The latest articles on DEV Community by touqeer shah (@touqeer_shah_38e49d87424c). https://dev.to/touqeer_shah_38e49d87424c https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1687656%2Fd388890a-6175-4829-9308-634c83667311.png https://dev.to/touqeer_shah_38e49d87424c en touqeer shah Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:55:30 +0000 https://dev.to/touqeer_shah_38e49d87424c/container-first-runtime-kit-for-claude-code-m6n https://dev.to/touqeer_shah_38e49d87424c/container-first-runtime-kit-for-claude-code-m6n <p>I built a <strong>Container-First Runtime Kit for Claude Code</strong>.</p> <p>The goal was simple: let Claude edit code in the real workspace, but make execution explicit, isolated, and observable.</p> <p>So I designed a workflow where:</p> <ul> <li>project execution runs in containers</li> <li>normal app work goes through <code>app</code> </li> <li>risky or isolated project work goes through <code>task-runner</code> </li> <li>one-off experiments go through a <code>scratch</code> container</li> <li>logs, test results, and command output come back through clear observable paths</li> </ul> <p>A big part of the project was separating:</p> <ul> <li>what the repo supports</li> <li>what defaults are reasonable</li> <li>what a specific request should actually activate</li> </ul> <p>That led to a cleaner architecture with:</p> <ul> <li>deterministic detection</li> <li>draft planning</li> <li>resolver-owned activation</li> <li>runtime MCP control</li> <li>runtime-state-aware reruns</li> <li>post-change validation when feasible</li> </ul> <p>I wrote about the full design here:</p> <p><strong>I Built a Container-First Runtime Kit for Claude Code</strong><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@touqeershah32/i-built-a-container-first-runtime-kit-for-claude-code-68355c6da7ad" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@touqeershah32/i-built-a-container-first-runtime-kit-for-claude-code-68355c6da7ad</a> </p> <p>Would love feedback from people working on AI coding workflows, Claude tooling, Docker-based dev environments, or agent runtime design.</p> agents claude docker tooling