Docker Compose Patterns

Overview

This skill provides rules for creating, reviewing, and debugging Docker Compose configurations. Use it when the main artifact is compose.yaml or compose.override.yaml and the task is about service wiring rather than image-build internals.

When to use this skill

Activate this skill when:

• Creating a new compose.yaml for a project
• Adding or modifying services in an existing Compose file
• Setting up development overrides with compose.override.yaml
• Debugging service startup ordering or connectivity issues

Do not use this skill when

Do not use this skill when: