Nerdctl Tool is a VS Code extension for inspecting containers managed by nerdctl without leaving the editor. It adds a dedicated Containers view that shows runtime status, ports, health, resource details, and quick access to container logs.
Features
Container summary view in the Activity Bar
Start, stop, and restart actions for runtime containers
Compose-aware service discovery from compose.yaml, compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml, and docker-compose.yml
Expandable container rows with image, uptime, CPU, memory, ports, restart count, health, volumes, and network details
Port entries with detected listening PIDs when available
Built-in logs panel for quick container log inspection
Requirements
nerdctl must be installed and available on your PATH
A workspace folder is recommended so the extension can discover compose files
lsof is optional and is used to populate listening PIDs for exposed ports
Usage
Open the Nerdctl Tool view from the Activity Bar. The extension refreshes on startup and you can manually refresh the view with the title bar action.
Select a container to open its logs. Use the available commands to:
Refresh container state
Start all services
Stop all services
Start a container
Stop a container
Restart a container
Show container logs
Configuration
The following settings control which details are shown under each container:
nerdctlTool.summary.showImage
nerdctlTool.summary.showUptime
nerdctlTool.summary.showCpu
nerdctlTool.summary.showMemory
nerdctlTool.summary.showPorts
nerdctlTool.summary.showRestartCount
nerdctlTool.summary.showHealth
nerdctlTool.summary.showVolumes
nerdctlTool.summary.showNetwork
Notes
Compose-backed services with no running container are shown as No containers
Runtime containers that are not matched to compose are marked separately in the tree
