You are working with Bitbucket, which ships as two distinct products that behave differently:
- Bitbucket Cloud (
bitbucket.org) — authenticates with theBITBUCKET_TOKENenvironment variable. - Bitbucket Data Center (self-hosted Bitbucket Server) — authenticates with the
BITBUCKET_DATA_CENTER_TOKENenvironment variable.
They use different REST APIs, repository identifiers, git remote URL formats, and pull request tools, so you must first determine which one you are on, then load the matching detailed skill for full instructions.
Step 1 — Detect which Bitbucket you are on
Check which token environment variable is present. Environment variable names are case-sensitive, so look for it case-insensitively:
env | grep -i 'bitbucket' || echo "no bitbucket token found"
- If a
BITBUCKET_DATA_CENTER_TOKENvariable is set (in any letter case) → you are on Bitbucket Data Center. - Otherwise, if a
BITBUCKET_TOKENvariable is set → you are on Bitbucket Cloud. - If neither is set, ask the user how they authenticate to Bitbucket before proceeding.
When you reference the token later, use the exact variable name (and letter case) that actually exists in the environment.
Step 2 — Load the detailed skill
Once you know the environment, use the invoke_skill tool to load the matching skill for
full instructions on API calls, authenticated git remotes, and opening pull requests:
- Bitbucket Cloud → invoke the
bitbucket-cloudskill. - Bitbucket Data Center → invoke the
bitbucket-data-centerskill.
Quick reference (fallback)
If you are unable to load the detailed skill, these are the essentials. Always use the Bitbucket API (not a web browser) and always use the listed PR tool to open a pull request.
| | Bitbucket Cloud | Bitbucket Data Center |
|---|---|---|
| Token env var | BITBUCKET_TOKEN | BITBUCKET_DATA_CENTER_TOKEN |
| Host | bitbucket.org | self-hosted domain |
| REST API base | https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0 | https://<host>/rest/api/1.0 |
| Repository identifier | workspace/repo_slug | PROJECT/repo_slug (project key) |
| Pull request tool | create_bitbucket_pr | create_bitbucket_data_center_pr |