dagger/container-use

Overview

Container-use is a Go library that provides isolated development environments for coding agents. It allows multiple agents to work safely and independently within containers using your preferred software stack.

Best for

Best for
Developers building multi-agent systems that need isolated, reproducible environments

Use cases

• Running multiple coding agents in parallel without conflicts
• Providing reproducible development environments for agent workflows
• Isolating agent dependencies and toolchains per session

Notes

Container-use is a Go library that provides isolated development environments for coding agents. It allows multiple agents to work safely and independently within containers using your preferred software stack.

3,808 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-02-23. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Running multiple coding agents in parallel without conflicts
• Providing reproducible development environments for agent workflows
• Isolating agent dependencies and toolchains per session

Pros

• Enables safe concurrent agent execution in isolated containers
• Works with any stack you define, not tied to a specific toolchain
• Open source with a growing community (3808 stars)

Cons

• Requires familiarity with Go to integrate or extend
• Container overhead may be heavy for simple agent tasks
• Limited documentation beyond the repository README

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