Devcontainers MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Start or initialize a devcontainer environment for a given workspace so development tasks and tooling are available.

• 2

  Run user-defined postCreateCommand and postStartCommand scripts inside a devcontainer to perform setup and initialization.

• 3

  Execute arbitrary shell commands inside a devcontainer to run tests, diagnostics, or custom scripts within the workspace environment.

Description

This MCP server provides a simple stdio-based bridge between agents and the devcontainers CLI, allowing agents to start or initialize devcontainer environments, run user post-create/post-start scripts, and execute arbitrary shell commands inside a devcontainer. It requires Docker to be installed and uses the devcontainers CLI under the hood. The server exposes tools for bringing up containers, running setup commands, and executing commands in a workspace context, with optional output log file support.

Capabilities(3 total)