container-canary
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Description:
Test and validate container requirements against versioned manifests
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.5.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: containers validation oci devops testing
Install: brew install container-canary
About:
container-canary is a CLI tool that validates container images against versioned manifests to ensure they meet specific requirements. It checks for the presence of necessary files, environment variables, and other runtime prerequisites. This helps developers and operators verify compatibility and prevent deployment failures before shipping.
Key Features:
  • Declarative manifest validation
  • Support for OCI and Docker images
  • Extensible requirement checks
  • CI/CD integration friendly
Use Cases:
  • Pre-deployment validation in CI pipelines
  • Verifying custom container images meet platform standards
  • Ensuring dependency compliance for AI/ML workloads
Alternatives:
  • container-structure-test – Focuses more on internal filesystem structure and metadata, whereas container-canary validates runtime requirements via manifests.
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