crane / go-containerregistry
Radar: Initial
Apache-2.0
A Go library and the `crane` CLI for working with container registries and images directly over the Distribution API — list tags, read manifests, copy and mutate images.
OCI Image, Runtime and Distribution
Specifications it implements
What this tool does to each specification, in the role vocabulary. Follow a standard through to standards.apievangelist.com for what it actually specifies.
| Standard | Role | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| OCI Image, Runtime and Distribution | transfers |
Ships `crane` — the tool an agent reaches for to inspect a registry without a daemon. |
Using this from an agent
- Interfaces
clilibrary- Install
-
go
github.com/google/go-containerregistry/cmd/crane - Invoke
crane manifest <registry>/<image>:<tag>- Consumes
- oci-image
- Emits
- json, oci-image
- Runtime
- Needs network Deterministic Writes Needs credentials
Where it applies
Jobs this tool actually does, and the surface each one is exercised on.
Enumerate the tags a registry holds, to find what versions actually exist.
coding-agent
Rewrite an image's config or append a layer without a full rebuild.
ci-pipeline
- Website
- https://github.com/google/go-containerregistry
- Repository
- https://github.com/google/go-containerregistry
- License
- Apache-2.0 — reported by the GitHub API, verified 2026-08-11
- Stars
- 4007 · last commit 2026-08-05
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