Docker MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Create and run standalone Docker containers programmatically (image, name, ports, environment).

• 2

  Deploy and manage Docker Compose stacks by providing compose YAML and a project name.

• 3

  Retrieve container logs and list or monitor container status for troubleshooting and monitoring.

Description

docker-mcp is an MCP server that exposes common Docker operations to Claude Desktop agents, enabling creation and instantiation of containers, deployment of Docker Compose stacks, retrieval of container logs, and listing/monitoring container status. It includes quickstart and development instructions for running locally and integrating with Claude Desktop, plus an Inspector-based debugging flow. Current limitations include lack of environment variable handling, volume/network management, health checks, restart policies, and resource limits.

Capabilities(5 total)