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docker-project-foundations
Apache-2.0Updated on Nov 10, 2026625GitHub starsIncludes scripts
A Docker-authored skill for containerising a project that has no Docker setup yet.
What the skill teaches
A Docker-authored skill for containerising a project that has no Docker setup yet. It has the agent produce three files together, a .dockerignore first, then a starter Dockerfile and a compose.yaml for local development that includes services the project depends on, such as a database or cache, so nothing has to be installed on the host. It also covers keeping npm registry credentials out of image layers. Bundled templates give starting points, and a shell script checks that the files exist and that the Compose file is valid. It expects Docker 20.10 or later with Compose v2.
Capabilities
- Dockerize a project from scratch
- Create a .dockerignore, Dockerfile and compose.yaml
- Add a database or cache as a container
- Check the generated setup with a script
Install
- Run this to add it to Any client:
npx skills add docker/skills
What's inside
- agents/openai.yaml
- assets/Dockerfile.simple
- assets/compose-dev.yaml
- assets/dockerignore-example
- checks/verification.md
- evals/docker-project-foundations.md
- references/project-structure.md
- scripts/verify-setup.sh
- skill.yaml
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | Docker | |
| Publisher | Docker | source |
| Official status | OfficialDocker Docs call these Docker's official skills and link the docker/skills repository | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | Yes | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 10, 2026625 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/docker/skills · Backs: LicenceNov 14, 2026
- README (README.md)github.com/docker/skillsNov 12, 2026
- Web pagedocs.docker.com · Backs: Official statusNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/docker/skills · Backs: Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (docker-project-foundations)github.com/docker/skills · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 14, 2026