ci-doctor 0.1.1

CLI to diagnose CI pipeline runs

CI Doctor

A CLI that analyzes a GitHub Actions run URL and prints a compact diagnosis.

Install

Using pipx (recommended for CLI tools):

pipx install ci-doctor

Or with pip:

pip install ci-doctor

Install (editable for dev)

pip install -e .

Auth

Set up a GitHub Personal Access Token. See GITHUB_TOKEN_SETUP.md for detailed instructions.

Quick start:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...

AI Analysis (Optional)

For AI-powered failure analysis, install the AI extras and set your OpenAI API key:

pip install -e ".[ai]"
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

Creating an OpenAI API Key:

1. Go to https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
2. Sign in or create an OpenAI account
3. Click "Create new secret key"
4. Give it a name (e.g., "CI Doctor")
5. Copy the key immediately (you won't be able to see it again)
6. Add it to your environment: export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

Note: AI analysis uses OpenAI's API, which may incur costs. The tool uses gpt-4o-mini for cost efficiency.

Usage

# Use 'ci-doctor' or shorter alias 'cidoc'
ci-doctor analyze https://github.com/owner/repo/actions/runs/123456789
cidoc analyze <url>

# With AI-powered analysis
ci-doctor analyze <url> --ai

# JSON output
ci-doctor analyze <url> --format json > report.json

# Save logs to disk
ci-doctor analyze <url> --save-logs

Note: Logs from failing steps are automatically extracted and displayed. Use --save-logs to also save the full log ZIP to ./artifacts. Use --ai for intelligent failure analysis (requires OpenAI API key).

Security

🔒 This tool is 100% READ-ONLY

CI Doctor only performs GET requests to the GitHub API. It cannot:

• Modify repositories, workflows, or files
• Create, update, or delete anything
• Trigger workflow runs
• Change repository settings or permissions

The tool only reads:

• Workflow run status and metadata
• Job and step information
• Repository commit comparisons
• Logs (download only, no modification)

Use tokens with read-only scopes (actions:read, contents:read) only.

Notes

• GitHub provider only in v0; provider abstraction enables Jenkins/Azure later.
• Stateless; uses live API with optional ETag cache.