Skill collection
docker/skills agent skills
- skills
- 11
- official
- 11
- GitHub stars
- 539
GitHub description: “A collection of Docker skills for AI coding agents to help them build, test, debug, and optimize containerized apps with consistent, reusable workflows.”
- Stars
- 539 (27 forks)
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Last push
- Oct 2026
- Created
- Mar 2026
- Homepage
- docs.docker.com/ai/skills
- Source
- github.com/docker/skills
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- codex
- cursor
- docker
- skills
- antigravity
- copilot
- gemin
- gemini-cli-extension
Install all skills
npx skills add docker/skillsAdd --skill <name> for a single skill and -a <agent> to choose the agent (see the agent guides).
Skills in docker/skills, ranked
Ranked by score. Sort bymost stars,trending,newest,recently updated
| # | Skill | Repository | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A skill your agent uses when creating, modifying, or debugging Docker Compose configurations, even if the user just says they need to wire services together, add a database to their stack, or set up… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 2 | A skill your agent uses when writing, reviewing, or optimizing Dockerfiles, even if the user just says their image is too large, their build is slow, or they need to harden a container for production. | docker/ | 539 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 3 | A skill your agent uses when creating or editing an agent.yaml (or .yml/.hcl) configuration file for Docker Agent (cagent), including defining agents, models/providers, built-in or MCP toolsets… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 4 | A skill your agent uses when exposing a Docker Agent as a server (MCP, HTTP API, A2A, ACP, or OpenAI-compatible chat), distributing an agent via an OCI registry with docker agent share, or measuring… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 5 | A skill your agent uses when setting up, initializing, or Dockerizing a project, even if the user doesn't explicitly mention Docker but describes a need for containerized local development, adding a… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 6 | A skill your agent uses when authoring, planning, or running a declarative sbxenv.yaml file for Docker Sandboxes (sbx env create/run/plan/exec/rm), even if the user just says they want to "check in… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 7 | A skill your agent uses when authoring, validating, packaging, signing, or composing a Docker Sandboxes kit spec.yaml (sbx kit add/inspect/pack/pull/push/sign/validate/verify), even if the user just… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 8 | A skill your agent uses when running a Docker Agent with docker agent run, choosing a safety/approval mode, using the --sandbox isolation flag, setting up aliases, or troubleshooting a run (missing… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 9 | A skill your agent uses when creating, running, reattaching to, listing, stopping, or removing Docker Sandboxes (the standalone sbx CLI that runs AI coding agents in isolated microVMs), even if the… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 10 | A skill your agent uses when configuring what a Docker Sandboxes (sbx) sandbox can reach on the network or which credentials it authenticates with, even if the user just says they want to "let the… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| 11 | Use this skill before running, or recommending, any Docker command that deletes, wipes, resets, or otherwise irreversibly changes state — even if the user just says to "clean up", "clear the cache"… | docker/ | 539 | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
Questions, answered from the data.
What is the best skill in docker/skills?
Docker Compose Patterns (official) from docker/skills ranks first of the 11 skills in docker/skills listed here, with the highest score: its repository has 539 GitHub stars, its SKILL.md loads about 2.4k tokens and it has informational notes only in the automated safety check. Next come Docker Build Strategies and Docker Agent Config.
Are the skills in docker/skills official?
11 of the 11 skills in docker/skills are official, published by the vendor's own GitHub organization: Docker Compose Patterns, Docker Build Strategies, Docker Agent Config, Docker Agent Deploy, Docker Project Foundations and 6 more.
How do I install all skills from docker/skills?
Run npx skills add docker/skills in your project: the open-source skills CLI installs the repository's skills into your coding agent's skills folder. To install a single skill, open its page here for the exact command.
How are these skills ranked?
By Skill Navigator score, which combines the GitHub stars of the skill's repository (shared across that repo's skills and discounted for large collections), how many other GitHub owners carry a copy of the skill, and automated SKILL.md quality checks, minus penalties for safety-check warnings and for each further skill from the same repository. Skills that fail the safety check are not listed.