docker-compose

A Docker Compose intelligence plugin for Anvil that analyzes, generates, and optimizes your container orchestration configurations. From detecting port conflicts to generating multi-environment overrides, docker-compose brings AI-assisted container management to your workflow.

What It Does

docker-compose provides full-spectrum Docker Compose tooling:

• Configuration generation: Create docker-compose.yml from project description or existing Dockerfiles
• Port conflict detection: Scans all services for overlapping port bindings and suggests alternatives
• Health check generation: Suggests appropriate health checks based on service type (HTTP, TCP, exec)
• Layer caching optimization: Analyzes Dockerfile COPY/RUN order and recommends cache-optimal reordering
• Secret management: Migrates hardcoded environment variables to Docker secrets or external config
• Network topology analysis: Visualizes service dependencies and network segments
• Resource limit recommendations: Suggests memory and CPU limits based on service type and load profile
• Multi-environment overrides: Generates docker-compose.override.yml and docker-compose.prod.yml variants
• Compose validation: Validates syntax, checks image availability, verifies volume mounts

Installation

anvil plugin install docker-compose

Usage

Analyze Existing Compose File

/compose analyze ./docker-compose.yml

Generate from Description

/compose generate "PostgreSQL 16 + Redis 7 + Node.js API on port 3000 + nginx reverse proxy"

Generate from Dockerfiles in Project

/compose generate --from-dockerfiles

Check for Port Conflicts

/compose check-ports

Add Health Checks to All Services

/compose add-healthchecks ./docker-compose.yml

Optimize Layer Caching

/compose optimize-cache ./Dockerfile

Generate Production Override

/compose override --env production

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default
--file	Path to compose file	docker-compose.yml
--env	Environment profile	development
--project	Project name	directory name
--validate	Validate after generation	true

Requirements

• Docker and Docker Compose v2 installed
• docker-compose.yml in current directory or specified via --file