Step Types

Every step in a job has a type that determines what it does and what parameters it exposes in the configuration panel.

Shell Command

Run any shell script on the runner.

Parameter	Description
Shell	`bash`, `sh`, `zsh`, `powershell`, `cmd`
Script	The script body
Working directory	Optional — defaults to the repository root

Example use cases: custom install scripts, file manipulation, calling CLIs not covered by other step types.

bash

# Example script
echo "Building version $VERSION"
npm ci
npm run generate

Docker

Run Docker operations on the runner.

Operation	What it does
`build`	`docker build` an image from a Dockerfile
`run`	`docker run` a container
`push`	Push an image to a registry
`pull`	Pull an image from a registry
`compose`	Run `docker compose up`

Common parameters: image name, tag, Dockerfile path, build args, registry credentials (from your credential vault).

Git

Perform Git operations on the runner.

Operation	What it does
`checkout`	Check out a branch, tag, or SHA
`clone`	Clone a repository
`pull`	Pull latest changes
`fetch`	Fetch remote refs
`tag`	Create and optionally push a tag
`push`	Push commits or tags

TIP

Use the checkout operation as the first step in every job to ensure the runner has the latest code.

Test

Run a test suite.

Framework	Language
`jest`	JavaScript / TypeScript
`vitest`	JavaScript / TypeScript
`pytest`	Python
`go_test`	Go
`cargo_test`	Rust
`rspec`	Ruby
`phpunit`	PHP
`junit`	Java

Parameters: test command override, coverage flag, output format, working directory.

Build

Build a project artifact.

Tool	Language / Platform
`npm` / `yarn` / `pnpm`	JavaScript / TypeScript
`maven`	Java
`gradle`	Java / Kotlin / Android
`cargo`	Rust
`go`	Go
`dotnet`	.NET
`pip`	Python

Parameters: build command, output directory, environment variables.

Deploy

Deploy a built artifact to a target environment.

Target	Description
`kubernetes`	Apply manifests with `kubectl`
`aws_ecs`	Update an ECS service
`aws_lambda`	Deploy a Lambda function
`ssh`	Deploy over SSH (scp + remote command)
`vercel`	Deploy to Vercel
`netlify`	Deploy to Netlify
`heroku`	Deploy to Heroku
`ftp`	Upload via FTP/SFTP

Parameters vary by target. Credentials are selected from your credential vault.

Notification

Send a message when a step is reached (typically at the end of a pipeline, or on failure).

Channel	Description
`slack`	Post to a Slack channel via webhook
`teams`	Post to a Microsoft Teams channel
`discord`	Post to a Discord channel via webhook
`email`	Send an email via SMTP

Parameters: webhook URL or SMTP credentials (from vault), message template, channel name.

Step configuration options (all types)

Every step, regardless of type, also has these common options:

Option	Description
Label	Human-readable name shown on the canvas
Description	Optional notes about what this step does
Environment variables	Key-value pairs injected at runtime
Secrets	Reference credentials from the vault by name
Continue on error	If enabled, the job continues even if this step fails

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