learning_ai_common_plat/AI.dev/SKILLS/docker-doctor.md
saravanakumardb1 130883a7db feat(scripts): add canonical docker-doctor linter (Phase E)
Static linter for Dockerfile + docker-compose + .npmrc.docker drift.
Sibling to gitea-doctor. Codifies all 15 invariants from Phase A of
the docker-build-optimization-roadmap so regressions are caught at
PR time, not at build time.

Verified against both pilots:
- learning_ai_clock: PASS (1 expected warning)
- learning_ai_peakpulse: PASS (1 expected warning, pnpm-lock per ADR-0001)
- learning_ai_notes (un-migrated control): FAIL with 6 specific findings

Refs: docker-build-optimization-roadmap.md \xc2\xa7Phase E (E1, E5)
2026-05-27 03:31:43 -07:00

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# docker-doctor — Static linter for Docker build hygiene
Sibling to `gitea-doctor` (`scripts/gitea/doctor.sh`). Detects Dockerfile, compose, and
`.npmrc.docker` drift from the invariants established by
[`docker-build-optimization-roadmap.md`](../../../learning_ai_devops_tools/docs/docker-build-optimization-roadmap.md)
Phase A.
## When to run
- **Before every Docker build** (alongside `gitea-doctor`)
- **In CI** on PRs touching `Dockerfile`, `docker-compose*.yml`, `.dockerignore`, `.npmrc.docker`
- **In pre-commit hook** (warning-only at first, error after stabilization)
## Quick start
```bash
# Canonical (run from common-plat)
bash scripts/docker-doctor.sh --repo /path/to/repo
# Per-repo wrapper (preferred)
bash scripts/docker-doctor.sh
# CI / scripting
bash scripts/docker-doctor.sh --quiet # only print failures
bash scripts/docker-doctor.sh --warn-only # always exit 0
```
## Checks performed
| # | Check | Severity | Roadmap ref |
| --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| 1 | `.npmrc.docker` uses `${GITEA_NPM_HOST}` placeholder | Error | F4 |
| 2 | `.npmrc.docker` uses `${GITEA_NPM_OWNER}` placeholder | Error | F14 |
| 3 | `.npmrc.docker` uses `${GITEA_NPM_TOKEN}` for `_authToken` | Error | F4 |
| 4 | `.gitignore` covers `.docker-deps/*` | Error | B3 |
| 5 | `.gitignore` covers `*.bak` | Warn | B3 |
| 6 | Dockerfile has `# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7` directive | Warn | A2 |
| 7 | Dockerfile base image is approved (`node:22-alpine`/`-slim` or `${BASE_IMAGE}`) | Error | canonical |
| 8 | Dockerfile uses corepack (no `npm install -g pnpm`) | Error | A1 |
| 9 | If Dockerfile COPYs `.npmrc.docker`, it declares `ARG GITEA_NPM_OWNER` + `ARG GITEA_NPM_HOST` | Error | F14 |
| 10 | `.docker-deps/` COPY uses wildcard `COPY .docker-deps* ...` | Error | A5-2, B3 |
| 11 | Web Dockerfile uses glob `COPY web/*.{json,ts,...}` (not enumerated configs) | Error | F11, F13 |
| 12 | Compose healthcheck uses `127.0.0.1`, not `localhost` | Error | F12 |
| 13 | Compose healthcheck has `start_period` | Warn | A9-3 |
| 14 | Compose passes `GITEA_NPM_OWNER` build arg | Warn | F14 |
| 15 | `.dockerignore` does NOT exclude `pnpm-lock.yaml` | Warn | F1 (per ADR-0001) |
## Exit codes
- `0` — all checks pass (warnings allowed)
- `1` — one or more error-level checks failed
- `2` — bad invocation / repo not found
## Sibling: gitea-doctor
`docker-doctor` and `gitea-doctor` are intentionally separate:
| Tool | Scope | When to run |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `gitea-doctor` | runtime env, token, registry HTTP 200 | Before every build / deploy |
| `docker-doctor` | static analysis of Dockerfile + compose YAML | On every PR touching those files |
Run both via `make doctor` in repos that have it wired up.
## Related
- Roadmap: [`docker-build-optimization-roadmap.md`](../../../learning_ai_devops_tools/docs/docker-build-optimization-roadmap.md) §Phase E
- ADR-0001: [`0001-docker-build-lockfile-policy.md`](../../../learning_ai_devops_tools/docs/adr/0001-docker-build-lockfile-policy.md)
- Sibling script: `learning_ai_common_plat/scripts/gitea/doctor.sh`