devcontainer-setup-agent

name	Devcontainer Setup Agent
slug	devcontainer-setup-agent
description
github_stars	2637
verification	security_reviewed
source	https://github.com/devcontainers/cli
author	devcontainers
category	Developer Tools
framework	Claude Code
tool_ecosystem	{"github_repo":"devcontainers/cli","github_stars":2637,"npm_package":"@devcontainers/cli","npm_weekly_downloads":260579}

Devcontainer Setup Agent

Prerequisites

Node.js, Docker

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• npm install -g @devcontainers/cli
• git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-try-rust
• yarn
• yarn compile

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• You can install the CLI with a standalone script that downloads a bundled Node.js runtime, so no pre-installed Node.js is required. It works on Linux and macOS (x64 and arm64):
• To install the npm package you will need Python and C/C++ installed to build one of the dependencies (see, e.g., here for instructions).
• [165 ms] Start: Run: docker build -f /home/node/vscode-remote-try-rust/.devcontainer/Dockerfile -t vsc-vscode-remote-try-rust-89420ad7399ba74f55921e49cc3ecfd2 --build-arg VARIANT=bullseye /home/node/vscode-remote-try-...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• A development container allows you to use a container as a full-featured development environment. It can be used to run an application, to separate tools, libraries, or runtimes needed for working with a codebase, and...

• devcontainer run-user-commands - Runs lifecycle commands like postCreateCommand

• bash

• Source: https://github.com/devcontainers/cli

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devcontainers/cli/HEAD/README.md

Documentation

• https://github.com/devcontainers/cli

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange

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