Dory

Spec sheet

Purpose

Dory combines Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and agent sandboxes in a local development system for Apple Silicon Macs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Integrations

Dory provides a versioned local MCP tool contract over stdio, including a read-only mode that blocks writes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Security

The maker says Dory requires no account, telemetry, or cloud control plane; the Docker socket is owner-only and published ports bind to localhost by default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Privacy

The site says Dory requires no account, has no telemetry, and needs no cloud control plane.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

License

Dory is GPL-3.0 and open to inspection.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Agent integration

Dory provides a versioned local MCP tool contract over stdio, with a read-only mode that blocks execution and sandbox mutations.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Agent sandboxes

Dory can prepare project-specific environments in dedicated VMs with non-root execution, explicit mounts, and networking disabled by default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Containers

Dory includes Docker 29, Compose v2, BuildKit, and Buildx, connected through a standard Docker context.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Docker tools

Docker 29, Compose v2, BuildKit, and Buildx connect through a standard Docker context.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Download

The page lists Docker Core as required and Kubernetes, Linux machine and desktop runtimes, and guest images as optional signed components.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Kubernetes

Dory offers a local k3s workflow; its selected k3s image downloads when a cluster is created.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Linux machines

Dory supports ARM64 Linux desktops and headless machines with separate identity, disks, resources, shares, and snapshots.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Linux virtual machines

Dory supports ARM64 Linux desktops and servers; custom ARM64 ISOs are marked Preview.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Migration

Dory describes a migration flow that inventories, preflights, copies, verifies, and commits while leaving the source untouched.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Network defaults

The Docker socket is owner-only, and published ports bind to localhost unless deliberately widened.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Open source

Dory is GPL-3.0 licensed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Release

The page lists release 0.4.5 for arm64 and a selected Docker Core download of 227.4 MiB.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Roadmap

macOS and Windows guests are on the roadmap with no date attached; Windows 11 ARM and macOS guests are marked deferred.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Roadmap limits

Custom ARM64 ISO is Preview; macOS and Windows guests are on the roadmap with no date attached.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Storage limit

The Docker data disk has a 128 GiB logical ceiling by default and can grow up to 2 TiB; shrinking is rejected before mutation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · usedory.dev

Where Specifiction places it

• Container Development Environments#35 of 407.1