dep-bound-image-bloat-not-worth-multi-stage-optimization
Some large Docker images (graphiti-mcp 5.65GB, mirofish 5.8GB, oracle-hermes 4.72GB) are dep-bound — docker history confirms size is driven by required runtime dependencies (Neo4j+FalkorDB, Python ML libs, Playwright+Chromium). Multi-stage Dockerfile optimization cannot remove runtime deps; rebuilding risks breakage for marginal gain. Audit with docker history --no-trunc <image> before investing in optimization.