Provides tools for managing Podman containers, images, pods, networks, volumes, and system information via the Podman REST API.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
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 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.
# 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-podmanRelated MCP server: Container Exec MCP Server
Variable | Required | Default | Description |
| No | Auto-detect | Unix socket path |
| No | — | File containing socket path |
| 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 mcp add mcp-podman-crunchtools \
--env PODMAN_SOCKET=/run/podman/podman.sock \
-- uvx mcp-podman-crunchtoolsTool | Description |
| List containers |
| Get container details |
| Start a container |
| Stop a container |
| Restart a container |
| Send signal to container |
| Remove a container |
| Get container logs |
| List processes |
| Resource usage |
| Create a container |
| Remove stopped containers |
Tool | Description |
| List images |
| Get image details |
| Pull from registry |
| Remove an image |
| Remove unused images |
Tool | Description |
| List pods |
| Get pod details |
| Start a pod |
| Stop a pod |
| Restart a pod |
| Remove a pod |
| Create a pod |
Tool | Description |
| List networks |
| Get network details |
Tool | Description |
| List volumes |
| Get volume details |
Tool | Description |
| Podman system info |
| Disk usage |
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