# Docker Agent

Define agent teams in YAML and run them with tools on your own infrastructure.

Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/docker-agent/
Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/)
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-19
Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests.

## Overview

Formerly cagent; a framework for custom agent teams. Docker Gordon is a separate offering.

- Provider: Docker
- Product family: Docker Agent
- Profile type: Agent orchestration
- Environment: Terminal; own computer or server
- Connections: Define roles, Delegate, Combine models, Connect MCP, Share teams
- Setup: Install standalone or use Docker Desktop 4.63 or later; configure model access.
- Pricing model: Apache-2.0 software; models and operations are separate, with Docker Desktop licensing where applicable.

## Key features

### Define roles

YAML describes tasks and instructions.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Delegate

A root agent delegates work to subagents.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Combine models

Agents can use different models.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Connect MCP

External tools supplement built-in tools.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Share teams

Distribute configurations through OCI registries.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

## Example workflows

### Example task 1

- Your input: Split bug diagnosis and repair between two agents.
- Possible result: A draft for expert review.
- What to check: Check inputs, output and performed actions.

### Example task 2

- Your input: Have a second agent review documentation.
- Possible result: A draft for expert review.
- What to check: Check inputs, output and performed actions.

## Requirements and limits

### Setup

Requirement: Install standalone or use Docker Desktop 4.63 or later; configure model access.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Product boundaries

Limitation: Configure and restrict tool permissions and model access yourself.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

### Output quality

Not yet confirmed: Success rates and German-language operation have not been tested here.

Source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

## Europe & regional availability

Installation instructions and model prerequisites reviewed. The assessment covers the local operating path described; complete country and feature availability of all connected services remains open.

Reviewed scope: Local software and documented self-hosting; external services assessed separately
Reviewed on: 2026-10-19

### Self-hosting with own model access

With requirements

Docker Agent can be installed as a standalone binary or Docker CLI plugin. The quickstart requires credentials for the selected model provider; check its regional availability and optional tools separately.

Region covered: Europe: own computer or server; model services are country-specific

Documented reason: Technical assessment based on installation and provider selection. These sources do not establish a legal cause for regional restrictions.

Official source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

## Accounts & permissions

Accounts and permissions for this profile have not yet been researched.

## Prices and included usage

Pricing checked: 2026-10-19

Apache-2.0 software; models and operations are separate, with Docker Desktop licensing where applicable.

Billing depends on plan, usage and setup.

Pricing details: https://github.com/docker/docker-agent

## Operation & oversight

Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched.

## Context

Configure and restrict tool permissions and model access yourself.

Provider sources reviewed; examples are editorial suggestions. No hands-on test.

## Open points

Not yet researched:
- Accounts & permissions
- Operation & oversight

Requirements and limits, not yet confirmed:
- Output quality

## Sources

- https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

- https://github.com/docker/docker-agent

## Provider

Product and provider are documented through the linked original sources.

- Operator: Docker
- Organization: Provider
- Website: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/
- Reviewed: 2026-10-19

- Provider source: https://docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent/

- Provider source: https://github.com/docker/docker-agent

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