Provides tools for managing Docker containers and Docker Compose services, including reading logs with advanced filtering, inspecting container details, listing containers, and executing commands within containers.
Enables interaction with Kubernetes clusters to manage pods and deployments, providing capabilities to read logs, list pods, describe resources, fetch events, and execute commands within pods across different namespaces and contexts.
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 Container Toolsshow me the last 50 error logs from the api pod in the production namespace"
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.
π³ MCP Container Tools
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Application Insights with advanced log filtering and monitoring capabilities.
β¨ Features
π³ Docker β Container logs, inspect, exec, list containers
π Docker Compose β Service logs, start/stop/restart services
βΈοΈ Kubernetes β Pod logs, deployment logs, events, exec into pods
βοΈ Azure Application Insights β Exceptions, traces, requests, metrics
π Log Filtering β Filter by log level, regex patterns, exclude patterns
π Remote Support β Connect to remote Docker hosts via SSH or TCP
π Requirements
Requirement | Version | Required For |
π Python | 3.11+ | All |
π³ Docker | Latest | Docker tools |
βΈοΈ kubectl | Latest | Kubernetes tools |
βοΈ Azure CLI | Latest | Azure tools (optional) |
π Installation
π¦ Quick Install (recommended)
# Basic installation
pip install mcp-container-tools
# With Azure Application Insights support
pip install mcp-container-tools[azure]π Install from GitHub
# Latest version from GitHub
pip install git+https://github.com/simseksem/mcp-container-tools.git
# With Azure support
pip install "mcp-container-tools[azure] @ git+https://github.com/simseksem/mcp-container-tools.git"π§ Install from source (for development)
git clone https://github.com/simseksem/mcp-container-tools.git
cd mcp-container-tools
pip install -e ".[all]"β Verify installation
mcp-server --helpβοΈ Configuration
π₯οΈ Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"container-tools": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-container-tools/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["-m", "mcp_server.server"],
"env": {
"AZURE_LOG_ANALYTICS_WORKSPACE_ID": "your-workspace-id",
"AZURE_APP_INSIGHTS_RESOURCE_ID": "/subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/.../providers/microsoft.insights/components/..."
}
}
}
}π» Claude Code
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json or create .mcp.json in your project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"container-tools": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-container-tools/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["-m", "mcp_server.server"]
}
}
}βοΈ Azure Authentication
Azure tools use DefaultAzureCredential which supports:
Azure CLI (
az login)Environment variables
Managed Identity
Visual Studio Code
# Easiest: Login with Azure CLI
az loginπ Usage Examples
π³ Docker
# Read container logs
docker_logs(container="my-app", tail=100)
# Read logs from last 30 minutes
docker_logs(container="my-app", since="30m")
# Filter by log level (only errors and above)
docker_logs(container="my-app", min_level="error")
# Search for patterns
docker_logs(container="my-app", pattern="timeout|connection refused")
# Exclude health checks
docker_logs(container="my-app", exclude_pattern="GET /health")
# Remote Docker host via SSH
docker_logs(container="my-app", host="ssh://user@server.com")
# List containers
docker_ps(all=True)π Docker Compose
# Read service logs
compose_logs(service="api", tail=200)
# Read all services logs
compose_logs(project_dir="/path/to/project")
# Service management
compose_up(service="api", project_dir="/path/to/project")
compose_down(project_dir="/path/to/project")
compose_restart(service="api")βΈοΈ Kubernetes
# Read pod logs
k8s_logs(pod="api-7d4b8c6f9-x2k4m", namespace="production")
# Read logs from all pods in a deployment
k8s_deployment_logs(deployment="api", namespace="production")
# Filter logs
k8s_logs(pod="api-*", min_level="warn", pattern="database")
# Use different context
k8s_logs(pod="my-pod", context="production-cluster", namespace="backend")
# List pods
k8s_pods(namespace="all", selector="app=api")
# Get events
k8s_events(namespace="production")
# Execute command in pod
k8s_exec(pod="api-xyz", command="printenv", namespace="production")βοΈ Azure Application Insights
# Query exceptions from last hour
azure_exceptions(timespan="PT1H", limit=50)
# Get only critical exceptions
azure_exceptions(severity="critical", search="NullReference")
# Query application traces
azure_traces(timespan="PT1H", severity="error")
# Query HTTP requests
azure_requests(timespan="PT1H", failed_only=True)
# Get slow requests (>1 second)
azure_requests(min_duration_ms=1000, limit=20)
# Query external dependencies (SQL, HTTP, etc.)
azure_dependencies(timespan="PT1H", failed_only=True, type_filter="SQL")
# Get metrics
azure_metrics(metric_name="requests/count", timespan="P1D", interval="PT1H")
# Query availability test results
azure_availability(timespan="P1D", failed_only=True)
# Run custom Kusto query
azure_query(query="""
requests
| where success == false
| summarize count() by bin(timestamp, 1h), resultCode
| order by timestamp desc
""", timespan="P1D")π Log Filtering Options
All log tools support these filtering options:
Option | Description | Example |
| Minimum log level |
|
| Regex to include |
|
| Regex to exclude |
|
| Lines around matches |
|
Supported log levels: trace β debug β info β warn β error β fatal
β±οΈ Timespan Format (Azure)
Azure tools use ISO 8601 duration format:
Format | Duration |
| 1 hour |
| 30 minutes |
| 1 day |
| 7 days |
π οΈ Available Tools
π³ Docker Tools
Tool | Description |
| π Read container logs with filtering |
| π List containers |
| π Get container details |
| β‘ Execute command in container |
π Docker Compose Tools
Tool | Description |
| π Read service logs |
| π List services |
| βΆοΈ Start services |
| βΉοΈ Stop services |
| π Restart services |
βΈοΈ Kubernetes Tools
Tool | Description |
| π Read pod logs |
| π Read deployment logs |
| π List pods |
| π Describe pod |
| β‘ Execute in pod |
| π’ Get events |
| π List contexts |
βοΈ Azure Application Insights Tools
Tool | Description |
| π Run custom Kusto queries |
| β Query application exceptions |
| π Query application traces |
| π Query HTTP requests |
| π Query external dependencies |
| π Query metrics |
| β Query availability tests |
π¨βπ» Development
Install dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[all]"Run tests
pytestLinting and type checking
ruff check .
mypy src/π Project Structure
mcp-container-tools/
βββ π src/mcp_server/
β βββ π __init__.py
β βββ π server.py # Main server entry point
β βββ π tools/
β β βββ π³ docker.py # Docker tools
β β βββ π docker_compose.py # Compose tools
β β βββ βΈοΈ kubernetes.py # K8s tools
β β βββ βοΈ azure_insights.py # Azure App Insights
β β βββ π file_operations.py # File tools
β βββ π resources/
β β βββ βοΈ config.py # Config resources
β β βββ π data.py # Data resources
β βββ π prompts/
β β βββ π templates.py # Prompt templates
β βββ π utils/
β βββ π log_filter.py # Log filtering
βββ π tests/
βββ π pyproject.toml
βββ π README.mdπ Environment Variables
Variable | Description |
| Azure Log Analytics workspace ID |
| Azure Application Insights resource ID |
π License
MIT License - see LICENSE for details.
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