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Podman Desktop by bytesagain — Agent Skill

Name: Podman Desktop
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: bytesagain

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Container Desktop

Developer workflow automation tool for initializing, building, testing, and deploying projects from the command line.

Commands

Command	Description
`init`	Initialize a new project in the current directory
`check`	Run lint, type check, and tests
`build`	Build the project
`test`	Run the full test suite
`deploy`	Show deploy pipeline guide (build → test → stage → prod)
`config`	View or edit configuration
`status`	Check overall project health
`template`	Generate a code template for a given type
`docs`	Generate project documentation
`clean`	Remove build artifacts
`help`	Show help and list all commands
`version`	Print current version

Usage

container-desktop <command> [args]

All actions are logged to $DATA_DIR/history.log for auditing.

Data Storage

Default directory: ~/.local/share/container-desktop/
Override: Set the CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR environment variable to change the data directory.
Files:
- history.log — timestamped log of every command executed
- config.json — project-level configuration (created by config)
- data.log — general data log

Requirements

Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
No external dependencies or API keys required
Works on Linux, macOS, and WSL

When to Use

Starting a new project — Run container-desktop init to scaffold and initialize your workspace before writing any code.
Pre-commit quality checks — Use container-desktop check to run lint, type checking, and tests in a single command before pushing code.
Building for deployment — Execute container-desktop build as part of your CI/CD pipeline or local build workflow.
Running tests — Use container-desktop test to run your full test suite during development or in automated pipelines.
Cleaning up after builds — Run container-desktop clean to remove generated artifacts and free disk space between builds.

Examples

# Initialize a project in the current directory
container-desktop init

# Run all quality checks (lint + type check + tests)
container-desktop check

# Build the project
container-desktop build

# Run the test suite
container-desktop test

# View the deployment pipeline guide
container-desktop deploy

# Check project health status
container-desktop status

# Generate a code template
container-desktop template component

# Generate project documentation
container-desktop docs

# Clean build artifacts
container-desktop clean

# Show version
container-desktop version

Output

All command output goes to stdout. Redirect to a file if needed:

container-desktop status > report.txt

Configuration

Set CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR to customize where data is stored:

export CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR=/path/to/custom/dir

---name: podman-desktopdescription: Podman Desktop is the best free and open source tool to work with Containers and Kubernetes for deve podman desktop, typescript, container, containers.--- # Container Desktop Developer workflow automation tool for initializing, building, testing, and deploying projects from the command line. ## Commands | Command | Description | |------------|------------------------------------| | `init` | Initialize a new project in the current directory | | `check` | Run lint, type check, and tests | | `build` | Build the project | | `test` | Run the full test suite | | `deploy` | Show deploy pipeline guide (build → test → stage → prod) | | `config` | View or edit configuration | | `status` | Check overall project health | | `template` | Generate a code template for a given type | | `docs` | Generate project documentation | | `clean` | Remove build artifacts | | `help` | Show help and list all commands | | `version` | Print current version | ## Usage ```bash container-desktop <command> [args] ``` All actions are logged to `$DATA_DIR/history.log` for auditing. ## Data Storage - **Default directory:** `~/.local/share/container-desktop/` - **Override:** Set the `CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR` environment variable to change the data directory. - **Files:** - `history.log` — timestamped log of every command executed - `config.json` — project-level configuration (created by `config`) - `data.log` — general data log ## Requirements - Bash 4+ (uses `set -euo pipefail`) - No external dependencies or API keys required - Works on Linux, macOS, and WSL ## When to Use 1. **Starting a new project** — Run `container-desktop init` to scaffold and initialize your workspace before writing any code. 2. **Pre-commit quality checks** — Use `container-desktop check` to run lint, type checking, and tests in a single command before pushing code. 3. **Building for deployment** — Execute `container-desktop build` as part of your CI/CD pipeline or local build workflow. 4. **Running tests** — Use `container-desktop test` to run your full test suite during development or in automated pipelines. 5. **Cleaning up after builds** — Run `container-desktop clean` to remove generated artifacts and free disk space between builds. ## Examples ```bash # Initialize a project in the current directory container-desktop init # Run all quality checks (lint + type check + tests) container-desktop check # Build the project container-desktop build # Run the test suite container-desktop test # View the deployment pipeline guide container-desktop deploy ``` ```bash # Check project health status container-desktop status # Generate a code template container-desktop template component # Generate project documentation container-desktop docs # Clean build artifacts container-desktop clean # Show version container-desktop version ``` ## Output All command output goes to stdout. Redirect to a file if needed: ```bash container-desktop status > report.txt ``` ## Configuration Set `CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR` to customize where data is stored: ```bash export CONTAINER_DESKTOP_DIR=/path/to/custom/dir ``` --- Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com

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