## TL;DR

Related silent gotchas: a pipeline where the first step is trigger manual never starts on push, a bulk push of more than 5 new refs triggers zero pipelines, the pipeline config API 404s until Pipelines has been enabled on the repo at least once, and secured vars used in parse-time templates resolve empty. The OIDC token is only populated when the step opts in with oidc: true; without it the variable exists but is empty and auth fails downstream.

## Fix

1. Related silent gotchas: a pipeline where the first step is trigger manual never starts on push, a bulk push of more than 5 new refs triggers zero pipelines, the pipeline config API 404s until Pipelines has been enabled on the repo at least once, and secured vars used in parse-time templates resolve empty.
   Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.

## When to use

- You are setting up or using this Bitbucket Pipelines feature.
- The symptom matches: OIDC token silently empty without oidc true.

## When NOT to use

- Unrelated Bitbucket Pipelines issues (different feature, different failure).
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

## Compatibility

Reported against Bitbucket Pipelines. Source: https://github.com/jenyapoyarkov/bb-pipelines-author-skill/blob/HEAD/skills/bb-pipelines-author-skill/SKILL.md.

## Variant phrasings

### OIDC token silently empty without oidc true

## Why it happens

OIDC-based deploys fail: the BITBUCKET_STEP_OIDC_TOKEN variable is silently empty.

## Edge cases

- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

## Source

https://github.com/jenyapoyarkov/bb-pipelines-author-skill/blob/HEAD/skills/bb-pipelines-author-skill/SKILL.md

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nguoOpjbA6SyhQ9IEHPryw/versions/skv_ppofYkQWHxGy2uRnxxXI5Q>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nguoOpjbA6SyhQ9IEHPryw>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_nguoOpjbA6SyhQ9IEHPryw/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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    "https://github.com/jenyapoyarkov/bb-pipelines-author-skill/blob/HEAD/skills/bb-pipelines-author-skill/SKILL.md"
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