You can queue, show, and list builds using tfx.
Queues a build for a given project with a given definition.
--project <string> - Required. The name of the project to queue a build for.
AND
--definition-id <number> - The id of the build definition to build against.
OR
--definition-name <string> - The name of the build definition to build against.
~$ tfx build queue --project MyProject --definition-name TestDefinition
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Queued new build:
id : 1
definition name : TestDefinition
requested by : Teddy Ward
status : NotStarted
queue time : Fri Aug 21 2015 15:07:49 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Shows information for a given build.
--project <string> - Required. The name of the project to queue a build for.
--id <number> - Required. The id of the build to show.
$ tfx build show --project MyProject --id 1
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id : 1
definition name : TestDefinition
requested by : Teddy Ward
status : NotStarted
queue time : Fri Aug 21 2015 15:07:49 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Queries for a list of builds.
--project <string> - Required. The name of the project to queue a build for.
--defintion-id <number> - The id of a build definition.
--definition-name <string> - The name of a build definition.
--status <string> - The status of the build (eg: NotStarted, Completed).
--top <number> - Show the first X builds that satisfy the other query criteria.
~$ tfx build list
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...
id : 1
definition name : TestDefinition
requested by : Teddy Ward
status : NotStarted
queue time : Fri Aug 21 2015 15:07:49 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)