ktock/buildg
Interactive debugger for Dockerfile, with support for IDEs (VS Code, Emacs, Neovim, etc.) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8.0
- age_days: 1577
- days_rel: 478
- days_push: 34
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1502 stars · 41 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
buildg is an interactive debugger for Dockerfiles built on top of BuildKit. It supports source-level inspection, breakpoints, step execution, and interactive shells within build steps, with IDE integrations for VS Code, Emacs, and Neovim.
Use cases
- debug a failing Dockerfile build step by step
- set breakpoints in a Dockerfile and inspect the filesystem
- open an interactive shell inside a build step to run debugging tools
- debug Docker builds without a container runtime daemon using rootless mode
- step through Dockerfile RUN instructions from an IDE like VS Code or Neovim
When to choose
- you need to debug why a Dockerfile build fails or produces wrong output
- you want breakpoints and step execution for container image builds
- you prefer rootless, daemon-less debugging based on BuildKit
When to avoid
- you only need to build images without debugging
- you need a fully stable tool - it is early-stage and relies on unmerged BuildKit patches
- you debug non-Dockerfile build systems
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools container-runtime cli developer-tools cli go dockerfile buildkit debugger rootless ide-integration debugging containers devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ktock/buildg · fetched 2026-08-28 · d96833b4ef0c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ktock/buildg | main | 77 |
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