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Explore the development and design of Avatar CLI, a Rust-based tool for managing containerized CLI tools, in this 34-minute conference talk from the Berlin Rust's November "Rust and Tell" Meetup. Discover the motivations behind creating Avatar CLI, its internal architecture, and key features such as performance optimization, version pinning, and project cloning. Learn about the tool's commands, configuration options, and limitations, as well as its ability to handle interactive tools and provide subshell functionality. Gain insights into why Rust was chosen for implementation and how Avatar CLI addresses common challenges in managing CLI tools within containers.