Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect Buildkite to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects Buildkite to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Buildkite action. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in Buildkite. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
5 actions in Buildkite. All of them only look things up, so nothing in Buildkite is ever changed. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Buildkite
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Buildkite action you mean.
“Show me my organizations in Buildkite.”
“Look up the meta in Buildkite.”
“Show me my pipeline agents in Buildkite.”
Step by step: Buildkite jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Buildkite.
Get answers about your users
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our users in Buildkite?”
- Flann runs
Get Userin Buildkite and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Buildkite is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your metas from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our metas in Buildkite stand.”
- Flann runs
Get Metain Buildkite and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Buildkite is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Get answers about your organizations
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our organizations in Buildkite?”
- Flann runs
List Organizationsin Buildkite and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Buildkite is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Buildkite jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Overnight problems, summarised
Today
Errors build up overnight. Nobody reads the logs until something breaks in front of a customer.
With Flann
“Anything go wrong overnight on our systems?”
Flann reads the overnight errors and incidents in Buildkite, groups the repeats and ranks what is left by how much it affects customers. You get the few things worth knowing. Nothing is changed; this is a report.
What you stop doing: No more scrolling through logs you were never meant to read.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Buildkite: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Buildkite
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Buildkite.
- Paste your Buildkite API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Buildkite account settings.
- Ask Flann for what you need on WhatsApp, by text or voice note. It picks the right Buildkite action itself.
Reading from Buildkite is instant. Buildkite stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Buildkite with Flann
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Buildkite and answers in the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Buildkite and explains it without the jargon.
Side by side, the two ways of working in Buildkite:
| Compare | In Buildkite yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on BuildkiteYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers | Filters and searches you run yourself | 5 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Buildkite records | All of them, one screen at a time | 4 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Buildkite API key, once |
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Everything Flann can do in Buildkite
All 5 Buildkite actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 5
- Get User
- List Organizations
- Get Current Access Token
- Get Meta
- List Pipeline Agents
Changes 0
None.
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Common questions
How does Flann connect to Buildkite?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Buildkite and paste your Buildkite API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Buildkite account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 5 actions in Buildkite.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Buildkite?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Buildkite action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Does connecting Buildkite cost extra?
No. Buildkite is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.