Official agent skill

Crosvm Dev Container

by google in google/crosvm

Skill to assist with using the devcontainer tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment.

OfficialBSD-3-ClauseAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Crosvm Dev Container

skills CLI
$ npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-dev-container -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install google/crosvm crosvm-dev-container --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google/crosvm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/crosvm_dev_container .claude/skills/crosvm-dev-container && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
crosvm-dev-container
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~345 tokens
SKILL.md length
136 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
BSD-3-Clause

At a glance

Skill to assist with using the devcontainer tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment.

  • DevOps & Cloud work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Basic Usage and Key Options
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Crosvm Dev Container is an agent skill from google/crosvm, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Skill to assist with using the devcontainer tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with Docker. The repository describes itself as: The Chrome OS Virtual Machine Monitor - Mirror of https://chromium.googlesource.com/crosvm/crosvm/. The licence is BSD-3-Clause.

When your agent uses it

  • DevOps & Cloud work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/crosvm-dev-container”

Requirements

  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2c8433b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Crosvm Dev Container loads about 345 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 136 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~345

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from google/crosvm at commit 2c8433b, republished under its BSD-3-Clause licence (© google). 136 words, ~345 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/crosvm-dev-container/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
crosvm-dev-container
description
Skill to assist with using the `dev_container` tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment.

Crosvm Dev Container (tools/dev_container)

The tools/dev_container script is a wrapper used to run commands inside the official crosvm development container. This ensures a consistent environment with all necessary dependencies installed (such as compilers, libraries, and system tools).

It uses Podman by default, but can fall back to or be forced to use Docker.

Basic Usage

To run any command inside the dev container, prefix it with tools/dev_container:

bash
tools/dev_container <command>
Common Examples:
  • Run cargo check:
    bash
    tools/dev_container cargo check
  • Run presubmit checks:
    bash
    tools/dev_container ./tools/presubmit quick
  • Run formatting:
    bash
    tools/dev_container ./tools/fmt

Key Options

  • --use-docker: Force the script to use Docker instead of Podman.
  • --pull: Pull the latest version of the container image from the registry before running the command.
  • --stop: Stop the currently running container instance.
  • --clean: Clean the container state (useful if the container gets into a bad state).
  • --no-interactive: Run in non-interactive mode (useful for scripts or CI).

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/crosvm_dev_container of google/crosvm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2c8433b

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Questions about Crosvm Dev Container

What does Crosvm Dev Container do?

Skill to assist with using the devcontainer tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment. Crosvm Dev Container is an agent skill from google/crosvm, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Skill to assist with using the devcontainer tool for running builds, tests, and other tools in a consistent containerized environment.

When should I use Crosvm Dev Container?

Crosvm Dev Container fits situations like: devOps & Cloud work in your project.

How do I install Crosvm Dev Container in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-dev-container -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/crosvm_dev_container in google/crosvm) into .claude/skills/crosvm-dev-container in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Crosvm Dev Container in Codex?

Run `npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-dev-container -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/crosvm_dev_container in google/crosvm) into .agents/skills/crosvm-dev-container in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Crosvm Dev Container in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-dev-container -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/crosvm-dev-container, .gemini/skills/crosvm-dev-container, .github/skills/crosvm-dev-container and .opencode/skills/crosvm-dev-container in your project.

What does Crosvm Dev Container need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Crosvm Dev Container is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Crosvm Dev Container access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Crosvm Dev Container safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Crosvm Dev Container use?

Crosvm Dev Container is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Crosvm Dev Container use?

About 345 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Crosvm Dev Container?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Crosvm Dev Container: Iron Proxy Gateway for NanoClaw (nanocoai/nanoclaw, 31k stars), GreptimeDB Dev Docker Image (GreptimeTeam/greptimedb, 6.7k stars), Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 259 stars) and LangBot Deployment Guide (langbot-app/LangBot, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Crosvm Dev Container?

google (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in google/crosvm, which has 1,329 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: google/crosvm on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.