Docker MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 1 d ago · rules ccca72095570

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        await exec(args[1], args.slice(2).join(' '));

      '-L', `${socketPath}:/var/run/docker.sock`, // Local socket -> remote socket

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add docker-mcp-server -- npx -y @hypnosis/docker-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypnosis/docker-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.docker-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@hypnosis/docker-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypnosis/docker-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypnosis/docker-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: DOCKER_MCP_PROFILES_FILE (Absolute path to the JSON file describing the Docker hosts this agent may reach. Without it the server answers about the Docker on this machine.), DOCKER_PROFILES (The same profiles JSON inline, used when no profiles file is set.), DOCKER_MCP_ALLOW_SSH_FALLBACK (Keep going when a profile's SSH key is missing, instead of refusing the profile. Defaults to false.), LOG_LEVEL (Log verbosity: error, warn, info or debug. Defaults to info.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.