diff --git a/src/lib/actions/maintenance.ts b/src/lib/actions/maintenance.ts
index a3b1eaba171..e10a589c018 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/maintenance.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/maintenance.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type GarbageCollectImagesOptions,
   normalizeGarbageCollectImagesOptions,
 } from "../domain/lifecycle/options";
-import { dockerListImagesFormat, dockerRmi } from "../docker";
+import { dockerListImagesFormat, dockerRmi } from "../adapters/docker";
 import { findOrphanedSandboxImages, parseSandboxImageRows } from "../domain/maintenance/images";
 import { captureOpenshell } from "../adapters/openshell/runtime";
 import * as registry from "../state/registry";
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy.ts b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy.ts
index d7ce7fc0e1b..79e27da0537 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/destroy.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function cleanupGatewayAfterLastSandbox(): void {
   const { runOpenshell } = require("../../adapters/openshell/runtime") as {
     runOpenshell: (args: string[], opts?: Record<string, unknown>) => { status: number | null };
   };
-  const { dockerRemoveVolumesByPrefix } = require("../../docker") as {
+  const { dockerRemoveVolumesByPrefix } = require("../../adapters/docker") as {
     dockerRemoveVolumesByPrefix: (prefix: string, opts?: { ignoreError?: boolean }) => void;
   };
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function removeSandboxImage(
 ): void {
   const getSandbox = deps.getSandbox ?? registry.getSandbox;
   const removeImage =
-    deps.dockerRmi ?? (require("../../docker") as { dockerRmi: DockerRmi }).dockerRmi;
+    deps.dockerRmi ?? (require("../../adapters/docker") as { dockerRmi: DockerRmi }).dockerRmi;
   const sb = getSandbox(sandboxName);
   if (!sb?.imageTag) return;
   const result = removeImage(sb.imageTag, { ignoreError: true });
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/snapshot.ts b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/snapshot.ts
index 42c85bf81f0..024f36c54a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/sandbox/snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/sandbox/snapshot.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 
 import { CLI_NAME } from "../../branding";
-import { dockerCapture, dockerInspect } from "../../docker";
+import { dockerCapture, dockerInspect } from "../../adapters/docker";
 import { parseLiveSandboxNames } from "../../runtime-recovery";
 import { ROOT, run, shellQuote, validateName } from "../../runner";
 import { captureOpenshell, getOpenshellBinary } from "../../adapters/openshell/runtime";
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/container.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/container.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/container.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/container.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/exec.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/exec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/exec.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/exec.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/image.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/image.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/lib/docker/image.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/image.ts
index 1de29f2f847..5c932b64f33 100644
--- a/src/lib/docker/image.ts
+++ b/src/lib/adapters/docker/image.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { ROOT } from "../runner";
+import { ROOT } from "../../runner";
 import { dockerCapture, dockerRun, type DockerCaptureOptions, type DockerRunOptions } from "./run";
 
 export function dockerBuild(
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/index.test.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/index.test.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from src/lib/docker/index.test.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/index.test.ts
index 0011a226c71..0321b6ba771 100644
--- a/src/lib/docker/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/adapters/docker/index.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 const runMock = vi.fn();
 const runCaptureMock = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock("../runner", () => ({
+vi.mock("../../runner", () => ({
   ROOT: "/repo/root",
   run: (...args: unknown[]) => runMock(...args),
   runCapture: (...args: unknown[]) => runCaptureMock(...args),
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/index.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/index.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/index.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/info.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/info.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/info.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/info.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/inspect.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/inspect.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/inspect.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/inspect.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/login.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/login.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/login.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/login.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/pull.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/pull.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/pull.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/pull.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/run.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/run.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from src/lib/docker/run.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/run.ts
index 58fb786a102..6e54d82dfbf 100644
--- a/src/lib/docker/run.ts
+++ b/src/lib/adapters/docker/run.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { run, runCapture } from "../runner";
+import { run, runCapture } from "../../runner";
 
 export type DockerRunOptions = Parameters<typeof run>[1];
 export type DockerCaptureOptions = Parameters<typeof runCapture>[1];
diff --git a/src/lib/docker/volume.ts b/src/lib/adapters/docker/volume.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lib/docker/volume.ts
rename to src/lib/adapters/docker/volume.ts
diff --git a/src/lib/agent-base-image.test.ts b/src/lib/agent-base-image.test.ts
index 83ff0508489..08c4d0b740a 100644
--- a/src/lib/agent-base-image.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agent-base-image.test.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { AgentDefinition } from "./agent-defs";
 
 type AgentOnboardModule = typeof import("../../dist/lib/agent-onboard");
-type DockerImageModule = typeof import("../../dist/lib/docker/image");
-type DockerInspectModule = typeof import("../../dist/lib/docker/inspect");
+type DockerImageModule = typeof import("../../dist/lib/adapters/docker/image");
+type DockerInspectModule = typeof import("../../dist/lib/adapters/docker/inspect");
 
 /**
  * Build a minimal Hermes agent manifest for base-image provisioning tests.
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ function withMockedDocker<T>(
   }) => T,
 ): T {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-  const dockerImageModule = require("../../dist/lib/docker/image") as DockerImageModule;
+  const dockerImageModule = require("../../dist/lib/adapters/docker/image") as DockerImageModule;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-  const dockerInspectModule = require("../../dist/lib/docker/inspect") as DockerInspectModule;
+  const dockerInspectModule = require("../../dist/lib/adapters/docker/inspect") as DockerInspectModule;
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
   const runnerModule = require("../../dist/lib/runner") as { ROOT: string };
   const originalDockerBuild = dockerImageModule.dockerBuild;
diff --git a/src/lib/agent-onboard.ts b/src/lib/agent-onboard.ts
index e14bc339326..45928a3014c 100644
--- a/src/lib/agent-onboard.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agent-onboard.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import os from "os";
 import path from "path";
 
+import { dockerBuild, dockerImageInspect } from "./adapters/docker";
 import { type AgentDefinition, loadAgent, resolveAgentName } from "./agent-defs";
 import { getAgentBranding } from "./branding";
-import { dockerBuild, dockerImageInspect } from "./docker";
 import { getProviderSelectionConfig } from "./inference-config";
 import type { JsonObject as LooseObject, JsonValue as LooseValue } from "./json-types";
 import * as onboardSession from "./onboard-session";
diff --git a/src/lib/debug.ts b/src/lib/debug.ts
index 4a5c95aea2a..aabdc7dbf8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/debug.ts
+++ b/src/lib/debug.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dockerExecFileSync } from "./docker/exec";
+import { dockerExecFileSync } from "./adapters/docker/exec";
 import { platform, tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { basename, dirname, join } from "node:path";
 
diff --git a/src/lib/nim.ts b/src/lib/nim.ts
index 1fda93a4c49..a3e4491e807 100644
--- a/src/lib/nim.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nim.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const {
   dockerRm,
   dockerRunDetached,
   dockerStop,
-} = require("./docker");
+} = require("./adapters/docker");
 const { sleepSeconds } = require("./wait");
 const nimImages = require("../../bin/lib/nim-images.json");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/onboard-vllm.ts b/src/lib/onboard-vllm.ts
index 03d75ac1788..7fe47989c2f 100644
--- a/src/lib/onboard-vllm.ts
+++ b/src/lib/onboard-vllm.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // right profile per platform and running the install.
 
 const { runCapture, runShell } = require("./runner");
-const { dockerCapture, dockerSpawn } = require("./docker");
+const { dockerCapture, dockerSpawn } = require("./adapters/docker");
 const { VLLM_PORT } = require("./ports");
 const { getGpuIndicesByName } = require("./nim");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/onboard.ts b/src/lib/onboard.ts
index 0642c2f677a..beb103086d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/onboard.ts
+++ b/src/lib/onboard.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const { ROOT, SCRIPTS, redact, run, runShell, runCapture, runFile, shellQuote, v
   runner;
 const nameValidation: typeof import("./name-validation") = require("./name-validation");
 const { NAME_ALLOWED_FORMAT, getNameValidationGuidance } = nameValidation;
-const docker: typeof import("./docker") = require("./docker");
+const docker: typeof import("./adapters/docker") = require("./adapters/docker");
 const {
   dockerContainerInspectFormat,
   dockerExecArgv,
diff --git a/src/lib/sandbox-config.ts b/src/lib/sandbox-config.ts
index 5762a8428d5..6270c44a9d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/sandbox-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sandbox-config.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 const { promises: dnsPromises } = require("node:dns");
 const { isIP } = require("node:net");
 const { validateName } = require("./runner");
-const { dockerExecFileSync } = require("./docker/exec");
+const { dockerExecFileSync } = require("./adapters/docker/exec");
 const credentialFilter: typeof import("./credential-filter") = require("./credential-filter");
 const { stripCredentials, isConfigObject, isConfigValue, isCredentialField } = credentialFilter;
 const { appendAuditEntry } = require("./shields-audit");
diff --git a/src/lib/services.ts b/src/lib/services.ts
index d32df737bbd..e6dd5088e10 100644
--- a/src/lib/services.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { AGENT_PRODUCT_NAME, CLI_DISPLAY_NAME } from "./branding";
-import { dockerSpawnSync } from "./docker";
+import { dockerSpawnSync } from "./adapters/docker";
 import { DASHBOARD_PORT } from "./ports";
 import { resolveOpenshell } from "./adapters/openshell/resolve";
 import { buildSubprocessEnv } from "./subprocess-env";
diff --git a/src/lib/shields.ts b/src/lib/shields.ts
index d1d518a7d32..fb84e767e26 100644
--- a/src/lib/shields.ts
+++ b/src/lib/shields.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const { fork } = require("child_process");
 const { run, runCapture, validateName, shellQuote } = require("./runner");
-const { dockerExecFileSync } = require("./docker/exec");
+const { dockerExecFileSync } = require("./adapters/docker/exec");
 const {
   buildPolicyGetCommand,
   buildPolicySetCommand,
diff --git a/src/nemoclaw.ts b/src/nemoclaw.ts
index 3e4448a1edc..8a9d699ff5a 100644
--- a/src/nemoclaw.ts
+++ b/src/nemoclaw.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const {
   dockerInspect,
   dockerRemoveVolumesByPrefix,
   dockerRmi,
-} = require("./lib/docker");
+} = require("./lib/adapters/docker");
 const { resolveOpenshell } = require("./lib/adapters/openshell/resolve");
 const { hydrateCredentialEnv, isNonInteractive } = require("./lib/onboard");
 const registry = require("./lib/state/registry");
diff --git a/test/docker-abstraction-guard.test.ts b/test/docker-abstraction-guard.test.ts
index 8673ab18cb3..0dea2d8b464 100644
--- a/test/docker-abstraction-guard.test.ts
+++ b/test/docker-abstraction-guard.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 const REPO_ROOT = path.join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
 const TSX = path.join(REPO_ROOT, "node_modules", ".bin", "tsx");
 const INVENTORY_SCRIPT = path.join(REPO_ROOT, "scripts", "list-command-helper-uses.ts");
-const DOCKER_ABSTRACTION_PREFIX = "src/lib/docker/";
+const DOCKER_ABSTRACTION_PREFIX = "src/lib/adapters/docker/";
 
 type CommandUse = {
   filePath: string;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function listCommandUses(): CommandUse[] {
 }
 
 describe("Docker command abstraction guard", () => {
-  it("keeps direct docker process launches inside src/lib/docker", () => {
+  it("keeps direct docker process launches inside src/lib/adapters/docker", () => {
     const directDockerCalls = listCommandUses().filter(
       (entry) =>
         entry.kind === "call" &&
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("Docker command abstraction guard", () => {
         )
         .join("\n");
       throw new Error(
-        `Direct docker process launches must use the src/lib/docker abstractions.\n` +
+        `Direct docker process launches must use the src/lib/adapters/docker abstractions.\n` +
           `Do not add calls like run(["docker", ...]), runCapture(["docker", ...]), ` +
           `spawnSync("docker", ...), or execFileSync("docker", ...) outside ${DOCKER_ABSTRACTION_PREFIX}.\n` +
           `Add or reuse a helper under ${DOCKER_ABSTRACTION_PREFIX} (for example dockerRun(), dockerCapture(), dockerPull(), dockerRmi(), dockerExecFileSync(), or dockerSpawnSync()) and call that instead.\n` +
diff --git a/test/repro-2681-group-writable.test.ts b/test/repro-2681-group-writable.test.ts
index 7230f1410f2..834caa4eeb0 100644
--- a/test/repro-2681-group-writable.test.ts
+++ b/test/repro-2681-group-writable.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function modeBits(filePath: string): number {
 
 function withMockedDockerExecFileSync<T>(calls: string[][], run: () => T): T {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-  const dockerExecModule = require("../dist/lib/docker/exec.js") as {
+  const dockerExecModule = require("../dist/lib/adapters/docker/exec.js") as {
     dockerExecFileSync: (args: readonly string[]) => string;
   };
   const originalDockerExecFileSync = dockerExecModule.dockerExecFileSync;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const Module = require("node:module");
 const originalLoad = Module._load;
 const calls = [];
 Module._load = function patchedLoad(request, parent, isMain) {
-  if (request === "./docker/exec") {
+  if (request === "./adapters/docker/exec") {
     return {
       dockerExecFileSync(args) {
         const separator = args.indexOf("--");
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ const Module = require("node:module");
 const originalLoad = Module._load;
 const calls = [];
 Module._load = function patchedLoad(request, parent, isMain) {
-  if (request === "./docker/exec") {
+  if (request === "./adapters/docker/exec") {
     return {
       dockerExecFileSync(args) {
         const separator = args.indexOf("--");