Analyzes Docker image layers using the Docker Registry HTTP API v2 and dive CLI tool. Identifies bloated layers, wasted space from deleted files, and suggests multi-stage build optimizations.
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name: "Docker Image Layer Size Analyzer"
slug: "docker-image-layer-size-analyzer"
description: "Analyzes Docker image layers using the Docker Registry HTTP API v2 and dive CLI tool. Identifies bloated layers, wasted space from deleted files, and suggests multi-stage build optimizations."
github_stars: 71492
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/moby/moby"
category: "CI/CD Integrations"
framework: "Gemini"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "moby/moby"
github_stars: 71492
---
# Docker Image Layer Size Analyzer
Analyzes Docker image layers using the Docker Registry HTTP API v2 and dive CLI tool. Identifies bloated layers, wasted space from deleted files, and suggests multi-stage build optimizations.
## Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Docker Engine releases are tagged with a **docker-** prefix (e.g. docker-v29.0.0 for Docker Engine 29.0.0).
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Moby is an open-source project created by Docker to enable and accelerate software containerization.
- ## Relationship with Docker
- The components and tools in the Moby Project are initially the open source components that Docker and the community have built for the Docker Project.
- Source: https://github.com/moby/moby
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moby/moby/HEAD/README.md
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/docker-image-layer-size-analyzer/)
