# MCP Server Docker (MCP server)

> MCP Server Docker is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. An MCP server for managing Docker with natural language. It has 749 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and runs locally with uvx mcp-server-docker.

An MCP server for managing Docker with natural language! A quick demo showing a WordPress deployment using natural language:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ckreiling/mcp-server-docker |
| GitHub stars | 749 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: mcp-server-docker |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 (Aug 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 7, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-docker": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-docker"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCKER_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env DOCKER_HOST=your-value --transport stdio mcp-server-docker -- uvx mcp-server-docker
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-docker": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-docker"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCKER_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-docker": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-docker"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCKER_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `DOCKER_HOST`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

## Tools

- `list_containers`
- `create_container`
- `run_container`
- `recreate_container`
- `start_container`
- `fetch_container_logs`
- `stop_container`
- `remove_container`
- `list_images`
- `pull_image`
- `push_image`
- `build_image`
- `remove_image`
- `list_networks`
- `create_network`
- `remove_network`
- `list_volumes`
- `create_volume`
- `remove_volume`

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