Docker Development Skill — DevOps skill for Claude Code
Dockerfile, docker-compose, multi-stage builds, CI patterns.
How to install Docker Development Skill
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open netresearch/docker-development-skill and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Docker Development Skill does
[](#license) [](https://claude.ai/claude-code)
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README
Docker Development Skill
[](#license) [](https://claude.ai/claude-code)
Agent Skill for Docker image development - Dockerfile best practices, CI testing patterns, and Docker Compose orchestration.
Features
- Dockerfile Best Practices - Multi-stage builds, layer optimization, security
- CI Testing Patterns - Test Docker images reliably in CI pipelines
- Docker Compose - Service orchestration, health checks, networking
- Docker Bake - Multi-platform builds with BuildKit
- Security - Vulnerability scanning, non-root users, secret management
Automatic Triggers
This skill activates automatically when working with:
| File Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
Dockerfile, Dockerfile.*, *.dockerfile |
Container image definitions |
docker-compose.yml, compose.yml |
Multi-container orchestration |
docker-bake.hcl |
BuildKit bake configurations |
.dockerignore |
Build context optimization |
Installation
Marketplace (Recommended)
Add the [Netresearch marketplace](https://github.com/netresearch/claude-code-marketplace) once, then browse and install skills:
# Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add netresearch/claude-code-marketplace
npx ([skills.sh](https://skills.sh))
Install with any [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io)-compatible agent:
npx skills add https://github.com/netresearch/docker-development-skill --skill docker-development
Download Release
Download the [latest release](https://github.com/netresearch/docker-development-skill/releases/latest) and extract to your agent's skills directory.
Git Clone
git clone https://github.com/netresearch/docker-development-skill.git
Composer (PHP Projects)
composer require netresearch/docker-development-skill
Requires [netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin](https://github.com/netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin).
Usage
The skill activates automatically when working on:
...
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