name: devcontainer
binary: devcontainer
aliases: []
category: environment
summary: CLI for building and running Development Containers.
homepage: https://github.com/devcontainers/cli
docs: https://github.com/devcontainers/cli#readme
detect:
version_args: ["--version"]
local:
files: [".devcontainer/devcontainer.json", "devcontainer.json"]
dirs: [".devcontainer"]
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Build or run repository development containers
avoid_when:
- The project has no devcontainer configuration
risk:
level: high
effects:
- execute_code
- network_access
- write_files
- container_mutation
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for:
- rebuilding containers
- mounting host secrets
guardrails:
- Inspect devcontainer features and mounts before building.