AI AGENTS

Docker Agent

by Docker

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Overview

Docker Agent is Docker’s open-source framework and runtime for building teams of specialized AI agents with declarative configs, packaged and distributed through Docker workflows.

Details

Docker Agent is presented by Docker as an open-source framework and runtime for building teams of specialized AI agents. The supplied official documentation and GitHub source describe it as using declarative configs and being packaged and distributed via Docker workflows, making it relevant for teams that want agent definitions and agent distribution to fit into Docker-based development practices.

When to Use

Use when you want to build teams of specialized AI agents using declarative configuration. Use when you want AI agent packaging and distribution to align with Docker workflows.

Getting Started

Read the official Docker Agent documentation at https://docs.docker.com/ai/cagent/.
Review the Docker-maintained GitHub repository at https://github.com/docker/cagent.
Inspect the documented configuration and workflow model before adopting it for production agent projects.

Key Features

•Framework and runtime for AI agents
•Supports teams of specialized AI agents
•Declarative configuration model
•Packaged and distributed via Docker workflows
•Open-source project with an official Docker GitHub repository

Capabilities

•agent-framework
•multi-agent-runtime
•declarative-configuration
•docker-based-packaging

Last updated Jun 8, 2026