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title: "New Report: The State of CI/CD in 2026"
description: "JetBrains released a report on the state of CI/CD in 2026, drawing on four surveys including the Developer Ecosystem Survey 2026 and the State of CI/CD Tools Survey 2026. Among DevOps respondents, 83.4% run CI/CD pipelines. Self-hosting remains strong: 72.8% run their primary system on premises or self-managed cloud, and 30.5% use on-premises installations, a five-year high. AI is used by 48.8% of organizations for at least one CI/CD task, but only 8% integrate AI steps directly into builds; 28% interact via MCP or agent skills versus 10% via built-in assistants. The report covers popular tools, reasons for multi-platform use, switching factors, and barriers to AI adoption."
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# New Report: The State of CI/CD in 2026

[Jetbrains](https://yomu.fyi/company/jetbrains) · Olga Bedrina · Oct 8, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

JetBrains released a report on the state of CI/CD in 2026, drawing on four surveys including the Developer Ecosystem Survey 2026 and the State of CI/CD Tools Survey 2026. Among DevOps respondents, 83.4% run CI/CD pipelines. Self-hosting remains strong: 72.8% run their primary system on premises or self-managed cloud, and 30.5% use on-premises installations, a five-year high. AI is used by 48.8% of organizations for at least one CI/CD task, but only 8% integrate AI steps directly into builds; 28% interact via MCP or agent skills versus 10% via built-in assistants. The report covers popular tools, reasons for multi-platform use, switching factors, and barriers to AI adoption.

## Takeaways

- 83.4% of DevOps respondents run CI/CD pipelines.
- 72.8% run their primary CI/CD on premises or self-managed cloud; 30.5% use on-premises, the highest share in five years.
- 48.8% use AI for at least one CI/CD task, but only 8% inside builds; 28% interact via MCP or agent skills versus 10% via built-in assistants.

## FAQ

### What percentage run CI/CD on premises?

30.5% use an on-premises installation, the highest in five years. 72.8% run their primary CI/CD system on premises or on self-managed cloud infrastructure.

### How is AI used in CI/CD?

48.8% use AI for at least one CI/CD task, but only 8% run AI steps directly inside builds. AI is mainly used for code review, fixing tests, and diagnosing failures.

### How do teams interact with CI/CD tools?

28% interact via MCP or agent skills compared to 10% through a built-in assistant.

**Tags:** [AI](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai), [CI/CD](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ci-cd), [Developer Survey](https://yomu.fyi/topic/developer-survey)

- Source: [Jetbrains](https://blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2026/10/state-of-cicd-2026-report)
- Source URL: https://blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2026/10/state-of-cicd-2026-report
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-10-08T12:00:13.750Z

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