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Podman MCP Server

io.github.manusa/podman-mcp-server
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Podman MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 109 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Jul 2026.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for container runtimes (Podman and Docker)

Installs per day peak 24 · avg 10 · -32% w/w
a month agotoday
109
Installs / week
pypi · podman-mcp-server
77
Stars
13 open issues
13 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Go

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add podman-mcp-server -- uvx podman-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podman-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "podman-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.podman-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["podman-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podman-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "podman-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podman-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "podman-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Podman MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Podman MCP Server?
Podman 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 podman-mcp-server was installed 109 times last week.
How do I connect Podman MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls podman-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Podman MCP Server?
The pypi package podman-mcp-server was installed 109 times in the last week. Week over week that is -32%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Podman MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Go, 77 stars on GitHub and 13 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.