Docker MCP Server
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More than just a fully featured MCP server that lets AI agents manage the full surface of Docker — containers, images, networks, volumes, swarm services, secrets, configs, nodes, plugins, etc., it helps you create workfl
Details
- Author
- L337.org
- GitHub stars
- 3
- Downloads
- 348
- Categories
- Cloud Service, Infrastructure
Jump to
- Python ≥ 3.14
- uv for dependency management
- Networks / Volumes — network_create, network_connect, volume_create, volume_prune
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Docker MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
The README includes setup instructions such as "docker-mcp-server": {.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"docker mcp server": {
"docker-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"docker-mcp-server"
],
"env": []
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"docker-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"docker-mcp-server"
],
"env": []
}
}
More than just a fully featured MCP server that lets AI agents manage the full surface of Docker — containers, images, networks, volumes, swarm services, secrets, configs, nodes, plugins, etc., it helps you create workflows to easily manage multiple local or remote (TCP, TLS, SSH) Docker environments.
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