RWX November 2025 Recap: container image builds, git patching runs, OTEL, and more

CI/CD
Dec 2, 2025
RWX November 2025 Recap: container image builds, git patching runs, OTEL, and more

At RWX, we use our own product to rapidly prototype, develop, and ship features all the time. Here's what we've built recently...

#A radical new way to build container images

We built a faster way to build container images that skips the most frustrating parts of using Dockerfiles and BuildKit and runs natively on RWX. In fact, every step in your RWX build can already be pulled as a container image today.

Check out our how we did it, watch a short demo, or try it yourself by running:

rwx image build <definitions file> --target <task key>

For more information, check out our container image building documentation.

#Decouple your development feedback from your version control

The RWX CLI has always given you the ability to develop your CI/CD definitions without first committing and pushing. We've extended the development workflow to capture local changes to any file in your git repo.

This unlocks novel ways to develop and debug hand-in-hand with your CI/CD - we describe some of them in our recent blog post!

#Instrument your CI/CD with OpenTelemetry

You can now export RWX run data through OpenTelemetry to Honeycomb, enabling richer insight into the performance of your CI/CD workflows. The implementation is built on standard OTEL, making it straightforward to add support for other backends.

#And so much more...

We'd love to show you all the cool stuff we've been building. If you're at AWS re:Invent, stop by Booth 1958 to say hi!

Or book time directly with one of our cofounders to see a demo!

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