diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
index 0a50e2b..36088c8 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
@@ -255,7 +255,15 @@ def push(
     print()
     print(f":wrench: Building agent from [b]{directory}[/] ...")
     image = docker.build(directory, force_rebuild=rebuild)
-    repository = f"{registry}/{server_config.username}/agents/{agent_config.project_name}"
+    agent_name = docker.sanitized_agent_name(agent_config.project_name)
+
+    if not agent_name:
+        raise Exception("Failed to sanitize agent name, please use a different name")
+
+    elif agent_name != agent_config.project_name:
+        print(f":four_leaf_clover: Agent name normalized to [bold magenta]{agent_name}[/]")
+
+    repository = f"{registry}/{server_config.username}/agents/{agent_name}"
     tag = tag or image.id[-8:]
 
     print()
diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
index 6fa0e4a..35e82c6 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pathlib
+import re
 import typing as t
 
 import docker  # type: ignore
@@ -63,6 +64,23 @@ def login(registry: str, username: str, password: str) -> None:
     client.api.login(username=username, password=password, registry=registry)
 
 
+def sanitized_agent_name(name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Sanitizes an agent name to be used as a Docker repository name.
+    """
+
+    # convert to lowercase
+    name = name.lower()
+    # replace non-alphanumeric characters with hyphens
+    name = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", name)
+    # replace one or more whitespace characters with a single hyphen
+    name = re.sub(r"[-\s]+", "-", name)
+    # remove leading or trailing hyphens
+    name = name.strip("-")
+
+    return name
+
+
 def build(directory: str | pathlib.Path, *, force_rebuild: bool = False) -> Image:
     if client is None:
         raise Exception("Docker not available")
diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
index 37f78c2..979ce5c 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
@@ -174,3 +174,28 @@ def test_get_registry_custom_platform_base_domain() -> None:
 
         config = _create_test_server_config("dev-crucible.example.com")
         assert docker.get_registry(config) == "dev-registry.example.com"
+
+
+def test_sanitized_agent_name() -> None:
+    # Test basic name
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test-agent") == "test-agent"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test- agent") == "test-agent"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test_agent") == "test_agent"
+
+    # Test spaces
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test agent") == "test-agent"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test  multiple    spaces") == "test-multiple-spaces"
+
+    # Test special characters
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test!@#$%^&*()agent") == "testagent"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test_agent.123") == "test_agent123"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("test/agent\\path") == "testagentpath"
+
+    # Test mixed case
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("TestAgent") == "testagent"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("TEST AGENT") == "test-agent"
+
+    # Test edge cases
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("   spaced   name   ") == "spaced-name"
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("!!!###") == ""
+    assert docker.sanitized_agent_name("123 456") == "123-456"