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cri/tracing: introduce Phase 1 lifecycle tracing MVP

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/feature

needs-ok-to-test

needs-rebase

size/XXL

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12226

#12226 In containerd/containerd;

· Cindia-blue opened on Aug 21, 2025

Support shim plugin

kind/feature

status/needs-discussionNeeds discussion and decision from maintainersNeeds discussion and decision from maintainers

status/roadmappedFeature has been accepted into the roadmapFeature has been accepted into the roadmap

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8618 In containerd/containerd;

· dmcgowan opened on Jun 1, 2023

[transfer] credential manager plugin

kind/feature

Stale

status/roadmappedFeature has been accepted into the roadmapFeature has been accepted into the roadmap

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8228 In containerd/containerd;

· dmcgowan opened on Mar 7, 2023

Add content policy to transfer image store

area/distributionImage DistributionImage Distribution

needs-rebase

size/XL

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 11841

#11841 In containerd/containerd;

· dmcgowan opened on May 12, 2025

Add support for conditional gc references in metadata

size/L

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12398

#12398 In containerd/containerd;

· dmcgowan opened on Oct 23, 2025

Support sparsefiles Copy in blockfile snapshotter

needs-ok-to-test

size/L

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12066

#12066 In containerd/containerd;

· fidencio opened on Jul 7, 2025

Add registry host namespace query parameter to mirror push requests

area/distributionImage DistributionImage Distribution

needs-ok-to-test

size/M

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12206

#12206 In containerd/containerd;

· wjordan opened on Aug 14, 2025

Fix flaky integration and cri integration tests for linux

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

do-not-merge/work-in-progress

kind/test

needs-rebase

ok-to-test

size/XL

Status: Draft (not ready).

containerd/containerdnumber 12211

#12211 In containerd/containerd;

· R3hankhan123 opened on Aug 17, 2025

feat: runtime snapshotter

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/feature

needs-rebase

size/M

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12466

#12466 In containerd/containerd;

· jipperinbham opened on Nov 4, 2025

pkg/sys: Create user namespace as the container's initial user namesp…

area/runtimeRuntimeRuntime

goPull requests that update Go codePull requests that update Go code

needs-ok-to-test

size/L

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 12317

#12317 In containerd/containerd;

· halaney opened on Sep 22, 2025

shimv2: support attachable binary I/O

area/runtimeRuntimeRuntime

needs-rebase

size/XXL

Status: Open (in progress).

containerd/containerdnumber 10020

#10020 In containerd/containerd;

· fahedouch opened on Mar 29, 2024

cri: support dynamic runtime configs

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

area/runtimeRuntimeRuntime

do-not-merge/work-in-progress

size/L

Status: Draft (not ready).

containerd/containerdnumber 11742

#11742 In containerd/containerd;

· cpuguy83 opened on Apr 22, 2025

[2.3] Release go-cni and update in main

Status: Open.

#12078 In containerd/containerd;

· cpuguy83 opened on Jul 9, 2025

[Proposal] Introduce "sandboxer" plugin

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/feature

status/roadmappedFeature has been accepted into the roadmapFeature has been accepted into the roadmap

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#7739 In containerd/containerd;

· abel-von opened on Nov 30, 2022

Remove archived dependency on github.com/pkg/errors

exp/beginner

kind/cleanup

kind/help-wanted

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Task

#7940 In containerd/containerd;

· pacoxu opened on Jan 9, 2023

Runtime config options passed down to shims is awkward

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/feature

Stale

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8246 In containerd/containerd;

· cpuguy83 opened on Mar 10, 2023

metadata: support setting <code>Image.CreatedAt</code> without using <code>context</code>

kind/enhancement

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8322 In containerd/containerd;

· AkihiroSuda opened on Mar 29, 2023

Pass generic http proxy for image pulls

area/distributionImage DistributionImage Distribution

kind/feature

kind/help-wanted

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8377 In containerd/containerd;

· dcarrion87 opened on Apr 12, 2023

ctr images tag without domain cannot be used crictl with "docker.io/library" prefix

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/bug

priority/P3

Status: Open.

Bug

#8848 In containerd/containerd;

· elfinhe opened on Jul 20, 2023

Support OCI distribution spec error response body <code>message</code> field in err response within content.Writer

area/distributionImage DistributionImage Distribution

kind/feature

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#8969 In containerd/containerd;

· kattmang opened on Aug 15, 2023

Add support for image pull per runtime class - K8s KEP 4216

area/criContainer Runtime Interface (CRI)Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

kind/feature

snapshotters

status/roadmappedFeature has been accepted into the roadmapFeature has been accepted into the roadmap

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#9377 In containerd/containerd;

· kiashok opened on Nov 16, 2023

Sandbox API work continued

kind/feature

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#9431 In containerd/containerd;

· abel-von opened on Nov 28, 2023

Please provide the full config.toml configuration documentation

kind/docs

kind/help-wanted

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Documentation

#9457 In containerd/containerd;

· balabalabutton opened on Dec 2, 2023

Add label with the "containerd.io/distribution.source." prefix when image layer is pushed to the new registry

kind/feature

status/acceptedAccepted and awaiting implementationAccepted and awaiting implementation

Status: Open.

Enhancement

#9485 In containerd/containerd;

· zhenxuanxin opened on Dec 7, 2023

Kubelet PLEG NotReady caused by host high IO pressure

kind/bug

priority/P2

Status: Open.

Bug

#9770 In containerd/containerd;

· jiusanzhou opened on Feb 6, 2024