opencontainers/distribution-spec resource
OCI Distribution Specification observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
68/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 8
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 3100
- days_rel: 581
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1136 stars · 258 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The OCI Distribution Specification defines an open API protocol for distributing container images and other content, standardizing how registries push and pull artifacts. The repository hosts the spec document, Go types, and a conformance test suite for registry implementations.
Use cases
- implement a container registry that conforms to the OCI distribution API
- test my registry against the OCI conformance suite
- understand how docker push and pull work at the protocol level
- use Go types for OCI manifests and descriptors
- distribute non-container artifacts like Helm charts or Wasm modules via OCI registries
- add signature or attestation associations to images with the referrers API
When to choose
- you are building or validating a container registry implementation
- you need the authoritative reference for the OCI distribution API protocol
- you want standard Go types for OCI content descriptors and manifests
When to avoid
- you need a ready-to-run registry server rather than a specification
- you want a client tool for pushing images rather than protocol documentation
- you need Docker-specific registry behavior outside the OCI standard
Facets
learning-resource · maturity stable
developer-tools documentation testing apis developer-tools go cross-platform oci container-registry specification conformance-testing container-images docker api-protocol containers devops
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec · fetched 2026-09-01 · 0db39e82a4ea
- homepage: https://opencontainers.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · b703d3d4a5e4
- site_page: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4a3bc773c315
- site_page: https://opencontainers.org/about/tob · fetched 2026-08-29 · c919f71c4f62
- site_page: https://opencontainers.org/about/security-disclosure · fetched 2026-08-29 · e6b2016f31a1
- site_page: https://opencontainers.org/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · bdc269126fc3
- site_page: https://opencontainers.org/posts/blog/2024-03-13-image-and-distribution-1-1 · fetched 2026-08-29 · a0490c1d9e9f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| opencontainers/distribution-spec | main | 68 |
For agents
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