Setup Docker Compose
Helps with setup and configuration, Docker as part of deploying and managing cloud infrastructure workflows.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add setup-docker-compose npx -- -y @trustedskills/setup-docker-compose
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"setup-docker-compose": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/setup-docker-compose"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows an AI agent to set up a Docker Compose environment. It can generate docker-compose.yml files based on user instructions, and execute commands to build and run services defined within those files. The goal is to simplify application deployment and development workflows by automating the creation and management of multi-container applications.
When to use it
- Local Development: Quickly spin up a local environment with multiple interconnected services (e.g., database, web server, API).
- Testing: Create reproducible test environments for your applications.
- Demoing Projects: Easily deploy and showcase projects that rely on several containers.
- Reproducible Builds: Ensure consistent builds across different machines by defining the environment in code.
Key capabilities
- Generates
docker-compose.ymlfiles. - Builds Docker images defined in the
docker-compose.yml. - Starts and stops services using
docker-compose. - Manages container networking.
Example prompts
- "Create a docker-compose file for a Node.js app with a Postgres database."
- "Run the docker-compose project located in /path/to/my/project"
- "Build all images defined in my docker-compose.yml"
Tips & gotchas
- Requires Docker and Docker Compose to be installed on the system where the agent is running.
- The skill's output depends heavily on clear instructions regarding the services and their configurations needed.
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