Build a local image from a Containerfile
Build from a reviewed Containerfile and empty context, run the one-shot result, and remove the local test image.
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Capture reviewable workload evidence
Pair a minimal redacted screenshot with timestamped command output for the same named local container.
Read articleCreate a model selection record
Record a documented model identifier, constraints, and two fixture runs for one narrow task.
Read articleDefine a small AI evaluation
Create fixed ordinary, absent-answer, and hostile-content cases with observable pass criteria and named revisions.
Read articleDeploy a temporary local Kubernetes workload
Verify the local context, apply one reviewed Deployment manifest, confirm rollout, and delete it with the same file.
Read articleGenerate Kubernetes YAML from a pod
Create a local-only pod, generate Kubernetes-style YAML for review, and remove the exact test pod.
Read articleIdentify the local Podman connection
Check Podman Desktop resources and podman version before managing any local workload.
Read articleInspect a Podman machine
Use Desktop and read-only machine commands to identify an existing local machine before creating another.
Read articleInspect a test container
Confirm the container identity before collecting logs, inspecting metadata, or opening a terminal.
Read articleInspect an image before cleanup
Pull a fully qualified image, inspect its digest, confirm no container uses it, and remove only that image.
Read articleInstall Podman Desktop safely
Use the official installer and supported onboarding flow, pausing for required device-owner approval.
Read articleMap a private model service boundary
List allowed connections, distinct service identities, authorization rules, and a denied-access test before using real documents.
Read articlePrepare a local Kubernetes target
Create or identify an approved local Kind cluster, select its context, and verify it with read-only kubectl checks.
Read articleRun a controlled local LLM test
Install AI Lab, review an approved model details, start a local service, test fictional text, and stop it afterward.
Read articleRun a disposable local container
Pull a named NGINX image, bind it only to loopback, verify it locally, then stop and delete the test container.
Read articleRun the Compose guestbook demo
Review the Compose file, run the localhost-only guestbook stack, then remove its services and course volume.
Read articleSpecify a read-only MCP tool
Define an allowlisted input schema, authenticated caller, authorization rule, minimal output, and explicit error outcomes.
Read articleTest a cited RAG answer
Use a small approved or synthetic collection, inspect retrieved passages, and retain an unsupported question as a regression test.
Read articleTest an inference route
Record the route, scoped identity, permitted data class, synthetic response, denied identity, and rollback reference.
Read articleTest an LLM gateway route
Separate client and provider credentials, enforce route limits, verify an allowed test request, and verify a denied route request.
Read articleTest persistent container data
Write a marker to a named volume and read it from a new container to verify the data outlives the first container.
Read articleTest private container networking
Create a temporary user-defined network and verify internal name resolution without publishing a host port.
Read articleTroubleshoot Podman without resetting
Record the first error, selected connection, engine state, container state, and Kubernetes context before attempting recovery.
Read articleUse the InstructLab container flow
Use the version-specific flow only when it is present in the approved local installation, and test it with synthetic input.
Read articleWrite an agent sandbox contract
Define a disposable workspace, disabled network, scoped identity, resource limits, termination events, and cleanup.
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