From 9130c497d418b1c56fb8414ff25406cb720e7edd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 6543 <6543@obermui.de>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 13:08:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Expose step type to step env (#4290)

---
 docs/docs/20-usage/50-environment.md | 1 +
 pipeline/runtime/runtime_test.go     | 4 ++++
 pipeline/runtime/step.go             | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/docs/20-usage/50-environment.md b/docs/docs/20-usage/50-environment.md
index 78cb4bbe75..d1b925b8b0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/20-usage/50-environment.md
+++ b/docs/docs/20-usage/50-environment.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ This is the reference list of all environment variables available to your pipeli
 | `CI_WORKFLOW_NAME`                 | workflow name                                                                                                      | `release`                                                                                                  |
 |                                    | **Current step**                                                                                                   |                                                                                                            |
 | `CI_STEP_NAME`                     | step name                                                                                                          | `build package`                                                                                            |
+| `CI_STEP_TYPE`                     | step type (`commands`, `plugin`, `service`, `clone` or `cache`)                                                    | `commands`                                                                                                 |
 | `CI_STEP_NUMBER`                   | step number                                                                                                        | `0`                                                                                                        |
 | `CI_STEP_STARTED`                  | step started UNIX timestamp                                                                                        | `1722617519`                                                                                               |
 | `CI_STEP_URL`                      | URL to step in UI                                                                                                  | `https://ci.example.com/repos/7/pipeline/8`                                                                |
diff --git a/pipeline/runtime/runtime_test.go b/pipeline/runtime/runtime_test.go
index d327b6adfe..c11084d562 100644
--- a/pipeline/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ func TestWorkflowWithServiceStep(t *testing.T) {
 			Environment: map[string]string{
 				"CI_PIPELINE_STARTED": fmt.Sprintf("%d", r.started),
 				"CI_PIPELINE_STATUS":  "success",
+				"CI_STEP_NAME":        "test",
+				"CI_STEP_TYPE":        "commands",
 			},
 			Commands: []string{"echo test"},
 		},
@@ -481,6 +483,8 @@ func TestWorkflowPluginStep(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.EqualValues(t, map[string]string{
 			"CI_PIPELINE_STATUS":             "success",
+			"CI_STEP_NAME":                   "publish",
+			"CI_STEP_TYPE":                   "plugin",
 			"DRONE_BUILD_STATUS":             "success",
 			"DRONE_REPO_SCM":                 "git",
 			"EXPECT_TYPE":                    "plugin",
diff --git a/pipeline/runtime/step.go b/pipeline/runtime/step.go
index efae86c656..69215eb243 100644
--- a/pipeline/runtime/step.go
+++ b/pipeline/runtime/step.go
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ func (r *Runtime) setStepEnv(step *backend_types.Step) error {
 	}
 	step.Environment["CI_PIPELINE_STARTED"] = strconv.FormatInt(r.started, 10)
 	step.Environment["CI_STEP_STARTED"] = strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10)
+	step.Environment["CI_STEP_TYPE"] = string(step.Type)
+	step.Environment["CI_STEP_NAME"] = step.Name
 
 	return nil
 }