docker-compose-manager

name	docker-compose-manager
kind	skill
description	Manage multi-container Docker environments using docker compose. Start, stop, inspect, and health-check services defined in a compose file — ideal for local dev, CI service orchestration, and integration test setup.
version	0.1.0
tags	["docker","containers","devops","ci"]
license	MIT
metadata	{"openclaw":{"homepage":"https://docs.docker.com/compose","emoji":"🐳","requires":{"bins":["docker"]},"install":[{"kind":"shell","linux":"curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh && docker compose version","macos":"brew install --cask docker","windows":"winget install Docker.DockerDesktop"}]}}

Docker Compose Manager

Orchestrate multi-container environments with Docker Compose.

When to use

• Spinning up local development stacks (postgres + redis + app)
• Setting up integration test environments in CI
• Health-checking running services before running E2E tests
• Tearing down and recreating ephemeral environments

Inputs

{
  "compose_file": "docker-compose.yml",
  "action": "up",
  "services": ["postgres", "redis"],
  "wait_healthy": true,
  "timeout_seconds": 60
}

Field	Required	Description
compose_file	✗	Path to compose file (default: docker-compose.yml)
action	✓	up / down / ps / logs / restart / health
services	✗	Subset of services to target (default: all)
wait_healthy	✗	Block until health checks pass (default: true)
timeout_seconds	✗	Max wait for health checks (default: 60)

Example commands

# Start all services, rebuild images, and wait for health
docker compose up -d --build --wait

# Check running service status
docker compose ps --format json

# Stream logs from the app service
docker compose logs -f app

# Tear everything down and remove volumes
docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans

Output (action=health)

{
  "services": [
    { "name": "postgres", "state": "running", "health": "healthy", "ports": ["5432:5432"] },
    { "name": "redis",    "state": "running", "health": "healthy", "ports": ["6379:6379"] }
  ],
  "all_healthy": true,
  "elapsed_ms": 1240
}