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slimtoolkit/slim

This system is a comprehensive container and Kubernetes workload management toolkit that provides deep inspection, optimization, and security analysis for containerized applications. It enables users to build, lint, and profile container images, while simultaneously monitoring and analyzing running processes and system calls for security and performance insights. The tool supports multi-architecture builds, Docker Compose execution, and generates detailed reports on application composition and vulnerabilities.

61.2

Adequate · 20 July 2026

57k

lines of production code

Go

primary language

1

bus factor · 74 authors in all

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How it got here

2015–2019 · multi-architecture and IPC refactoring

This period focused on expanding platform support and modernizing internal communication. The codebase added comprehensive multi-architecture capabilities, including ARM64 and Apple M1 support for builds, Docker images, and system calls. Simultaneously, the project refactored its inter-process communication layer to use a structured, JSON-based protocol with a new event system, while introducing robust error handling and process discovery utilities.

18 changes

2020–2021 · Dockerfile linting and container execution

This period focused on expanding the tool's capabilities to deeply analyze and validate Dockerfiles and container images. Key developments included the introduction of a comprehensive Dockerfile linter with numerous checks, deep image inspection via the 'xray' command, and the addition of a container execution engine supporting Docker Compose and standalone sensor modes.

28 changes

2022–2024 · Sensor and image building expansion

This period focused on expanding the sensor's capabilities with lifecycle management, composite monitoring, and artifact analysis, while introducing new features for container image building and Dockerfile generation. The work also included adding end-to-end test infrastructure and updating dependencies to support these new functionalities.

25 changes

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  • The description of this project is derived from its own commit history, not from its README.
  • The score is its highest published measurement, taken on 20 July 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
  • Measured at commit 1e65da7459 — the exact code this score is about.
  • Scored under rubric rubric-2026.08.17. Score the same commit under that rubric and you get the same number.
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