How do I install the Create Docker Skill skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add richfrem/create-docker-skill-4 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Create Docker Skill free to use?

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Who published Create Docker Skill?

richfrem (@richfrem) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Create Docker Skill by richfrem — Agent Skill

Name: Create Docker Skill
Author: richfrem

Create Docker Skill

Interactive initialization script that generates a compliant Agent Skill containing pre-flight environment checks, subprocess execution scaffolding, and a security-override config. Use when authoring new workflow routines that depend on external containerized runtimes (e.g., Docker, Nextflow, HPC).

richfrem Updated Sep 21, 2026

File contents

Dockerized Skill Scaffold Generator

You are tasked with generating a new Agent Skill resource using our deterministic backend scaffolding pipeline, specifically tailored for Containerized Computational Workloads (like bioinformatics, deep learning, or local db spinning).

Execution Steps

1. Requirements & Design Phase

Ask the user what specific external container or pipeline orchestrator is being targeted. Core Questions:

Skill Name: Must be descriptive, kebab-case.
Trigger Description: What exactly triggers this? Write in third person.
Dependencies: What external binaries are required on the host? (e.g., docker, nextflow, nvidia-smi).
Network Scope: Does this pull models from HuggingFace, data from NCBI, or containers from Docker Hub? (Required for the security whitelist).

2. Scaffold the Infrastructure

Execute the deterministic scaffold.py script to generate the compliant physical directories:

python3 ~~agent-scaffolders-root/scripts/scaffold.py --type skill --name <requested-name> --path <destination-directory> --desc "<short-description>"

3. Generate Pre-Flight Checker Script

Instead of a generic execute.py, generate a robust scripts/check_environment.py (referencing the required binaries). The script MUST explicitly verify the Docker daemon is running or the required orchestrator is present in PATH before ever attempting to execute work.

4. Generate Security Override Manifest

Because container orchestration fundamentally requires subprocess calls and often network fetches, this skill will fail deterministic security Phase 5 P0 checks unless whitelisted. Use file writing tools to inject a security_override.json at the root of the new skill:

{
  "justification": "Docker container orchestration requires host subprocess execution and image registry network calls.",
  "whitelisted_calls": ["subprocess.run", "requests", "urllib"]
}

5. Finalize `SKILL.md`

Populate the SKILL.md ensuring the flow forces the AI to run scripts/check_environment.py FIRST before ever attempting the containerized workload.

Next Actions

Offer to run audit-plugin to validate the generated artifacts.

---name: create-docker-skill-4description: Interactive initialization script that generates a compliant Agent Skill containing pre-flight environment checks, subprocess execution scaffolding, and a security-override config. Use when authoring new workflow routines that depend on external containerized runtimes (e.g., Docker, Nextflow, HPC).---# Dockerized Skill Scaffold GeneratorYou are tasked with generating a new Agent Skill resource using our deterministic backend scaffolding pipeline, specifically tailored for **Containerized Computational Workloads** (like bioinformatics, deep learning, or local db spinning).## Execution Steps### 1. Requirements & Design PhaseAsk the user what specific external container or pipeline orchestrator is being targeted.**Core Questions:**- **Skill Name**: Must be descriptive, kebab-case. - **Trigger Description**: What exactly triggers this? Write in third person.- **Dependencies**: What external binaries are required on the host? (e.g., `docker`, `nextflow`, `nvidia-smi`).- **Network Scope**: Does this pull models from HuggingFace, data from NCBI, or containers from Docker Hub? (Required for the security whitelist).### 2. Scaffold the InfrastructureExecute the deterministic `scaffold.py` script to generate the compliant physical directories:```bashpython3 ~~agent-scaffolders-root/scripts/scaffold.py --type skill --name <requested-name> --path <destination-directory> --desc "<short-description>"```### 3. Generate Pre-Flight Checker ScriptInstead of a generic `execute.py`, generate a robust `scripts/check_environment.py` (referencing the required binaries).The script MUST explicitly verify the Docker daemon is running or the required orchestrator is present in PATH before ever attempting to execute work.### 4. Generate Security Override ManifestBecause container orchestration fundamentally requires `subprocess` calls and often network fetches, this skill will fail deterministic security Phase 5 P0 checks unless whitelisted.Use file writing tools to inject a `security_override.json` at the root of the new skill:```json{ "justification": "Docker container orchestration requires host subprocess execution and image registry network calls.", "whitelisted_calls": ["subprocess.run", "requests", "urllib"]}```### 5. Finalize `SKILL.md`Populate the `SKILL.md` ensuring the flow forces the AI to run `scripts/check_environment.py` FIRST before ever attempting the containerized workload.## Next Actions- Offer to run `audit-plugin` to validate the generated artifacts.

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