tektoncd/pipelines-as-code

Tekton Pipelines-as-Code is a CI/CD framework that enables you to define and run Tekton pipelines directly from your Git repository.

The tool solves the problem of managing CI/CD pipelines separately from source code by letting you store pipeline definitions as PipelineRun files in a `.tekton/` directory alongside your code. Pipelines are triggered by Git events and results are reported back as pull request checks. The framework supports multiple Git providers including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud and Data Center, and Forgejo through both native integrations and webhooks. It includes ChatOps commands for controlling pipeline execution from pull request comments, an inline resolver that bundles remote tasks before cluster submission, and automated housekeeping to prune old runs and cancel superseded executions.

Teams should adopt this tool if they run Tekton on Kubernetes and want pipelines versioned with their code rather than managed in a separate system. It suits projects that need multi-provider Git support and want to treat pipeline configuration as code subject to the same review and version control as application code. The tool is specifically designed as an opinionated framework for Tekton rather than a general-purpose CI/CD system.

The project maintains active end-to-end testing and code coverage tracking. Development activity shows consistent attention to both core functionality and operational concerns, with documentation covering installation, pipeline creation, repository configuration, GitOps workflows, and provider-specific setup across multiple Git platforms.