Quadlet Migrator

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A skill for migrating docker run commands and Docker Compose-style deployments into maintainable Podman Quadlet units.

What it does

• translates docker run and Compose-style inputs into Quadlet-oriented designs
• writes generated artifacts to the current directory by default so they can be reviewed before being applied
• helps decide between .container, .pod, .network, .volume, and .build, with a pod-first bias for multi-container services
• preserves .env / env_file workflows when appropriate
• reduces large env templates into a small set of high-impact deployment questions
• can generate helper scripts with install.sh as the canonical apply step, plus uninstall.sh, reload.sh, start.sh, stop.sh, and restart.sh
• identifies required repo-local support files such as mounted config, init assets, and helper scripts that must ship with the result
• validates env completeness before claiming runnable output
• encourages explicit finalize and execution checklists for support files and env completeness
• explains rootless vs rootful apply targets, deployment notes, and validation steps

Design principles

• prefer the lightest operating mode that matches the request
• separate planning, review, and generation into explicit phases
• do not invent deployment-specific values
• make lossy mappings explicit
• prefer maintainable output over mechanical one-to-one translation
• default to review-first output in the current directory before installation
• prefer pod-first topology over preserving bridge networking when pod grouping expresses the intent cleanly
• ensure runtime-required support files remain in the reviewed current-directory deliverable set and are referenced from Quadlet via absolute host paths, rather than being copied by install.sh into the Quadlet unit directory

Operating modes

• advice: explain mappings or review source inputs without writing final artifacts
• design: perform planning and finalize review, then stop before runnable artifact generation
• generate: produce approved runnable artifacts after planning and finalize review

References

• SKILL.md contains the operating modes, workflow, and high-level rules
• references/compose-mapping.md covers field mapping and topology decisions
• references/env-strategy.md covers env handling, completeness validation, and typo detection
• references/github-repo-intake.md covers repository discovery and canonical input selection
• references/deployment-notes.md covers deployment guidance
• references/validation.md covers validation and troubleshooting

Limitations

This skill does not claim perfect equivalence between Docker Compose semantics and Podman Quadlet semantics.

License

MIT