Docker MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Start, stop, inspect, and manage Docker containers and images programmatically via MCP.

• 2

  Orchestrate Docker Compose projects (up, down, ps, logs, build) with automatic compatibility for both V2 and legacy V1 compose commands.

• 3

  Perform system-level Docker tasks such as building images, pruning images, managing networks and volumes, and running vulnerability scans (with external tools like trivy).

Description

This server implements the MCP (Model Context Protocol) standard to provide a programmatic interface for common Docker and Docker Compose tasks. It supports container, image, network, volume, and system management operations plus compose workflows, with automatic fallback between docker compose (v2) and docker-compose (v1). The server includes advanced capabilities like exec, logs, stats, image builds, and optional security scanning (e.g., via trivy). It is intended to let automated agents control Docker environments through the MCP tools/list and tools/call interfaces.