Docker Via Wsl

What it does

When your agent uses it

• YOU (the AI agent) are running on Windows OUTSIDE WSL (Git Bash/MSYS/PowerShell shell) and need to run ANY docker / docker compose command
• Mount source wrong
• Windows + Docker Desktop

Example prompts

• “is a directory”
• “/docker-via-wsl”

Requirements

• Docker
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Windows host with Docker Desktop using the WSL2 backend.
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(wsl.exe:*), Bash(docker:*), Bash(uname:*), Read, Glob, Grep

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c081a2d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Bash(wsl.exe:*)
  • Bash(docker:*)
  • Bash(uname:*)
  • Read
  • Glob
  • Grep

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • docker

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

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  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.

• Compatibility

  Windows host with Docker Desktop using the WSL2 backend.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Docker Via Wsl loads about 832 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 140 tokens; SKILL.md has 330 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~140

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~832

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~1.3k

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

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 JMBeresford/retrom at commit c081a2d, republished under its MIT licence (© JMBeresford). 330 words, ~832 tokens.

name

docker-via-wsl

description

Use when YOU (the AI agent) are running on Windows OUTSIDE WSL (Git Bash/MSYS/PowerShell shell) and need to run ANY docker / docker compose command. Docker Desktop runs on the WSL2 engine, so commands must be re-issued INSIDE WSL via wsl.exe -- running them from the Windows shell on a network/SMB drive (Z:, UNC) corrupts bind-mount paths. Does NOT apply if your shell is already inside WSL. Triggers on: docker, docker compose, docker-compose, container, bind mount, volume, 'is a directory', mount source wrong, Windows + Docker Desktop, WSL.

allowed-tools

Bash(wsl.exe:*), Bash(docker:*), Bash(uname:*), Read, Glob, Grep

compatibility

Windows host with Docker Desktop using the WSL2 backend.

license

(MIT AND CC-BY-SA-4.0)

metadata.version

1.10.0

metadata.repository

https://github.com/netresearch/docker-development-skill

metadata.author

Netresearch DTT GmbH

wsl.exe -e bash -lc "cd /home/<user>/<project> && docker compose up -d"
wsl.exe -e bash -lc "docker ps"
wsl.exe -e bash -lc "docker build -t myimg /home/<user>/<project>"

© JMBeresford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/docker-via-wsl of JMBeresford/retrom.

• SKILL.md
• references/diagnosis-and-fix.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c081a2d