feat: add --skip-local-tests flag to deploy command

src/commands/agent/interactive/deploy.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export async function deployAgent(
   client: XpanderClient,
   _agentId?: string,
   skipDeploymentConfirmation: boolean = false,
+  skipLocalTests: boolean = false,
 ) {
   console.log('\n');
   console.log(chalk.bold.blue('✨ Agent deployment'));
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export async function deployAgent(
       deploymentSpinner,
       currentDirectory,
       config.agent_id,
+      skipLocalTests,
     );
 
     if (!imagePath) {

src/commands/deploy.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function configureDeployCommand(program: Command): Command {
     .description('Deploy agent')
     .option('--profile <n>', 'Profile to use')
     .option('--confirm', 'Skip confirmation prompts')
+    .option('--skip-local-tests', 'Skip local Docker container tests')
     .action(async (agentId, options) => {
       const client = createClient(options.profile);
 
@@ -25,7 +26,12 @@ export function configureDeployCommand(program: Command): Command {
         return;
       }
 
-      await deployAgent(client, resolvedAgentId, options.confirm);
+      await deployAgent(
+        client,
+        resolvedAgentId,
+        options.confirm,
+        options.skipLocalTests,
+      );
     });
 
   return operationsCmd;

src/utils/custom_agents_utils/docker.ts

@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ const ensureDockerRunning = async (
  *
  * @param contextPath - Path to the Docker build context (directory with Dockerfile).
  * @param imageName - Name for the Docker image.
+ * @param skipLocalTests - If true, skip local Docker container tests.
  * @returns Full path to the resulting .tar.gz archive.
  */
 export const buildAndSaveDockerImage = async (
   deploymentSpinner: ora.Ora,
   contextPath: string,
   imageName: string,
+  skipLocalTests: boolean = false,
 ): Promise<string | undefined> => {
   const resolvedContext = path.resolve(contextPath);
   const fullImageName = `${imageName}:latest`;
@@ -101,10 +103,14 @@ export const buildAndSaveDockerImage = async (
     resolvedContext,
   ]);
 
-  // Test the image locally before proceeding with export
-  const testPassed = await testDockerImage(deploymentSpinner, imageName, 10);
-  if (!testPassed) {
-    return;
+  // Test the image locally before proceeding with export (unless skipped)
+  if (!skipLocalTests) {
+    const testPassed = await testDockerImage(deploymentSpinner, imageName, 10);
+    if (!testPassed) {
+      return;
+    }
+  } else {
+    deploymentSpinner.text = 'Skipping local tests (--skip-local-tests flag)';
   }
 
   deploymentSpinner.text = 'Exporting your AI Agent files';