Docker MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Docker, the tool many people use to run apps in small sealed boxes called containers. Once it is set up, you can describe what you want in normal words and the AI will do the clicking and typing in Docker for you. It is handy if you already tinker with Docker, or if you run a website or a small server and want less fiddling.

What this MCP server does

You tell your AI what you want, for example to bring up a WordPress site with a database. The AI uses this helper to look at what is already running on your Docker, then writes a short plan in plain words and shows it to you. You either approve the plan or ask for changes. When you approve, the helper tells Docker to create and start the containers, and you get a short report of what was made.

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What you can do with it

• List your containers, images, volumes and networks
• Create and start a new container from an image
• Pull an image from a registry, or build one from a Dockerfile
• Read the logs and live stats of a running container
• Stop, recreate or remove a container
• Create or remove networks and volumes
• Compose a small stack from a plain description, like a website plus its database

Try asking your AI

• “Deploy an nginx container and expose it on port 9000”
• “Show me the logs of my wordpress container from the last few minutes”
• “What containers are running right now, and how much memory are they using”
• “Clean up the containers and volumes from the project called wordpress”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat: lists of containers, images, volumes or networks, short summaries of what is running, and log or stats text when you ask for it. When the AI makes a change, it tells you what it created, started, stopped or removed. For bigger jobs it first shows a plan and waits for your go-ahead.

Before you start

Who it's for

People who already use Docker a bit, like tinkerers, server admins and anyone running a small website or self-hosted app.