# Bitbucket CLI Evaluation Report

**Date**: 2026-01-28
**Evaluator**: Antigravity
**Scope**: `vds-cli bitbucket` vs Official SDK vs Modern Use Cases

## Executive Summary

The `vds-cli bitbucket` implementation is a robust, production-grade wrapper around the `atlassian-python-api` SDK. It exposes approximately **51%** of the SDK's functionality, focusing heavily on developer and platform engineering workflows (Repos, PRs, Permissions, Pipelines).

It outperforms standard "scripting" by providing uniform output (JSON/Markdown), integrated error handling, and cross-platform compatibility via `vds-cli`.

## 1. Feature Comparison

| Feature Category | Official SDK (`atlassian-python-api`) | `vds-cli bitbucket` | Status |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Repository CRUD** | Create, Get, Update, Delete, Fork | ✅ Fully Supported | Parity |
| **PR Management** | Create, Diff, Comment, Merge, Decline, Activities | ✅ Fully Supported | Parity (Enhanced with Diff/Markdown) |
| **Permissions** | Users, Groups, Repo, Project, Branch | ✅ Supported | Parity |
| **Pipelines** | List, Trigger, Log, Stop, Variables | ✅ Supported (Cloud) | Parity (Cloud) |
| **Branching** | Create, Delete, Models, Default Branch | ✅ Supported | Parity |
| **Code Insights** | Reports, Annotations | ✅ Supported (Cloud) | Parity (Cloud) |
| **Build Status** | Get Commit/Build Statuses (Server/DC) | ❌ **Missing** | **Gap** |
| **Search** | File Search, Code Search | ✅ Supported | Parity |
| **Snippets** | CRUD | ❌ Missing | Low Priority |
| **Admin** | License, System Info, User Management | ❌ Missing | Out of Scope |

## 2. "Modern Use Case" Evaluation

### ✅ Strengths
- **GitOps Ready**: Full support for creating PRs, managing branch permissions, and configuring webhooks via CLI makes it suitable for CI/CD automation.
- **Platform Engineering**: Robust permission management (`grant-group-repo`) allows automated onboarding and security compliance enforcement.
- **Developer Experience**: "Draft" PR support and rich Markdown reporting align with modern code review practices.

### ⚠️ Gaps & Opportunities
1.  **CI/CD Integration (Server/DC)**:
    - **Gap**: Lacks `get-build-status` for Bitbucket Server/Data Center. Developers cannot verify if a Jenkins/Bamboo build passed for a specific commit via CLI.
    - **Impact**: Harder to script "merge if green" logic for Server environments.
    - **SDK Support**: The `atlassian-python-api` SDK supports this via `get_build_status(commit, key=None, limit=None)`. This method is available in the SDK but not exposed in our CLI.

2.  **Semantic Search**:
    - **Gap**: Current search is keyword-based. Modern tools (like `grepai` in VDS) use vector search.
    - **Recommendation**: Integrate `grepai` or similar for "Find code doing X" capabilities.

3.  **Bulk Operations**:
    - **Gap**: No native `for-each-repo` command.
    - **Impact**: Updating descriptions or permissions across 50 repos requires external bash looping.

4.  **Auto-Merge Strategies**:
    - **Gap**: No "Merge when pipeline succeeds" flag/command.
    - **Impact**: Users must poll for status (which is also missing for Server) and then merge.

## 3. Recommendations

1.  **Implement `commit-status`**: Add a command to retrieve build statuses for a commit (critical for Server/DC CI pipelines). The underlying SDK method `get_build_status` is ready to use.
2.  **Bulk Operations Pattern**: Document or implement a pattern for applying commands to multiple repositories (e.g., accepting a list of repos from stdin).
3.  **Semantic Search Integration**: Leverage the existing `grepai-skill` for code search instead of relying solely on Bitbucket's native keyword search.

## 4. Conclusion

The current implementation is **Excellent** for its intended scope. It provides a safer, more structured alternative to direct API calls or `curl` scripts. Addressing the "Build Status" gap for Server/DC would bring it to near-complete parity for DevOps workflows.
