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Dagger
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Programmable containerized CI/CD engine for agent workflows.
Dagger is an open-source engine for defining CI/CD and delivery pipelines in code and containers. Agents can invoke those pipelines as deterministic tools instead of assembling shell commands at runtime.
- Model support
- Multi-model
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Pricing model
- Mixed
- Added / updated
- 19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026
Assessment
Dagger gives agents named, repeatable pipeline operations instead of arbitrary shell commands. Containerized steps provide process isolation, but Dagger is not an LLM product or a complete security boundary. The engine and Factory Cloud are separate surfaces.
Strengths
- Apache-2.0 pipelines runnable locally and in CI.
- Deterministic pipeline tools for agents.
- Containerized pipeline steps.
Limitations
- Different model from GitHub Actions YAML.
- Application-code writing remains outside the pipeline engine.
- Requires a separate harness for scheduling and policy.