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friendlygeorge/docker-mcp-server

Docker MCP server designed for agents that need their containers to stay running. Health checks, auto-restart, Compose lifecycle, log streaming.

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**The Docker MCP server designed for agents that need their containers to stay running.**
> **Runs locally. No API keys. No paid plan.** Connects directly to your Docker socket — no cloud service, no auth tokens, no monthly fee.
>
> **Without this:** Your agent deploys a container, it crashes at 3am, and nobody notices until the user complains. Compose stacks drift. Health checks are manual. Logs are scattered across terminals.
>
> **With this:** Your agent checks health, watches for readiness, restarts crashed containers, and follows logs, all through a single MCP interface. Containers stay running because your agent knows how to keep them running.
Why This Server?
There are 11+ Docker MCP servers on npm. Most are stale, GPL-licensed, or only cover basic CRUD. This one is different:
| | This server | ckreiling/mcp-server-docker | docker/hub-mcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| **License** | MIT | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| **Runs locally** | ✅ No API keys, no paid plan | ✅ | ❌ Requires Docker Hub auth |
| **Last updated** | Active | Jun 2025 (stale) | Active |
| **Health checks** | ✅ HTTP/TCP/exec probes | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Auto-restart** | ✅ set_restart_policy | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Compose lifecycle** | ✅ up/down/ps/logs/restart | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Log streaming** | ✅ tail + timestamp filter | Basic | Basic |
| **Fleet monitoring** | ✅ 6 fleet tools (status, stats, events, logs, thresholds, dashboard) | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Agent positioning** | ✅ Built for agents | Generic Docker | Registry API |
Use Cases
**Agent-managed deployments:** Your agent deploys a new version, checks health, waits for readiness, then switches traffic. If the health check fails, it auto-rolls back.
**Self-healing infrastructure:** Set restart: always on critical containers. Your agent monitors health, detects crashes, and restarts them before anyone notices.
**Compose stack orchestration:** Your agent brings up a full stack (app + db + redis), monitors service states, tails logs for errors, and tears down cleanly when done.
**Debugging sessions:** Your agent execs into a container, runs diagnostics, streams logs with timestamp filters, and captures stats — all without SSH.
How It Works
Here's what an agent actually does with this server during a deployment:
If the health check fails at step 2, your agent catches it immediately — no 3am alerts, no user complaints. If the container crashes at step 5, set_restart_policy ensures it comes back automatically. The agent doesn't just deploy containers — it keeps them running.
Blog Posts
Real data from building and running this server:
- I Cut My Docker MCP Server From 50 to 12 Tools — why fewer tools = better agent UX