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Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit. Version 0.36.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.
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Package summary
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
Project links
Commands and aliases
- docker-buildx
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Project history and usage
Docker Buildx is the Docker CLI plugin that exposes extended Docker Build capabilities backed by BuildKit. The upstream README highlights builder instances, multi-node and multi-platform builds, Compose build support, Bake, and Docker or Kubernetes drivers.
Project history
Buildx grew out of Docker's shift from the classic image builder toward BuildKit. Rather than replacing docker build with a separate tool, Buildx kept a familiar command-line shape while exposing BuildKit features such as named builders, remote drivers, multi-platform output, cache controls, Bake files, and registry image tools.
Adoption history
Buildx moved from an advanced plugin into ordinary Docker build practice. The README states that Docker Desktop includes Buildx on Windows and macOS, and that Docker Engine package repositories provide Docker Buildx packages for Linux. The batch input shows broad downstream packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora-style distributions, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper.
How it is used
Typical use starts with docker buildx build for BuildKit-backed builds, then expands to docker buildx create and use for builder instances, docker buildx bake for higher-level build definitions, docker buildx imagetools for registry image inspection and manipulation, and docker buildx prune or du for build cache maintenance. It is especially common in CI pipelines that publish multi-architecture container images.
Why package nerds care
Buildx is one of the most important Docker-adjacent packages because it made BuildKit's advanced build graph usable from the Docker CLI. For package nerds, it also illustrates the modern Docker CLI-plugin model: a separate executable named docker-buildx can be installed by a package manager and discovered by Docker as a subcommand.
Timeline
- 2019: Docker Engine 19.03 is the minimum Docker version named by the Buildx README.
- 2020: Buildx 0.6-era examples appear in the README for building Buildx itself.
- 2026: Docker docs list Buildx as the Docker Build command surface for extended BuildKit capabilities, and the batch input lists wide package-manager distribution.
Related projects
- Buildx is tightly related to BuildKit, Docker Engine, Docker Desktop, Docker Compose builds, Docker Bake, and registry image tooling such as imagetools.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for docker-buildx. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
buildkitd.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
docker-buildx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.36.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:docker-buildx |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.36.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://docs.docker.com/buildx/working-with-buildx/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/docker/buildx |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T21:03:17Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation