---
title: "Dive Docker Image Layer Explorer and Size Optimizer"
description: "Dive is a CLI tool for exploring Docker image layers, analyzing file system changes, and estimating wasted space. It helps developers optimize container image sizes by visualizing exactly what each layer adds, modifies, or removes."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/wagoodman/dive"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "wagoodman/dive"
  github_stars: 53711
---

# Dive Docker Image Layer Explorer and Size Optimizer

Dive is a CLI tool for exploring Docker image layers, analyzing file system changes, and estimating wasted space. It helps developers optimize container image sizes by visualizing exactly what each layer adds, modifies, or removes.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/dive-docker-image-layer-explorer/)