beacon ci start

Command Overview

beacon ci start starts a local collector, writes a session state file, and prints or exports telemetry environment variables for later workflow steps.

Command syntax

beacon ci start

In the GitHub Action, these variables are written to $GITHUB_ENV so later run: or uses: steps can inherit them. Claude Code uses environment variables; Codex uses a generated CODEX_HOME with Beacon OTLP configuration.

Flags

Flag	Description
`--harness <harnesses>`	Harnesses to configure. Defaults to `claude,codex` when omitted
`--log-path <path>`	CI runtime JSONL log path
`--state-path <path>`	CI session state path
`--github-env <path>`	Optional GitHub Actions environment file to append exports to
`--forward <destination>`	Optionally forward CI events to a customer-managed SIEM. Supported values are `splunk` and `falcon`
`--forward-endpoint <url>`	SIEM HEC endpoint URL for the selected `--forward` provider

Examples

Start a detached Beacon CI telemetry session:

Start a detached Beacon CI telemetry session

beacon ci start --harness claude,codex

Start a session with a stable runtime log path:

Start with a stable runtime log path

beacon ci start \
  --harness codex \
  --log-path "$RUNNER_TEMP/beacon/runtime.jsonl"

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Review CI artifact paths and command group behavior.

beacon ci finish

Stop, validate, and export a detached telemetry session.

CI Telemetry Exports

Export CI runtime JSONL through workflow artifacts, S3, GCS, or downstream pipelines.

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