# Introducing Chainguard Repository: A unified experience for secure-by-default open source artifacts

DevFeed: [Introducing Chainguard Repository: A unified experience for secure-by-default open source artifacts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-chainguard-repository-a-unified-experience-for-secure-by-default-open-source-artifacts-13113.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/introducing-chainguard-repository>)

Published: 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard repository](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-repository.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>)

Tags: [agent-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-skills.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-repo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-repo.md>), [chainguard-repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-repository.md>), [ci-cd-workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd-workflows.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libraries.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-artifacts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-artifacts.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [secure-by-default](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-default.md>), [virtual-machine-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machine-images.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard introduces Chainguard Repository, a unified experience for consuming secure-by-default open source artifacts with configurable policy enforcement. It brings together container images, libraries, OS packages, agent skills, CI/CD workflows, and virtual machine images through Chainguard-managed endpoints and provides compliance controls, security improvements through source rebuilds, and visibility dashboards.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard Repository is a single, Chainguard-managed experience for pulling secure-by-default artifacts with built-in, configurable policy enforcement.