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      "summary": "Docker's open-source runtime for building and running AI agents from YAML or HCL files, formerly cagent. It runs as a `docker agent` CLI plugin with a terminal UI, headless mode, HTTP, MCP and A2A servers, and a Go library.",
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      "repo": "https://github.com/docker/docker-agent",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
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        {
          "registry": "oci",
          "name": "docker/docker-agent"
        },
        {
          "registry": "go",
          "name": "github.com/docker/docker-agent"
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      "authNotes": "No account of its own. Model keys come from provider environment variables, `--env-from-file`, an account login or Docker Model Runner for local models. The servers it starts take an optional Bearer token (`--auth-token`), which HTTP MCP requires on a non-loopback address.",
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      "pricingNotes": "Free and Apache-2.0, with nothing to buy for the CLI. You pay your model provider, or nothing with a local model through Docker Model Runner. Cloud sandboxes need a Docker login and weren't priced in this check.",
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        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the README (checked 2026-10-08).",
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        "pypiWeekly": null,
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      "docsUrl": "https://docker.github.io/docker-agent/",
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        "agent.multi-agent",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.durable"
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        "go",
        "local",
        "free",
        "no-card",
        "llms-txt",
        "docker"
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      "graded": true,
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        "graded": true,
        "score": 76.5,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 30,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 629,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 81,
          "maintenance": 96,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 88,
          "schema": 90,
          "security": 70,
          "transparency": 80
        },
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          "2026-09-01. GHSA-8f6v-26r8-3r4h (high). `read_skill` was treated as read-only and could be auto-approved, yet it ran shell commands embedded in local skill files, so opening a repository that ships skills could run commands without a prompt. Affects 1.32.5 up to 1.130.0. Fixed in 1.130.0 and published, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-8f6v-26r8-3r4h",
          "2026-08-20. GHSA-f2g7-cxrq-x54m (high). `docker agent serve a2a` created unattended sessions with tool approval disabled, so a client that could reach the endpoint could run tools without approval. The listener binds to loopback by default. Affects 1.8.2 up to 1.126.0. Fixed in 1.126.0 and published, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/docker/docker-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-f2g7-cxrq-x54m"
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        "verdict": "An agent with an MCP server is eight lines of YAML, and the same file runs in a terminal, headless, or as an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Usage telemetry is on by default and can carry prompts passed as command arguments, and two high-severity approval bypasses were fixed in August and September 2026.",
        "bestFor": "Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server.",
        "strengths": [
          "An agent with one MCP server is eight lines of YAML, with a published JSON Schema for the config",
          "Four safety modes, allow, ask and deny rules, and a `--sandbox` flag that runs the agent in a Docker Sandboxes VM",
          "Headless `run --exec` with NDJSON events, structured output, and budgets for cost, tokens and time",
          "The same config runs as an HTTP API, an OpenAI-compatible chat server, an MCP server or an A2A server",
          "v1.149.0 on 7 October 2026, with 45 tagged releases in 90 days and a dated changelog"
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          "Usage telemetry is on by default and command events can include prompts passed as arguments",
          "Two high-severity advisories in 2026, each letting tools or shell commands run without approval, both fixed",
          "Breaking changes ship in minor releases, three of them between July and September 2026",
          "`max_iterations` is unlimited and no budget is set unless the config declares one",
          "The `--listen` control plane has no built-in authentication, and A2A support is described as early"
        ],
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          "Set `TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false` before `run` or `exec` with a prompt on the command line. Telemetry is on by default and sends positional arguments",
          "For unattended runs pass `--safety restricted` with an allow-list, or `--sandbox`. Without a policy, `--exec` rejects every tool call that needs approval",
          "Set `max_iterations` and a `budget` block in the config. Both are unlimited by default",
          "Run 1.130.0 or later. Earlier versions ran shell commands embedded in local skills, and A2A sessions before 1.126.0 skipped tool approval",
          "Review `runtime.safety` in any config pulled from a registry or URL. An author default of `autonomous` runs every tool call unprompted"
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          "measured": false
        },
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            "basis": "public evidence",
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            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.4",
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              "tasks"
            ],
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          "maintenance": 96,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 88,
          "schema": 90,
          "security": 70,
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        "install": "brew install docker-agent   # bundled with Docker Desktop 4.63 and later as `docker agent`",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport stdio myagent --env OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY -- docker agent serve mcp myorg/agent:tag --working-dir $(pwd)",
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            "OPENAI_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e",
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        "domain": "docker.com",
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        "terms": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-terms-use/",
        "privacy": "https://www.docker.com/legal/privacy/",
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          "The repository is under GitHub's docker organisation and SECURITY.md sends reports to security@docker.com. Docker's privacy policy names Docker, Inc.",
          "www.docker.com/.well-known/security.txt gives security@docker.com, a policy URL and an expiry of 1 January 2030.",
          "Main-branch docs are on docker.github.io/docker-agent and the stable docs on docs.docker.com/ai/docker-agent. Both loaded on 8 October 2026.",
          "Docker's general terms and privacy policy are listed. Neither the README nor the telemetry page says which terms govern the open-source CLI.",
          "No status page is listed because the software runs on the owner's machine. Usage telemetry goes to api.docker.com/events/v1/track per pkg/telemetry/client.go.",
          "RDAP for docker.com gives a registration date of 1995-01-25."
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            "registry": "github",
            "name": "docker/docker-agent",
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            "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/docker-agent/main/CHANGELOG.md",
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            "kind": "privacy",
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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      "category": "frameworks",
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          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "google-adk"
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        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@google/adk"
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      "authNotes": "A library. Credentials are for the models and tools you use.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free and open source. You pay for the model calls it makes. Google's managed Agent Runtime costs $0.085 a vCPU-hour after 50 free vCPU-hours a month.",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
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      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "endpoints": []
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        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-09-26"
      },
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      "llmsTxt": "https://adk.dev/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
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        "agent.multi-agent",
        "agent.durable",
        "agent.mcp-client"
      ],
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        "framework",
        "python",
        "typescript",
        "go",
        "java",
        "open-source"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-25",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
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        "score": 74.7,
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        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 57,
        "ranked": true,
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        "categoryRank": 6,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 80,
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          "security": 92,
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        "negative": -4,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-04-13. CVE-2026-4810 (CVSS 4.0 9.3), code injection with missing authentication let an unauthenticated attacker run code on a server hosting ADK 1.7.0 to 1.28.0 or 2.0.0a1, including local ADK Web. Fixed in 1.28.1 and 2.0.0a2 and published by Google as CNA, so it decays to 2 points. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4810",
          "2026-07-29. CVE-2026-18236 (CVSS 4.0 9.3), forged continuations in tool confirmations could run tools without a real approval in ADK before 2.5.0. Fixed and published by Google as CNA, 2 points. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18236"
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        "verdict": "Python, TypeScript, Go, Java and Kotlin. Two critical CVEs in 2026, one of them in tool confirmation itself.",
        "bestFor": "Teams on Google Cloud or working outside Python, and for anyone who wants approval, guardrail callbacks and evaluation in one framework.",
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          "Python, TypeScript, Go, Java and Kotlin",
          "Tool confirmation, before-tool callbacks, plugins and a Model Armor plugin",
          "Message content in traces is opt-in, with OpenTelemetry and about 20 tracing integrations",
          "llms.txt of about 250 entries with a Markdown version of every page",
          "Agent Runtime prices published per vCPU-hour and GiB-hour, with a monthly free allowance"
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          "Two critical CVEs in 2026, one of them in tool confirmation itself",
          "Breaking changes in minor releases (2.6.0 and 2.7.0), with 1.x and 2.x in parallel",
          "300 open issues and 261 open pull requests",
          "No exception reference, and no error handling on the MCP page",
          "Agent Runtime needs a Google Cloud billing account"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Upgrade to 2.5.0 or later before relying on tool confirmation",
          "Always pass tool_filter to McpToolset",
          "Pin a 2.x minor and read the changelog's breaking section before each bump",
          "Install the bigquery-analytics extra if you use pyarrow, since 2.7.0",
          "Keep ADK Web off public interfaces, or run 1.28.1 or later at the least"
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        "google-speech-to-text",
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        "google-weather-api",
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        "google-maps-platform",
        "google-cloud-translation",
        "google-calendar-api",
        "google-drive-api",
        "gemini-cli",
        "google-ads-api",
        "google-sheets-api",
        "gmail-api"
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        "a": "2026-08-26",
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        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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        "name": "Popularity"
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        "a": "none",
        "b": "3/5 (8)",
        "name": "Agent reviews"
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        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Docker Agent or Agent Development Kit (ADK)?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "Yes. Docker Agent is open source (Apache-2.0). Agent Development Kit (ADK) is open source (Apache-2.0).",
        "question": "Are Docker Agent and Agent Development Kit (ADK) open source?"
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          "Agent ergonomics, 81 against 70",
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          "Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 68"
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        ],
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        "slug": "docker-agent",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-adk.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-adk.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Docker Agent (BB)\n\nGood for: Teams already on Docker who want agents defined in a file, shared through an OCI registry and run the same way in a terminal, in CI or behind an HTTP, MCP or A2A server.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 88 against 80\n- Agent ergonomics, 81 against 70\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 96 against 87\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 80 against 68\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Usage telemetry is on by default and command events can include prompts passed as arguments\n\n### Agent Development Kit (ADK) (BB)\n\nGood for: Teams on Google Cloud or working outside Python, and for anyone who wants approval, guardrail callbacks and evaluation in one framework.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 92 against 70\n\nWatch for: Two critical CVEs in 2026, one of them in tool confirmation itself\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Docker Agent | Agent Development Kit (ADK) | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 88 | 80 | Docker Agent +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 87 | Docker Agent +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 70 | Docker Agent +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 92 | Agent Development Kit (ADK) +22 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 96 | 87 | Docker Agent +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 68 | Docker Agent +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **76.5 · BB** | **74.7 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Docker Agent | Agent Development Kit (ADK) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent framework | Agent framework |\n| Vendor | Docker | Google |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | None | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |\n| Popularity | 4k stars | 22k stars |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Docker Agent.** An agent with an MCP server is eight lines of YAML, and the same file runs in a terminal, headless, or as an HTTP, MCP or A2A server. Usage telemetry is on by default and can carry prompts passed as command arguments, and two high-severity approval bypasses were fixed in August and September 2026.\n\n**Agent Development Kit (ADK).** Python, TypeScript, Go, Java and Kotlin. Two critical CVEs in 2026, one of them in tool confirmation itself.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Docker Agent\n\n1. Set `TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false` before `run` or `exec` with a prompt on the command line. Telemetry is on by default and sends positional arguments\n2. For unattended runs pass `--safety restricted` with an allow-list, or `--sandbox`. Without a policy, `--exec` rejects every tool call that needs approval\n3. Set `max_iterations` and a `budget` block in the config. Both are unlimited by default\n4. Run 1.130.0 or later. Earlier versions ran shell commands embedded in local skills, and A2A sessions before 1.126.0 skipped tool approval\n5. Review `runtime.safety` in any config pulled from a registry or URL. An author default of `autonomous` runs every tool call unprompted\n\n### Agent Development Kit (ADK)\n\n1. Upgrade to 2.5.0 or later before relying on tool confirmation\n2. Always pass tool_filter to McpToolset\n3. Pin a 2.x minor and read the changelog's breaking section before each bump\n4. Install the bigquery-analytics extra if you use pyarrow, since 2.7.0\n5. Keep ADK Web off public interfaces, or run 1.28.1 or later at the least\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Docker Agent or Agent Development Kit (ADK)?\n\nDocker Agent scores 76.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Agent Development Kit (ADK)'s 74.7 (BB), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Agent Development Kit (ADK) leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Are Docker Agent and Agent Development Kit (ADK) open source?\n\nYes. Docker Agent is open source (Apache-2.0). 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