Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools to manage Docker containers, images, volumes, networks, and compose stacks through the Dockhand API. Allows management of Git-backed stacks, enabling creation and deployment from Git repositories.

How do I use dockhand-mcp?

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., "@dockhand-mcp list all 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.

dockhand-mcp

by markhaines

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Python

Remote

dockhand-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes the Dockhand Docker management REST API as tools for LLMs such as Claude.

Runs as a Docker-hosted SSE server — deploy it once, connect any MCP client over HTTP.

Features

Manage containers: list, inspect, create, start, stop, restart, remove, get logs
Manage compose stacks: list, create, start, stop, restart, remove
Manage Git stacks: list, create, deploy
Manage images: list, pull, push, remove, vulnerability scan
Manage volumes: list, create, remove
Manage networks: list, create, remove
Bulk operations: batch start/stop/restart/remove across containers, images, volumes, networks, or stacks
Activity log and schedules: inspect events and scheduled tasks
All long-running operations return synchronous JSON results (no job-polling needed)

Related MCP server: MCP Dockhand

Requirements

Docker + Docker Compose
A running Dockhand instance

Deployment

The image is published automatically to ghcr.io/markhaines/dockhand-mcp:latest on every push to main.

Remote server (recommended)

Copy docker-compose.yml to any machine with Docker and run:

DOCKHAND_URL=http://your-dockhand-host:3001 \
DOCKHAND_COOKIE="connect.sid=s%3A..." \
docker compose up -d

No build step — Docker pulls the pre-built image from the registry.

Local

git clone https://github.com/markhaines/dockhand-mcp
cd dockhand-mcp
DOCKHAND_URL=http://localhost:3000 docker compose up -d

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`DOCKHAND_URL`	`http://localhost:3000`	Base URL of your Dockhand instance
`DOCKHAND_COOKIE`	(empty)	Session cookie for authenticated instances (e.g. `connect.sid=s%3A...`)
`PORT`	`8000`	Port the MCP server listens on
`ROOT_PATH`	(empty)	Public path prefix when serving behind a reverse proxy sub-path (e.g. `/dockhand`)

To get your session cookie when authentication is enabled, log in to Dockhand in your browser and copy the connect.sid cookie value from DevTools > Application > Cookies.

Connecting to Claude

Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dockhand": {
      "url": "http://your-server:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport sse dockhand http://your-server:8000/sse

Available Tools

Category	Tool	Description
Environments	`list_environments`	List all configured Docker environments
Environments	`get_dashboard_stats`	Get CPU/memory/container stats
Containers	`list_containers`	List all containers
Containers	`get_container`	Inspect a container
Containers	`create_container`	Create a new container
Containers	`start_container`	Start a stopped container
Containers	`stop_container`	Stop a running container
Containers	`restart_container`	Restart a container
Containers	`remove_container`	Delete a container
Containers	`get_container_logs`	Fetch container logs
Bulk	`batch_operation`	Bulk start/stop/restart/remove
Stacks	`list_stacks`	List compose stacks
Stacks	`create_stack`	Create and deploy a stack
Stacks	`start_stack`	Start a stack
Stacks	`stop_stack`	Stop a stack
Stacks	`restart_stack`	Restart a stack
Stacks	`remove_stack`	Remove a stack
Git Stacks	`list_git_stacks`	List Git-backed stacks
Git Stacks	`create_git_stack`	Create a Git-backed stack
Git Stacks	`deploy_git_stack`	Deploy a Git stack
Images	`list_images`	List images
Images	`pull_image`	Pull an image
Images	`push_image`	Push an image
Images	`remove_image`	Remove an image
Images	`scan_image`	Vulnerability scan
Volumes	`list_volumes`	List volumes
Volumes	`create_volume`	Create a volume
Volumes	`remove_volume`	Remove a volume
Networks	`list_networks`	List networks
Networks	`create_network`	Create a network
Networks	`remove_network`	Remove a network
Activity	`get_activity`	Get container event log
Schedules	`list_schedules`	List scheduled tasks

Multi-environment support

Every tool accepts an optional env parameter (integer environment ID). Omit it to use the default environment, or pass the ID returned by list_environments to target a specific remote host.

License

MIT

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maintenance

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Maintenance

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–Response time

–Release cycle

–Releases (12mo)

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