docker/cli
The Docker CLI observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 3430
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6025 stars · 2190 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The official Docker command-line interface, written in Go, used to build, run, and manage Docker containers, images, and related resources. It is the primary client for interacting with the Docker daemon and Docker Engine.
Use cases
- manage docker containers from the command line
- build and push docker images
- run containers locally for development
- inspect container logs and status
- script docker operations in CI pipelines
When to choose
- you need the standard, official client for Docker Engine
- you want a mature, widely documented container CLI
- you need cross-platform container management tooling
When to avoid
- you use a different container runtime like Podman with its own CLI
- you need a GUI for container management
- you want Kubernetes-native tooling like kubectl
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli container-runtime developer-tools developer-tools windows go cross-platform docker containers container-management devops command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/docker/cli · fetched 2026-08-28 · 455e8580e7f4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| docker/cli | main | 77 |
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