// Run commands & scripts
devcontainers/cliv0.89.0
A reference implementation for the specification that can create and configure a dev container from a devcontainer.json.
Open source Maintained For agents
IN ONE PARAGRAPH
devcontainers/cli is A reference implementation for the specification that can create and configure a dev container from a devcontainer.json.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to run commands & scripts.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it from the official package registry:
npm install @devcontainers/cli - 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
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