bi-agents/_bmad/tea/workflows/testarch/bmad-testarch-ci/steps-c/step-02-generate-pipeline.md

name, description, nextStepFile, outputFile

name	description	nextStepFile	outputFile
step-02-generate-pipeline	Generate CI pipeline configuration with adaptive orchestration (agent-team, subagent, or sequential)	./step-03-configure-quality-gates.md	{test_artifacts}/ci-pipeline-progress.md

Step 2: Generate CI Pipeline

STEP GOAL

Create platform-specific CI configuration with test execution, sharding, burn-in, and artifacts.

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES

• 📖 Read the entire step file before acting
• ✅ Speak in {communication_language}
• ✅ Resolve execution mode from explicit user request first, then config
• ✅ Apply fallback rules deterministically when requested mode is unsupported

---

EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

• 🎯 Follow the MANDATORY SEQUENCE exactly
• 💾 Record outputs before proceeding
• 📖 Load the next step only when instructed

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

• Available context: config, loaded artifacts, and knowledge fragments
• Focus: this step's goal only
• Limits: do not execute future steps
• Dependencies: prior steps' outputs (if any)

MANDATORY SEQUENCE

CRITICAL: Follow this sequence exactly. Do not skip, reorder, or improvise.

0. Resolve Execution Mode (User Override First)

const orchestrationContext = {
  config: {
    execution_mode: config.tea_execution_mode || 'auto', // "auto" | "subagent" | "agent-team" | "sequential"
    capability_probe: config.tea_capability_probe !== false, // true by default
  },
  timestamp: new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-'),
};

const normalizeUserExecutionMode = (mode) => {
  if (typeof mode !== 'string') return null;
  const normalized = mode.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/[-_]/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ');

  if (normalized === 'auto') return 'auto';
  if (normalized === 'sequential') return 'sequential';
  if (normalized === 'subagent' || normalized === 'sub agent' || normalized === 'subagents' || normalized === 'sub agents') {
    return 'subagent';
  }
  if (normalized === 'agent team' || normalized === 'agent teams' || normalized === 'agentteam') {
    return 'agent-team';
  }

  return null;
};

const normalizeConfigExecutionMode = (mode) => {
  if (mode === 'subagent') return 'subagent';
  if (mode === 'auto' || mode === 'sequential' || mode === 'subagent' || mode === 'agent-team') {
    return mode;
  }
  return null;
};

// Explicit user instruction in the active run takes priority over config.
const explicitModeFromUser = normalizeUserExecutionMode(runtime.getExplicitExecutionModeHint?.() || null);

const requestedMode = explicitModeFromUser || normalizeConfigExecutionMode(orchestrationContext.config.execution_mode) || 'auto';
const probeEnabled = orchestrationContext.config.capability_probe;

const supports = { subagent: false, agentTeam: false };
if (probeEnabled) {
  supports.subagent = runtime.canLaunchSubagents?.() === true;
  supports.agentTeam = runtime.canLaunchAgentTeams?.() === true;
}

let resolvedMode = requestedMode;
if (requestedMode === 'auto') {
  if (supports.agentTeam) resolvedMode = 'agent-team';
  else if (supports.subagent) resolvedMode = 'subagent';
  else resolvedMode = 'sequential';
} else if (probeEnabled && requestedMode === 'agent-team' && !supports.agentTeam) {
  resolvedMode = supports.subagent ? 'subagent' : 'sequential';
} else if (probeEnabled && requestedMode === 'subagent' && !supports.subagent) {
  resolvedMode = 'sequential';
}

Resolution precedence:

1. Explicit user request in this run (agent team => agent-team; subagent => subagent; sequential; auto)
2. tea_execution_mode from config
3. Runtime capability fallback (when probing enabled)

1. Resolve Output Path and Select Template

Determine the pipeline output file path based on the detected ci_platform:

CI Platform	Output Path	Template File
github-actions	{project-root}/.github/workflows/test.yml	./github-actions-template.yaml
gitlab-ci	{project-root}/.gitlab-ci.yml	./gitlab-ci-template.yaml
jenkins	{project-root}/Jenkinsfile	./jenkins-pipeline-template.groovy
azure-devops	{project-root}/azure-pipelines.yml	./azure-pipelines-template.yaml
harness	{project-root}/.harness/pipeline.yaml	./harness-pipeline-template.yaml
circle-ci	{project-root}/.circleci/config.yml	(no template; generate from first principles)

Use templates from ./ when available. Adapt the template to the project's test_stack_type and test_framework.

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Security: Script Injection Prevention

CRITICAL: Treat ${{ inputs.* }} and the entire ${{ github.event.* }} namespace as unsafe by default. ALWAYS route them through env: intermediaries and reference as double-quoted "$ENV_VAR" in run: blocks. NEVER interpolate them directly.

When the generated pipeline is extended into reusable workflows (on: workflow_call), manual dispatch (on: workflow_dispatch), or composite actions, these values become user-controllable and can inject arbitrary shell commands.

Two rules for generated run: blocks:

1. No direct interpolation — pass unsafe contexts through env:, reference as "$ENV_VAR"
2. Inputs must be DATA, not COMMANDS — never accept command-shaped inputs (e.g., inputs.install-command) that get executed as shell code. Even through env:, running $CMD where CMD comes from an input is still command injection. Use fixed commands and pass inputs only as arguments.

# ✅ SAFE — input is DATA interpolated into a fixed command
- name: Run tests
  env:
    TEST_GREP: ${{ inputs.test-grep }}
  run: |
    # Security: inputs passed through env: to prevent script injection
    npx playwright test --grep "$TEST_GREP"

# ❌ NEVER — direct GitHub expression injection
- name: Run tests
  run: |
    npx playwright test --grep "${{ inputs.test-grep }}"

# ❌ NEVER — executing input-derived env var as a command
- name: Install
  env:
    CMD: ${{ inputs.install-command }}
  run: $CMD

Include a # Security: inputs passed through env: to prevent script injection comment in generated YAML wherever this pattern is applied.

Safe contexts (do NOT need env: intermediaries): ${{ steps.*.outputs.* }}, ${{ matrix.* }}, ${{ runner.os }}, ${{ github.sha }}, ${{ github.ref }}, ${{ secrets.* }}, ${{ env.* }}.

---

2. Pipeline Stages

Include stages:

• lint
• test (parallel shards)
• contract-test (if tea_use_pactjs_utils enabled)
• burn-in (flaky detection)
• report (aggregate + publish)

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3. Test Execution

• Parallel sharding enabled
• CI retries configured
• Capture artifacts (HTML report, JUnit XML, traces/videos on failure)
• Cache dependencies (language-appropriate: node_modules, .venv, .m2, go module cache, NuGet, bundler)

Write the selected pipeline configuration to the resolved output path from step 1. Adjust test commands based on test_stack_type and test_framework:

• Frontend/Fullstack: Include browser install, E2E/component test commands, Playwright/Cypress artifacts
• Backend (Node.js): Use npm test or framework-specific commands (vitest, jest), skip browser install
• Backend (Python): Use pytest with coverage (pytest --cov), install via pip install -r requirements.txt or poetry install
• Backend (Java/Kotlin): Use mvn test or gradle test, cache .m2/repository or .gradle/caches
• Backend (Go): Use go test ./... with coverage (-coverprofile), cache Go modules
• Backend (C#/.NET): Use dotnet test with coverage, restore NuGet packages
• Backend (Ruby): Use bundle exec rspec with coverage, cache vendor/bundle

Contract Testing Pipeline (if tea_use_pactjs_utils enabled)

When tea_use_pactjs_utils is enabled, add a contract-test stage after test:

Required env block (add to the generated pipeline):

env:
  PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL }}
  PACT_BROKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_TOKEN }}
  GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }} # auto-set by GitHub Actions
  GITHUB_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }} # NOT auto-set — must be defined explicitly

Note: GITHUB_SHA is auto-set by GitHub Actions, but GITHUB_BRANCH is not — it must be derived from github.head_ref (for PRs) or github.ref_name (for pushes). The pactjs-utils library reads both from process.env.

1. Consumer test + publish: Run consumer contract tests, then publish pacts to broker

   • npm run test:pact:consumer
   • npm run publish:pact
   • Only publish on PR and main branch pushes

2. Provider verification: Run provider verification against published pacts

   • npm run test:pact:provider:remote:contract
   • buildVerifierOptions auto-reads PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL, PACT_BROKER_TOKEN, GITHUB_SHA, GITHUB_BRANCH
   • Verification results published to broker when CI=true

3. Can-I-Deploy gate: Block deployment if contracts are incompatible

   • npm run can:i:deploy:provider
   • Ensure the script adds --retry-while-unknown 6 --retry-interval 10 for async verification

4. Webhook job: Add repository_dispatch trigger for pact_changed event

   • Provider verification runs when consumers publish new pacts
   • Ensures compatibility is checked on both consumer and provider changes

5. Breaking change handling: When PACT_BREAKING_CHANGE=true env var is set:

   • Provider test passes includeMainAndDeployed: false to buildVerifierOptions — verifies only matching branch
   • Coordinate with consumer team before removing the flag

6. Record deployment: After successful deployment, record version in broker

   • npm run record:provider:deployment --env=production

Required CI secrets: PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL, PACT_BROKER_TOKEN

If tea_pact_mcp is "mcp": Reference the SmartBear MCP Can I Deploy and Matrix tools for pipeline guidance in pact-mcp.md.

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4. Save Progress

Save this step's accumulated work to {outputFile}.

• If {outputFile} does not exist (first save), create it with YAML frontmatter:

  ---
  stepsCompleted: ['step-02-generate-pipeline']
  lastStep: 'step-02-generate-pipeline'
  lastSaved: '{date}'
  ---
  

  Then write this step's output below the frontmatter.

• If {outputFile} already exists, update:

  • Add 'step-02-generate-pipeline' to stepsCompleted array (only if not already present)
  • Set lastStep: 'step-02-generate-pipeline'
  • Set lastSaved: '{date}'
  • Append this step's output to the appropriate section of the document.

5. Orchestration Notes for This Step

For this step, treat these work units as parallelizable when resolvedMode is agent-team or subagent:

• Worker A: resolve platform path/template and produce base pipeline skeleton (section 1)
• Worker B: construct stage definitions and test execution blocks (sections 2-3)
• Worker C: contract-testing block (only when tea_use_pactjs_utils is true)

If resolvedMode is sequential, execute sections 1→4 in order.

Load next step: {nextStepFile}

🚨 SYSTEM SUCCESS/FAILURE METRICS:

✅ SUCCESS:

• Step completed in full with required outputs

❌ SYSTEM FAILURE:

• Skipped sequence steps or missing outputs Master Rule: Skipping steps is FORBIDDEN.