CircleCI Dynamic Config + Tag Pipelines → “No workflow” after continuation

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This is blocking deployment from CI → intg/stge/prod environments.

Hi all,

I’m using CircleCI dynamic config (setup: true + continuation orb) and facing an issue where tag-triggered pipelines show:

“No workflow” after setup phase, even though continuation returns successfully.

Setup:

  • setup: true config with continuation/continue
  • Passing parameters via JSON (/tmp/continue-params.json)
  • Tag-based deployments (ci-*, rc-*, r-*)
  • Using when: in continuation config:when: matches: pattern: "^ci-.*" value: << pipeline.parameters.pipeline_tag >>

What I’ve verified:

  • $CIRCLE_TAG is available in setup job
  • JSON file is written and passed to continuation
  • continuation step completes successfully
  • workflows exist in continue_config.yml

Issue:

  • Tag pipeline shows: → Setup job runs → continuation succeeds → No workflow is selected

Question:

  • Do tag contexts need to be explicitly preserved differently in dynamic config?
  • Is there a known issue with pipeline.git.tag or parameter passing for tag-triggered pipelines?

Would really appreciate any insights, especially from folks using dynamic config with tag-based deployments.

Thanks!

Posted May 1, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC

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