How do I install the Devcontainer skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/devcontainer 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.

What does the Devcontainer skill do?

Create and review DevContainer configurations Use when this capability is needed. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Devcontainer safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Devcontainer?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Devcontainer free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Devcontainer?

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

Devcontainer by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Devcontainer
Author: tomevault-io

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DevContainer Skill

Overview

This skill provides capabilities for creating and reviewing DevContainer configurations that comply with organisational standards.

Capabilities

Capability	Action	Description
Create	`actions/create.md`	Generate a standards-compliant DevContainer configuration
Review	`actions/review.md`	Analyse an existing DevContainer for compliance and improvements

Standards

This skill bundles the following standards in standards/:

Standard	File	Description
Core	`core.md`	Base image, lifecycle hooks, container configuration, file structure
Extensions	`extensions.md`	VS Code extension requirements and guidelines
Features	`features.md`	DevContainer features configuration and versioning
Security	`security.md`	Security requirements and risk guidance
Checklist	`checklist.md`	Consolidated compliance checklist
Template	`template.json`	Base configuration template

External Standards

This skill references shared language standards from standards/languages/. Load the relevant language standards based on detected or specified project technologies.

Usage

Load this skill manifest
Identify the required capability (create or review)
Load the bundled standards from standards/
Load relevant language standards from standards/languages/<language>/ (especially development-environment.md)
Execute the action following actions/<capability>.md

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