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Mark a build as started

An MCP tool from the Netlify API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Mark a build as started [POST /builds/{build_id}/start]

Name on the gateway: netlify_api__notify_build_start · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
build_id requiredstringbuild_id parameter
buildbot_versionstringbuildbot_version parameter
build_versionstringbuild_version parameter
task_idstringtask_id parameter

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "netlify_api__notify_build_start",
  "arguments": {
    "build_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Netlify API server directly, which lists 188 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-netlify-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/netlify-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the mark a build as started tool with build_id set to ….

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