How do I use mcp-podman-crunchtools?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-podman-crunchtools list all running containers" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

mcp-podman-crunchtools

Q: Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools for managing Podman containers, images, pods, networks, volumes, and system information via the Podman REST API.

by crunchtools

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mcp-podman-crunchtools

MCP server for Podman container management via the Podman REST API. Manages containers, images, pods, networks, volumes, and system info. Supports both rootful and rootless Podman.

Installation

# uvx (zero-install)
uvx mcp-podman-crunchtools

# pip
pip install mcp-podman-crunchtools

# Container
podman run -v /run/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock:z \
  --security-opt label=type:container_runtime_t \
  quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-podman

Related MCP server: Podman MCP Server

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`PODMAN_SOCKET`	No	Auto-detect	Unix socket path
`PODMAN_SOCKET_FILE`	No	—	File containing socket path
`PODMAN_TIMEOUT`	No	30	Request timeout in seconds

Socket auto-detection order:

$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock (rootless)
/run/user/$UID/podman/podman.sock (rootless fallback)
/run/podman/podman.sock (rootful)

Claude Code Integration

claude mcp add mcp-podman-crunchtools \
  --env PODMAN_SOCKET=/run/podman/podman.sock \
  -- uvx mcp-podman-crunchtools

Tools (30)

Containers (12)

Tool	Description
`container_list`	List containers
`container_inspect`	Get container details
`container_start`	Start a container
`container_stop`	Stop a container
`container_restart`	Restart a container
`container_kill`	Send signal to container
`container_rm`	Remove a container
`container_logs`	Get container logs
`container_top`	List processes
`container_stats`	Resource usage
`container_create`	Create a container
`container_prune`	Remove stopped containers

Images (5)

Tool	Description
`image_list`	List images
`image_inspect`	Get image details
`image_pull`	Pull from registry
`image_rm`	Remove an image
`image_prune`	Remove unused images

Pods (7)

Tool	Description
`pod_list`	List pods
`pod_inspect`	Get pod details
`pod_start`	Start a pod
`pod_stop`	Stop a pod
`pod_restart`	Restart a pod
`pod_rm`	Remove a pod
`pod_create`	Create a pod

Networks (2)

Tool	Description
`network_list`	List networks
`network_inspect`	Get network details

Volumes (2)

Tool	Description
`volume_list`	List volumes
`volume_inspect`	Get volume details

System (2)

Tool	Description
`system_info`	Podman system info
`system_df`	Disk usage

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later

This server cannot be installed

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

maintenance

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Maintenance

–Maintainers

–Response time

–Release cycle

–Releases (12mo)

Commit activity

Resources

GitHub Repository

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