# container-registries

A skill for container registries: ECR, ACR, GCR, Docker Hub, GHCR and self-hosted. Useful when you need to push an image or set a retention policy.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 346 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/devops/containers/container-registries/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/container-registries

## What it does

The skill hands your agent ready-made commands for container registries. It covers Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, Azure Container Registry, Google Artifact Registry and GHCR, plus self-hosted registry and Harbor. The agent picks the block you need and fills in your values.

Login, tagging, push and pull, retention and cleanup policies, cross-account access, ACR geo-replication and image vulnerability scanning are all in there. ECR and ACR come with JSON policy examples, GCR with a `policy.json` that keys off age and tag state.

You need Docker or Podman plus the cloud CLI for your registry: `aws`, `az` or `gcloud`. Commands will fail without the right IAM permissions in that registry, so check them before the agent starts pushing. GHCR wants a PAT, Docker Hub a token.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill container-registries -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/container-registries/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/container-registries/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill container-registries -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/container-registries/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill container-registries -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/container-registries/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills container-registries
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/container-registries/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill container-registries -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path devops/containers/container-registries
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/container-registries/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill container-registries -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/devops/containers/container-registries/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- push an image to ECR with scan on push enabled
- log in to a registry through a credential helper
- cap image storage with a lifecycle policy
- let another AWS account pull your image
- stand up a self-hosted registry with TLS

## Example prompts
- Create an ECR repository named myapp and turn on scan on push
- Set up Docker Hub login using the token in my environment variable
- Write a retention policy that keeps the last 10 images and expires the rest

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: container-registries
description: Manage container registries including ECR, ACR, GCR, and Docker Hub. Push and pull images, configure authentication, set up repository policies, and implement image lifecycle management. Use when working with container image storage and distribution.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: devops-skills
  version: "1.0"
---

# Container Registries

Store, manage, and distribute container images across cloud and self-hosted registries.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- Pushing and pulling container images
- Configuring registry authentication
- Setting up image retention policies
- Managing private container registries
- Implementing image scanning and security

## Prerequisites

- Docker or Podman installed
- Cloud CLI tools (AWS CLI, az, gcloud) for respective registries
- Appropriate IAM permissions

## Docker Hub

### Authentication

```bash
# Login
docker login

# Login with token
echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | docker login -u username --password-stdin
```

### Push/Pull Images

```bash
# Tag image
docker tag myapp:latest username/myapp:latest

# Push
docker push username/myapp:latest

# Pull
docker pull username/myapp:latest
```

### Automated Builds

Configure in Docker Hub UI:
1. Connect GitHub/Bitbucket repository
2. Set build rules (branch → tag mapping)
3. Configure build context and Dockerfile path

## Amazon ECR

### Setup

```bash
# Create repository
aws ecr create-repository \
  --repository-name myapp \
  --image-scanning-configuration scanOnPush=true \
  --encryption-configuration encryptionType=AES256

# Get registry URI
REGISTRY=$(aws ecr describe-repositories \
  --repository-names myapp \
  --query 'repositories[0].repositoryUri' \
  --output text | cut -d'/' -f1)
```

### Authentication

```bash
# Login (Docker)
aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | \
  docker login --username AWS --password-stdin $REGISTRY

# Login with credential helper
# Add to ~/.docker/config.json:
{
  "credHelpers": {
    "123456789.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com": "ecr-login"
  }
}
```

### Push/Pull

```bash
# Tag and push
docker tag myapp:latest $REGISTRY/myapp:latest
docker push $REGISTRY/myapp:latest

# Pull
docker pull $REGISTRY/myapp:latest
```

### Lifecycle Policy

```bash
# Create lifecycle policy
aws ecr put-lifecycle-policy \
  --repository-name myapp \
  --lifecycle-policy-text '{
    "rules": [
      {
        "rulePriority": 1,
        "description": "Keep last 10 images",
        "selection": {
          "tagStatus": "any",
          "countType": "imageCountMoreThan",
          "countNumber": 10
        },
        "action": {
          "type": "expire"
        }
      }
````
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