apple-container

# Apple `container` Apple's `container` is an open-source CLI for building, running, and managing OCI/Linux containers on Apple-silicon Macs. Each container runs inside its own lightweight virtual machine (backed by the Containerization framework and the Virtualization API), so there is no shared daemon like Docker — services run per-user via `launchd`. Images are standard OCI artifacts, so they interoperate with Docker registries and other OCI tooling. The CLI is deliberately Docker-like (`container run`, `container build`, and image ops under `container image push`/`pull`), but it is a distinct tool: do not assume Docker command paths, flags, defaults, or daemon behavior carry over (e.g. there is no `container images`/`push`/`pull` top-level command — image verbs live under `container image`). ## Requirements - **Apple silicon only** (M1 or later). Intel Macs are not supported. - **macOS 26 (Tahoe) is the officially supported target.** The maintainers do not support older macOS and typically will not fix issues that can't be reproduced on 26. The binary still runs on **macOS 15 (Sequoia)** but with reduced networking: only the single default subnet is available, and the `container network` group and `--network` flag error out. macOS-26-gated features are called out throughout the reference files. - **Version:** this skill documents the **1.0.0** release (the fullest feature set). The `machine` group, `container cp`, `container export`, `container prune`, `conta...