Build tool cache now available in Open Beta

Build tool cache is now available in Open Beta

Build tool cache is now available in Open Beta on CircleCI Cloud, offering up to 90% faster clean builds vs. no cache for eligible Gradle, Bazel, and Turborepo workloads (and up to 29% faster for Xcode).

The new with_tool_cache step transparently backs a build tool’s own remote cache with a CircleCI-managed cache backend; no need to hand-roll a save_cache/restore_cache pair for tool-specific build outputs.

Supported tools: Gradle, Bazel, Turborepo, and Xcode.

See the Build tool cache documentation for setup details, quickstart examples, and Beta caveats.

Beta Release Notes:

• This is an Open Beta feature. It’s under active development and behavior may change without notice.
• There is no additional cost to use with_tool_cache beyond standard cache storage usage.
• You can opt in now by adding the with_tool_cache step to your config.