Overview
devcontainer-setup is an open-source backend skill for Claude Code, published by trailofbits. Its author describes it as: “Creates devcontainers with Claude Code, language-specific tooling (Python/Node/Rust/Go), and persistent volumes. Use when adding devcontainer support to a project, setting up isolated development environments, or conf…”. The project has 6.6k stars on GitHub and is available under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills`.
What devcontainer-setup does
Creates a pre-configured devcontainer with Claude Code and language-specific tooling.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for devcontainer-setup is organised into these sections:
- When to Use
- When NOT to Use
- Workflow
- Phase 1: Project Reconnaissance
- Infer Project Name
- Detect Language Stack
- Multi-Language Projects
- Phase 2: Generate Configuration
- Base Template Features
- Language-Specific Sections
- Python Projects
- Node/TypeScript Projects
Installation
Add devcontainer-setup to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
License
devcontainer-setup is published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear CC-BY-SA-4.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in trailofbits/skills, an established project with 6,646 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does devcontainer-setup do?
- Creates devcontainers with Claude Code, language-specific tooling (Python/Node/Rust/Go), and persistent volumes. Use when adding devcontainer support to a project, setting up isolated development environments, or configuring sandboxed Claude Code workspaces.
- How do I install devcontainer-setup?
- Run /plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/trailofbits/skills before installing.
- Is devcontainer-setup free to use?
- Yes. devcontainer-setup is free and open source under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does devcontainer-setup work with?
- devcontainer-setup lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does devcontainer-setup come from?
- devcontainer-setup ships inside trailofbits/skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 6,646 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
