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ckreiling/mcp-server-docker

MCP server for Docker

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About ckreiling/mcp-server-docker

An MCP server that lets AI agents interact with Docker containers and images. It exposes Docker operations as tools via the Model Context Protocol, enabling agents to list containers, inspect images, and execute commands inside running containers.

Best for

Developers building AI agents that need to manage Docker containers programmatically

Use cases

  • Automating container lifecycle management from an AI assistant
  • Running diagnostic commands inside containers without manual SSH
  • Integrating Docker operations into agentic workflows and pipelines

Notes

717 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-06-05. Licensed GPL-3.0.

Pros

  • Simple Python implementation with clear MCP tool definitions
  • Popular project with 717 stars indicating community trust
  • Enables direct container interaction without custom scripting

Cons

  • Limited to Docker operations exposed by the MCP server's tool set
  • Requires the MCP host to have Docker socket access, a security consideration
  • No built-in support for Docker Compose or multi-container orchestration

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

uvx mcp-server-docker

Tools exposed

  • list_containers
  • create_container
  • run_container
  • recreate_container
  • start_container
  • fetch_container_logs
  • stop_container
  • remove_container
  • list_images
  • pull_image
  • push_image
  • build_image
  • remove_image
  • list_networks
  • create_network
  • remove_network
  • list_volumes
  • create_volume
  • remove_volume

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-docker": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-docker"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install

Add ckreiling/mcp-server-docker to your client

Not verified yet

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Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.

Works with

What ckreiling/mcp-server-docker connects to

1 product, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
DockerProductIts name pairs the product with MCPname "mcp-server-docker"GitHub

Sources

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