success rates, duration percentiles, stage failure heatmaps, and error categorization.

Architecture

flowchart TB
    subgraph Interfaces
        CLI["CLI"] & DASH["Dashboard"] & API["REST API"] & CDK["CDK Constructs"]
    end

    subgraph Platform["Platform Service"]
        AUTH["Auth + JWT + Orgs + RBAC"]
    end

    subgraph Backend["Backend Services"]
        PLUGIN["Plugin"] & PIPELINE["Pipeline"]
        COMPLIANCE["Compliance"]
        REPORTING["Reporting"]
        SUPPORT["Quota + Billing + Messages"]
    end

    CORE["pipeline-core<br/>CDK Synth"]
    AWS["Client AWS Account"]

    CLI & DASH & API -->|JWT| Platform
    CDK --> CORE
    Platform --> PLUGIN & PIPELINE & COMPLIANCE & REPORTING & SUPPORT
    PLUGIN & PIPELINE -->|validate| COMPLIANCE
    PLUGIN & PIPELINE --> CORE
    CORE --> AWS
    AWS -->|EventBridge| REPORTING

    style Platform fill:#4A90D9,color:#fff
    style CORE fill:#F5A623,color:#fff
    style AWS fill:#2ECC71,color:#fff
    style COMPLIANCE fill:#E74C3C,color:#fff
    style REPORTING fill:#9B59B6,color:#fff
Service Purpose
Platform Auth, orgs, users, JWT, RBAC — central gateway
Pipeline Pipeline CRUD + AI generation + CDK synthesis
Plugin Plugin CRUD + Docker image builds + AI generation
Compliance Per-org rule enforcement, policy management, audit trail
Reporting Execution reports + build analytics via EventBridge
Quota Resource limits per org
Billing Subscriptions and plans
Message Org announcements and messaging

For detailed end-to-end flows (plugin upload, pipeline creation, CDK synthesis, CodePipeline execution), see Architecture Flow. For how Pipeline Builder benefits engineering organizations, see Organization Benefits. For cut-and-paste pipeline examples by language, see Developer Guide.

Quick Start

git clone <repo-url> pipeline-builder && cd pipeline-builder
pnpm install && pnpm build

cd deploy/local && chmod +x bin/startup.sh && ./bin/startup.sh

Open https://localhost:8443 — register, create an org, and start building pipelines.

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 24.9, pnpm >= 10.25, Docker

Deployment Options

Target Best for Cost
Local Development Free
Minikube Local Kubernetes Free
EC2 Dev/staging ~$30-80/mo
Fargate Production ~$100-300/mo

Documentation

Document Description
Getting Started Key concepts, usage guides, operational how-to
API Reference REST endpoints, query params, curl examples
Compliance Rule engine, validation, audit trail
Environment Variables Full config reference for all services
AWS Deployment EC2 and Fargate deployment guides
Metadata Keys 56 CodePipeline/CodeBuild configuration keys
CDK Usage PipelineBuilder construct, sources, stages, VPC, IAM, secrets
Samples Pipeline configs and CDK examples for 7 languages
Plugin Catalog 124 pre-built plugins across 10 categories

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE.