dockerhub

name	dockerhub
description	Use for Docker image and container registry searches when query involves Docker images, containers, or deployment artifacts.
version	1
languages	["en"]
methods	[{"id":"api_search","impl":"methods/api_search.py","requires":[],"rate_limit":{"per_min":20,"per_hour":500}}]
fallback_chain	["api_search"]
when_to_use	{"query_languages":["en","mixed"],"query_types":["code","deployment","infrastructure","container"],"avoid_for":["academic","news","social-media"]}
quality_hint	{"typical_yield":"medium","chinese_native":false}
layer	leaf
domains	["code-package","infrastructure"]
scenarios	["docker-image","container","devops","deployment"]
model_tier	Fast

Overview

Docker Hub public registry search. Free, no auth. Returns image name, description, pull count, and star count. Useful for finding official and community Docker images.

When to Choose It

• User is looking for Docker images, base images, or container deployment artifacts
• Infrastructure-as-code or DevOps queries about containerized software
• Comparing popular images for a specific service

How To Search

Uses hub.docker.com/v2/search/repositories/ REST endpoint.

Quality Bar

• Evidence items have non-empty title and url.
• No crash on empty or malformed API response.
• Source channel field matches the channel name.