install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install container-structure-test

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#container-structure-test

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/container-structure-test/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Validate the structure of your container images

Project links

Commands and aliases

container-structure-test

history

Project history and usage

Container Structure Tests is a GoogleContainerTools project for validating container image contents, command behavior, filesystem state, and metadata. It became a common package-manager entry because it is a standalone binary aimed at CI checks for built images.

Project history

The project released v0.1.0 in October 2017 and v1.0.0 in March 2018. Its README now describes the project as not officially supported by Google and in maintenance mode, while still accepting contributions.

Adoption history

Official documentation emphasizes local binary use, Docker-image use, and Google Cloud Builder use. It also documents Homebrew installation for macOS, which helped make the CLI easy to install outside a larger Google Cloud SDK.

How it is used

Users provide YAML or JSON test files to `container-structure-test test --image ... --config ...`. The test types cover command output, file existence, file contents, image metadata, and license checks, which are the concerns image publishers usually want to verify before release.

Why package nerds care

The package matters because it made container image assertions portable: the test spec can live beside a Dockerfile, and CI can fail the image artifact rather than only failing application unit tests. Its explicit schema versioning and single-purpose binary made it attractive to packaging and release pipelines.

Timeline

2017: v0.1.0 release published.
2018: v1.0.0 release published.
2025: v1.22.1 release published while the README described the project as in maintenance mode.

Related projects

The README references Docker, Google Cloud Builder, and container image metadata rather than a specific runtime integration.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:container
text:image

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`container-structure-test`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.22.1

manager updated2026-07-05

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.22.1

https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-structure-test

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:container-structure-test
Version	1.22.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/container-structure-test
Homepage	https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-structure-test
Repository	https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-structure-test
Upstream docs	https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-structure-test#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/container-structure-test/archive/refs/tags/v1.22.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-05T18:49:52+09:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	container-structure-test
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

container-structure-test

nix profile install nixpkgs#container-structure-test

normalized package name match
Matched by: Container Structure Test

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/container-structure-test.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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