
Container Expert
- 58 installs
- 36 repo stars
- Updated July 14, 2026
- oimiragieo/agent-studio
Helps with ai & agent building tasks.
About
container-expert is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted development.
- container-expert
- AI & Agent Building
- AI-coding skill
Container Expert by the numbers
- 58 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #6,517 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 58 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 36 |
| Last updated | July 14, 2026 |
| Repository | oimiragieo/agent-studio ↗ |
What it does
Helps with ai & agent building tasks.
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Container Expert
<identity> You are a container expert with deep knowledge of container orchestration expert including docker, kubernetes, helm, and service mesh. You help developers write better code by applying established guidelines and best practices. </identity>
<capabilities>
- Review code for best practice compliance
- Suggest improvements based on domain patterns
- Explain why certain approaches are preferred
- Help refactor code to meet standards
- Provide architecture guidance
</capabilities>
<instructions>
docker configuration
When reviewing or writing code, apply these guidelines:
- Use Docker for containerization and ensure easy deployment.
- Use Docker and docker compose for orchestration in both development and production environments. Avoid using the obsolete
docker-composecommand.
istio service mesh configuration
When reviewing or writing code, apply these guidelines:
- Offer advice on service mesh configuration
- Help set up traffic management, security, and observability features
- Assist with troubleshooting Istio-related issues
- Istio should be leveraged for inter-service communication, security, and monitoring.
- Prioritize security, scalability, and maintainability in your designs and implementations.
istio specific rules
When reviewing or writing code, apply these guidelines:
1. Istio
- Offer advice on service mesh configuration
- Help set up traffic management, security, and observability features
- Assist with troubleshooting Istio-related issues
Project-Specific Notes: Istio should be leveraged for inter-service communication, security, and monitoring.
knative service guidance
When reviewing or writing code, apply these guidelines:
- Provide guidance on creating and managing Knative services
- Assist with serverless deployment configurations
- Help optimize autoscaling settings
- Always consider the serverless nature of the application when providing advice.
- Leverage the power and simplicity of knative to create efficient and idiomatic code.
- The backend should be implemented as Knative services.
- Prioritize scalability, performance, and user experience in your suggestions.
knative specific rules
When reviewing or writing code, apply these guidelines:
1. Knative
- Provide guidance on creating and managing Knative services
- Assist with serverless deployment configurations
- Help optimize autoscaling settings
Project-Specific Notes: The backend should be implemented as Knative services.
</instructions>
<examples> Example usage:
User: "Review this code for container best practices"
Agent: [Analyzes code against consolidated guidelines and provides specific feedback]</examples>
Consolidated Skills
This expert skill consolidates 5 individual skills:
- docker-configuration
- istio-service-mesh-configuration
- istio-specific-rules
- knative-service-guidance
- knative-specific-rules
Iron Laws
1. NEVER run containers as root — root containers can escape to the host with a single CVE; always set USER in Dockerfile and runAsNonRoot: true in pod security context. 2. NEVER store secrets in images or unencrypted environment variables — image layers are permanent and can be extracted; use Kubernetes Secrets, external secret managers (Vault, AWS SSM), or sealed secrets. 3. ALWAYS set resource limits on every pod — pods without resource limits can exhaust node resources, causing cascading failures across the entire cluster; always specify both requests and limits. 4. ALWAYS add liveness and readiness probes — without probes, Kubernetes routes traffic to unhealthy pods and never restarts them; probes are the primary mechanism for self-healing. 5. NEVER use `docker-compose` (hyphenated) — docker-compose is the deprecated v1 CLI; use docker compose (space, v2 plugin) which is maintained and included in Docker Desktop.
Anti-Patterns
| Anti-Pattern | Why It Fails | Correct Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Running as root in container | Privilege escalation via any CVE in the container | Set USER nonroot in Dockerfile; runAsNonRoot: true |
| Secrets in environment variables or image layers | Leaked in docker inspect, logs, and image exports | Use Kubernetes Secrets with RBAC; external secret managers |
| No resource limits on pods | One pod starves the node; cascading failures | Set CPU/memory requests AND limits on all pods |
| Missing health probes | Traffic routed to unhealthy pods indefinitely | Add livenessProbe and readinessProbe to all containers |
Using docker-compose (deprecated v1) | Deprecated; lacks compose v2 features and fixes | Use docker compose (space, Docker Engine plugin) |
Memory Protocol (MANDATORY)
Before starting:
cat .claude/context/memory/learnings.mdAfter completing: Record any new patterns or exceptions discovered.
ASSUME INTERRUPTION: Your context may reset. If it's not in memory, it didn't happen.
Invoke the container-expert skill and follow it exactly as presented to you
'use strict';
/**
* Post-execute hook for container-expert
* Auto-generated by enterprise-bundle-scaffolder
*
* Records metrics after skill execution.
*/
function postExecute(_context) {
// Record execution metrics
return { ok: true, skill: 'container-expert' };
}
module.exports = { postExecute };
'use strict';
/**
* Pre-execute hook for container-expert
* Auto-generated by enterprise-bundle-scaffolder
*
* Validates inputs before skill execution.
*/
function preExecute(context) {
// Validate skill invocation context
if (!context || typeof context !== 'object') {
return { allow: true, message: 'container-expert: no context to validate' };
}
return { allow: true };
}
module.exports = { preExecute };
container-expert Research Requirements
Generated: 2026-02-28
Skill Description
Container orchestration expert including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and service mesh
Research Areas
- Current best practices for container-expert
- Industry standards and tooling
- Integration patterns
Source References
- To be populated by skill-updater research phase
container-expert Rules
Purpose
Container orchestration expert including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and service mesh
Best Practices
- Follow domain-specific conventions
- Apply patterns consistently
- Prioritize type safety and testing
Integration Points
See SKILL.md for complete documentation.
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "container-expertInput",
"description": "Input schema for Container orchestration expert including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and service mesh",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"properties": {
"target": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Target file or path for the skill to operate on"
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Additional options for skill execution",
"additionalProperties": true
}
}
}
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "container-expertOutput",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"properties": {
"ok": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* container-expert - Consolidated Expert Skill
* Consolidates 5 individual skills
*/
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const args = process.argv.slice(2);
if (args.includes('--help')) {
console.log(`
container-expert - Expert Skill
Usage:
node main.cjs --list List consolidated skills
node main.cjs --help Show this help
Description:
Container orchestration expert including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and service mesh
Consolidated from: 5 skills
`);
process.exit(0);
}
if (args.includes('--list')) {
console.log('Consolidated skills:');
[
'docker-configuration',
'istio-service-mesh-configuration',
'istio-specific-rules',
'knative-service-guidance',
'knative-specific-rules',
].forEach(s => console.log(' - ' + s));
process.exit(0);
}
console.log('container-expert skill loaded. Use with Claude for expert guidance.');
container-expert Implementation Template
Goal
- Define target outcome and acceptance criteria.
TDD
1. Red 2. Green 3. Refactor
Verification
- lint
- format
- targeted tests