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AI configuration assistant

Abstract

The AI config assistant is a chat-based assistant built into the Bitrise Workflow Editor that turns natural-language descriptions into validated YAML. You describe what you want in plain language: for example, "build an iOS app with Fastlane and send artifacts to Slack". The assistant produces a working Workflow or Pipeline that you can refine and iterate on either with the help of the assistant or manually.

Bitrise offers hundreds of integrations for all CI/CD purposes, allowing complex workflows. It takes time to become familiar with our Steps, our stacks, or the intricacies of configuration YAML - time that you could spend developing your app. To speed up the process, we introduced the AI configuration assistant.

The AI config assistant is a chat-based assistant built into the Bitrise Workflow Editor that turns natural-language descriptions into validated YAML. You describe what you want in plain language: for example, "build an iOS app with Fastlane and send artifacts to Slack". The assistant produces a working Workflow or Pipeline that you can refine and iterate on either with the help of the assistant or manually.

The assistant can also explain, in plain language, a given Workflow or Pipeline, including what each Step does. It can also suggest improvements. You can request modifications and improvements for an already existing Workflow or Pipeline even if it was created manually.

Explaining a Workflow or a Pipeline

You can get the AI assistant to explain how any part of your Bitrise configuration works and it can suggest improvements to existing Workflows and Pipelines.

To get an explanation, open a Workflow Editor and select a Workflow or Pipeline. Next to its name, click Explain. The AI assistant will open with a prompt already submitted. For example, if you click the button for a Workflow called test, the prompt will be Explain 'test' workflow.

The explanation aims to cover all parts of the configuration: the triggers and the Environment Variables belonging to the Workflow, the infrastructure, including the stack and the machine type, and the Steps, each with its own explanation. The assistant also provides information about the usage of the Workflow in other contests: for example, whether it's part of a Pipeline and what function it serves there.

Creating a Workflow or Pipeline with the AI assistant

Use the Bitrise AI configuration assistant to create a fully validated, working Workflow or Pipeline. Use plain language to list your requirements and the AI will create a configuration that you can modify at any point. It will be available in the Workflow Editor and in your configuration YAML file just as any other Workflow or Pipeline.

  1. Open the Workflow Editor.

  2. On the top bar, click Ask AI.

  3. In the Assistant window, select Create a new Workflow.

  4. Add your prompt in the input field.

    Use plain language to explain what you need the Workflow or Pipeline to do. You don't have to use Step names or Bitrise-specific terms. The more detailed your prompt is, the better the AI output.

    Note

    While the AI assistant is working, you can modify your configuration manually. However, your changes will be overwritten when the assistant is ready and you apply its changes.

  5. Ask for changes if you need them. You can keep iterating.

  6. When finished, click Apply changes. This overwrites your configuration YAML file.

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