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Docker MCP

Manage containers and images with AI

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Last verified: September 20, 2026

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Last code update: September 23, 2026License: MITChecked September 28, 2026

How to Install Docker MCP

$docker mcp gateway run

Compatible with: All Models.

About Docker MCP

Manage containers, images and Compose stacks from your AI agent via Docker's official MCP toolkit and catalog. When containers move to a cluster, connect Kubernetes to Claude as well, and connect Terraform to Claude for the infrastructure around it.

Docker MCP is a Developer Tools MCP server designed for professional engineers and engineering teams. It enables wiring AI assistants into the inner loop of writing and shipping code by exposing Git, package, build, and CLI operations as MCP tools. Key capabilities include git and github operations (status, blame, prs), package and dependency inspection, build and test runner integration, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Git, GitHub, GitLab, npm, pnpm, Docker, and common build systems, and is best suited for professional engineers and engineering teams who need reviewing diffs and opening prs from chat.

Key Features

  • docker
  • containers
  • devops
  • Git and GitHub operations (status, blame, PRs)
  • Package and dependency inspection
  • Build and test runner integration

Pricing

Free: from Free

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Acts more like a pair programmer with real tools
  • Tight scoping (one repo, dry-run) limits blast radius
  • Keeps flow inside the editor

Cons

  • Write operations require explicit guardrails
  • Quality of output depends on repo hygiene
  • Larger monorepos may need extra filtering

Best For

  • Reviewing diffs and opening PRs from chat
  • Triaging CI failures
  • Scaffolding new packages or modules
  • Repo-wide refactors with verification

Our Take on Docker MCP

The best way to let agents build, run and inspect Docker workloads without leaving the chat.

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