Oriel MCP Server

Safety-gated AI control of Docker and Colima: containers, images, volumes, networks, Compose.

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What is the Oriel MCP Server?

Safety-gated AI control of Docker and Colima: containers, images, volumes, networks, Compose.

What it actually does

Manage containers, images, volumes, networks, and Compose from a clean browser UI. Or hand the job to an AI: any MCP client (Claude, Cursor, a local LLM) drives the same tools the UI does, with the same secret masking and destructive-action grant. It works with any Docker engine on macOS and Linux (Colima, Docker Engine, OrbStack, Podman, or a remote daemon). A free, open-source Docker Desktop alternative in one ~13 MB binary that idles at 15–30 MB of RAM, with no Electron, no account, and an Apache-2.0 license.

  • Containers: — live CPU/mem, exit codes, bulk actions, streaming logs, full inspect
  • In-browser shell: — open an interactive terminal into any running container, straight from its details drawer
  • AI control (MCP): — any MCP client drives Docker/Colima through the same validated, secret-masked tools, with destructive actions behind a grant. More ↓
  • Images: — pull with registry search, prune, one-click tag
  • Compose: — manage stacks, plus discover & deploy projects from disk
  • Dashboard: — CPU history, memory, disk, uptime/outage tracking

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How to install the Oriel MCP Server

{ "mcpServers": { "oriel": { "command": "oriel", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Oriel to Containers.”
  • “Use Oriel to Images.”
  • “Use Oriel to Compose.”

Frequently asked questions

Safety-gated AI control of Docker and Colima: containers, images, volumes, networks, Compose. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.