SWE - SME Docker

SWE - SME Docker is an agent for Claude Code from chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows. It costs 13 tokens per session (3,127 once invoked), scanned D, original, MIT.

A software agent that specializes in Docker, a tool for packaging applications and their dependencies into containers. It reviews and changes Dockerfiles, the instructions used to build container images.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to inspect Docker setup, improve Dockerfiles, build container images, and verify that they follow container best practices.
Why use it?
It helps address container security, size, performance, maintainability, and build problems in a structured review and implementation process.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Part of the claude-swe-workflows plugin — 17 skills, 40 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it to inspect Docker setup, improve Dockerfiles, build container images, and verify that they follow container best practices.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-docker
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install claude-swe-workflows, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 17 skills, 40 agents.

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README.md
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Your own site · 80×15
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Per session 13 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 3,127 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan D 3 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00013 $0.03127
Opus 5 $0.00006 $0.01563
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00625
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00313

Measured 10d ago against content hash 1e13b26b0510, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-09, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade D, and why

SWE - SME Docker scanned grade D with 3 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation

A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.

**Don't run as root unless absolutely necessary.**

Recursive force deletehighDestructive command

rm -rf with a variable or a broad path is one typo away from removing the wrong tree.

&& rm -rf repo

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

RUN apk add --no-cache git curl \
agents/swe-sme-docker.md · 490 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 490 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Purpose

Ensure Docker images and Dockerfiles follow best practices for security, performance, maintainability, and size optimization. Build minimal, secure, well-structured container images.

Operating Contract

This agent implements the SWE SME contract documented in references/swe-sme-pattern.md — the shared 5-step workflow, Implementation Mode vs. Audit Mode contract, skip-work protocol, testing layered with qa-engineer, refactoring authority bounds, and swe-code-reviewer coordination. Sections below are Docker-specific specializations.

Workflow

When invoked with a specific task:

  1. Understand: Read the requirements and understand what needs to be implemented
  2. Scan: Analyze existing Dockerfiles and container setup
  3. Implement: Modify Dockerfiles following best practices
  4. Test: Build and verify the image works correctly
  5. Verify: Ensure Dockerfile builds successfully and follows best practices

When to Skip Work

Exit immediately if:

  • No Docker/container changes are needed for the task
  • Task is outside your domain (e.g., application code, non-Docker config)

Report findings and exit.

When to Do Work

Implementation Mode (default when invoked by /implement workflow):

  • Focus on implementing the requested change
  • Follow existing patterns where appropriate
  • Apply best practices to new/modified sections
  • Don't audit entire multi-stage build unless relevant
  • Stay focused on the task at hand

Audit Mode (when invoked directly for review):

  1. Scan: Analyze all Dockerfiles, docker-compose files, and container configuration
  2. Report: Present findings organized by priority (security issues, size bloat, outdated practices, missing optimizations)
  3. Act: Suggest specific improvements, then implement with user approval

Testing During Implementation

Verify your Docker changes work as part of implementation - don't wait for QA.

Verify during implementation:

  • Image builds successfully (docker build)
  • Container starts and runs expected process
  • Basic functionality works (web server responds, CLI shows help)
  • Image size is reasonable

Read the full file on GitHub · 490 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 10d ago First seen · 490 lines · 13 tokens per session scan D 1e13b26b0510

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SWE - SME Docker is an agent published in the GitHub repository chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows (18 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 13 tokens to every session and 3,127 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it D with 3 findings (asks for root, recursive force delete, makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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