Show HN: Run LLMs in Docker for any language without prebuilding containers

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Build on-demand Docker containers for projects + agentic coding using mise . Prerequisites Docker (installed and running) Go 1.21+ (for building from source) Bash or Zsh shell gh CLI (required for GitHub Copilot provider only) Installation Homebrew (macOS/Linux) brew install mheap/tap/agent-en-place Build from source git clone https://github.com/mheap/agent-en-place cd agent-en-place go build # Move binary to your PATH mv agent-en-place /usr/local/bin/ Download binary Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases. Usage Define a function in your .bashrc / .zshrc / other shell config file function vibe() { bash -lc " $( agent-en-place $1 ) " } Then in any directory, run vibe <provider> The tool will: Detect tool versions from your project's configuration files Build a Docker image with those tools (or reuse cached image) Generate and execute a docker run command Launch the selected AI coding tool in the container Configuration agent-en-place automatically detects tool versions from multiple configuration file formats: mise/asdf Configuration .tool-versions (asdf/mise format) node 20.11.0 python 3.12.0 ruby 3.3.0 mise.toml (mise native format) [ tools ] node = " 20.11.0 " python = " 3.12.0 " Idiomatic Version Files The tool also recognizes language-specific version files: File Language Example .nvmrc Node.js 20.11.0 .node-version Node.js 20.11.0 .python-version Python 3.12.0 .ruby-version Ruby 3.3.0 Gemfile Ruby ruby "3.3.0" .go-version Go 1.21.0 .java-version Java 17 .sdkmanrc Java java=17.0.2 .crystal-version Crystal 1.10.0 .exenv-version Elixir 1.15.0 .yvmrc Yarn 1.22.19 Note: Node.js is automatically included if not specified, as it's required by all supported AI coding tools. Supported Providers Currently supported providers: codex Package : @openai/codex : Command : codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox : Requirements : None : None Configuration: Stored in ~/.codex opencode Package : opencode-ai : Command : opencode : Requirements...

First seen: 2026-01-18 22:29

Last seen: 2026-01-18 22:29