Docker MCP Server

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Docker MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 050 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Manage Docker (containers, images, Compose, Swarm, registries) via the Docker SDK and CLI.

Installs per day peak 451 · avg 136 · +14% w/w

a month agotoday

1 050

Installs / week

pypi · docker-mcp-server

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0 open issues

1 Nov 2026

Last commit

from GitHub

MIT

License

Python

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

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.

Checks whether it runs in a sandbox docker_mcp/tools/_utils.py:86, [пакет] docker_mcp/tools/_utils.py:86

    return env_flag(IN_CONTAINER_ENV) or Path("/.dockerenv").exists()

Runs an external command docker_mcp/tools/_cli.py:228, [пакет] docker_mcp/tools/_cli.py:228

        proc = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603 - shell=False, argv is a list, binary is resolved via shutil.which

Executes code built at runtime docker_mcp/tools/_ssh_proxy.py:1790, [пакет] docker_mcp/tools/_ssh_proxy.py:1790

    def exec(  # noqa: DOC502

Builds a database query by concatenation [пакет] .github/actions/file-failure-issue/action.yaml:24, .github/actions/file-failure-issue/action.yaml:24

    - name: File or update the failure issue
      shell: bash
      env:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}

Builds a file path from a variable docker_mcp/tools/images.py:41

    absolute = dockerfile if os.path.isabs(dockerfile) else os.path.join(path, dockerfile)

Asks for container control access docker_mcp/_hosts.py:153, [пакет] docker_mcp/_hosts.py:153, [пакет] docker_mcp/tools/prompts.py:770 и ещё 3

    candidates.append(Path("/var/run/docker.sock"))  # classic / native Linux engine

Touches key and credential files docker_mcp/tools/_ssh_proxy.py:172, [пакет] docker_mcp/tools/_ssh_proxy.py:172

    ssh_config_file = os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/config")

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add docker-mcp-server -- uvx docker-mcp-server

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "docker-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.docker-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["docker-mcp-server"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "docker-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "docker-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "docker-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Docker MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Docker MCP Server?

Docker MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package docker-mcp-server was installed 1 050 times last week.

How do I connect Docker MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls docker-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Docker MCP Server?

The pypi package docker-mcp-server was installed 1 050 times in the last week. Week over week that is +14%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Docker MCP Server open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 10 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.