# chainctl images repos create

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_images_repos_create.md
Last Modified: May 4, 2026
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 chainctl images repos create Create an image repository.
chainctl images repos create {REPO_NAME} --parent ORGANIZATION_NAME | ORGANIZATION_ID | FOLDER_NAME | FOLDER_ID --tier=AI|DEVTOOLS|COMMERCIAL|APPLICATION|BASE|FIPS Options --description string Description for the repo (max 255 characters). --parent string The name or id of the parent location to create an image repo. --source string Repository ID to sync from. Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl images repos	- Image repo related commands for the Chainguard platform.