MCP Server that can connect to docker
MCP Server Docker is an MCP project maintained in the milgelren/mcp-server-docker repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP Server that can connect to docker”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is mcp-server-docker. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"docker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-docker"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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