---
slug: "container-use"
name: "Container Use"
effect: "Gives each coding agent its own container and git branch so several can work in parallel without conflicts"
category: "sandbox"
tier: "rising"
url: "https://container-use.com"
github: "dagger/container-use"
pricing: "open-source"
license: "Apache-2.0"
tags: ["mcp", "containers", "git", "docker", "parallel-agents", "cli"]
platforms: ["claude-code", "cursor", "windsurf", "zed", "codex", "gemini-cli", "vscode", "any-mcp-client"]
install_kind: "cli"
date_added: "2026-10-14"
rank: 43
rising_score: 11
stars: 4070
star_velocity: 8
velocity_basis: "since creation"
created_at: "2025-05-23T23:18:43Z"
pushed_at: "2026-09-21T14:05:02Z"
signals_status: "ok"
signals_fetched_at: "2026-10-15T05:02:39.441Z"
page: "https://agenttooldrop.com/tools/container-use"
---

# Container Use

Gives each coding agent its own container and git branch so several can work in parallel without conflicts

Category: Sandboxes. Tier: new and rising, rank 43 by new and rising score (11 of 100). Pricing: Open source. License: Apache-2.0.

Platforms: claude-code, cursor, windsurf, zed, codex, gemini-cli, vscode, any-mcp-client.

## Why you would want it

Container Use is an MCP server, run from a CLI and built on Dagger, that gives each agent a fresh container on its own git branch, so you can run several agents at once and discard failed attempts. You can see the full command history and logs of what an agent did, drop into its terminal to take over, and review its work with a normal git checkout of its branch. Setup is the same for any MCP-compatible agent, adding container-use stdio as an MCP server, and the docs have guides for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Codex, Gemini CLI and others.

## Best for

- Running several coding agents in parallel
- Keeping agent changes off your working tree until reviewed
- Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP agents

## Use it when

You want coding agents to work in isolated, reviewable environments on your own machine instead of directly in your checkout.

## Skip it if

You do not have Docker and Git installed, which the quickstart requires. The project describes itself as experimental and in early development.

## Install

Install with Homebrew and add to Claude Code:

```sh
brew install dagger/tap/container-use
cd /path/to/repository
claude mcp add container-use -- container-use stdio
```

Source: https://container-use.com/quickstart

## Live signals

Fetched 2026-10-15T05:02:39.441Z (status: ok).

- Repository: dagger/container-use
- Repository created: 2025-05-23
- Stars: 4,070 (GitHub's count; it cannot be authenticated)
- Stars per day, since repo creation: 8 (an average over the repo's life, not a growth rate)
- Forks: 212
- Open issues and PRs: 63
- License (GitHub): Apache-2.0
- Last push: 2026-09-21
- Latest release: v0.4.2 (2025-08-19)

## Links

- Website: https://container-use.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/dagger/container-use
- Install instructions verified at: https://container-use.com/quickstart
- Source for this entry: https://github.com/dagger/container-use#readme
- AgentToolDrop page: https://agenttooldrop.com/tools/container-use
- Full catalog (JSON): https://agenttooldrop.com/tools.json