Agent skill

Adding Docker

by spencerpauly in spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills

Dockerize an application with a production-ready Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and .dockerignore.

CC0-1.0Auto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Adding Docker

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker --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/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .claude/skills/adding-docker && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .claude/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .agents/skills/adding-docker && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .agents/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .cursor/skills/adding-docker && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .cursor/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git --path resources/adding-docker

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .gemini/skills/adding-docker && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .gemini/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .github/skills/adding-docker && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .github/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-docker --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/adding-docker .opencode/skills/adding-docker && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "adding-docker" agent skill from https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/main/resources/adding-docker into .opencode/skills/adding-docker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adding-docker", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: adding-docker
GitHub stars: 841
Token cost: ~548 tokens
SKILL.md length: 122 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 59
Repo updated: Aug 2, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: CC0-1.0

At a glance

Dockerize an application with a production-ready Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and .dockerignore.

Works in 5 steps: Detect the runtime — inspect… → Create a multi-stage Dockerfile → Create .dockerignore → …
Tasks that involve Containers
SKILL.md covers Steps and Notes
Needs POSTGRES_PASSWORD

What it does

Adding Docker is an agent skill from spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills. Dockerize an application with a production-ready Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and .dockerignore.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 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, covering Containers. It works with Docker. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome skills for Cursor. The licence is CC0-1.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Containers

Example prompts

“/adding-docker”

Requirements

Node.js
Docker

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Detect the runtime — inspect package.json, requirements.txt, go.mod, Cargo.toml, etc. to determine the language and runtime.
Create a multi-stage Dockerfile
Create .dockerignore
Create docker-compose.yml (if the app has dependencies like a database or Redis)
Add npm scripts (optional)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 99cd265. 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 dockerfile, yaml and json).
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Adding Docker loads about 548 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 122 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~548

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:52
```
.env*
```
NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:64
```
env_file: .env
```

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:91

- Never copy `.env` files into the image — use `env_file` or runtime injection.

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 spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills at commit 99cd265, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© spencerpauly). 122 words, ~548 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/adding-docker/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: adding-docker
description: Dockerize an application with a production-ready Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and .dockerignore.

Add Docker

Use this skill when the user asks to dockerize, containerize, or add Docker support to an application.

Steps

Detect the runtime — inspect package.json, requirements.txt, go.mod, Cargo.toml, etc. to determine the language and runtime.

Create a multi-stage Dockerfile

For Node.js (example):

dockerfile

FROM node:20-alpine AS base

FROM base AS deps
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
RUN npm ci --omit=dev

FROM base AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
RUN npm ci
COPY . .
RUN npm run build

FROM base AS runner
WORKDIR /app
ENV NODE_ENV=production
COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=build /app/.next ./.next
COPY --from=build /app/public ./public
COPY --from=build /app/package.json ./
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["npm", "start"]

Adapt for the detected framework — adjust the build output directory, entry command, and base image.

Create .dockerignore
```
node_modules
.next
.git
.env*
*.md
```

Create docker-compose.yml (if the app has dependencies like a database or Redis):

yaml

services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    env_file: .env
    depends_on:
      - db
  db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: app
      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
    volumes:
      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
  pgdata:

Add npm scripts (optional)

json

{
  "docker:build": "docker build -t myapp .",
  "docker:run": "docker compose up"
}

Notes

Use Alpine-based images to minimize image size.
Never copy .env files into the image — use env_file or runtime injection.
For monorepos, use a .dockerignore that excludes sibling packages not needed by the target app.
Add a HEALTHCHECK instruction for production deployments.

Files

Just SKILL.md in resources/adding-docker of spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 99cd265

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Adding Docker next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Questions about Adding Docker

What does Adding Docker do?

Dockerize an application with a production-ready Dockerfile, docker-compose setup, and .dockerignore. Adding Docker is an agent skill from spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.dockerignore.

When should I use Adding Docker?

Adding Docker fits situations like: tasks that involve Containers.

How do I install Adding Docker in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/adding-docker in spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills) into .claude/skills/adding-docker in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Adding Docker in Codex?

Run `npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/adding-docker in spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills) into .agents/skills/adding-docker in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Adding Docker 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 spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-docker -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/adding-docker, .gemini/skills/adding-docker, .github/skills/adding-docker and .opencode/skills/adding-docker in your project.

What does Adding Docker need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Adding Docker needs credentials named POSTGRES_PASSWORD. Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker.

Does Adding Docker 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 Adding Docker safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Adding Docker use?

Adding Docker is published under the CC0-1.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Adding Docker use?

About 548 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Adding Docker?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Adding Docker: 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 Adding Docker?

spencerpauly (a GitHub user) maintains it in spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills, which has 841 GitHub stars. The repository holds 59 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 2, 2026.

Source: spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Adding Docker

Install Adding Docker

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Add Docker

Steps

Notes

Files

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Install Adding Docker

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Add Docker

Steps

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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