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@paretools/docker
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MCP server for Docker — structured container, image, and compose data for AI agents
Structured, token-efficient Docker output for AI agents. Up to 95% fewer tokens than raw docker CLI output.
Part of the Pare suite of MCP servers.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
ps | List containers with status, ports, and state |
build | Build image, returns image ID, duration, and errors |
logs | Retrieve container logs as structured line arrays |
images | List images with repository, tag, and size info |
run | Run a container from an image with structured result |
exec | Execute a command in a running container |
compose-up | Start Docker Compose services with structured status |
compose-down | Stop Docker Compose services with structured status |
pull | Pull an image from a registry with digest info |
npx -y @paretools/docker
Add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pare-docker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@paretools/docker"]
}
}
}
ps output:
{
"containers": [
{
"id": "abc123",
"name": "my-app",
"image": "node:22-alpine",
"state": "running",
"status": "Up 2 hours",
"ports": ["0.0.0.0:3000->3000/tcp"]
}
]
}
| Package | Tools | Wraps |
|---|---|---|
| @paretools/git | status, log, diff, branch, show, add, commit, push, pull, checkout | git |
| @paretools/test | run, coverage | pytest, jest, vitest, mocha |
| @paretools/npm | install, audit, outdated, list, run, test, init | npm |
| @paretools/build | tsc, build, esbuild, vite-build, webpack | tsc, esbuild, vite, webpack |
| @paretools/lint | lint, format-check, prettier-format, biome-check, biome-format | eslint, prettier, biome |
| @paretools/python | pip-install, mypy, ruff-check, pip-audit, pytest, uv-install, uv-run, black | pip, mypy, ruff, pytest, uv, black |
| @paretools/docker | ps, build, logs, images, run, exec, compose-up, compose-down, pull | docker, docker compose |
| @paretools/cargo | build, test, clippy, run, add, remove, fmt, doc, check | cargo |
| @paretools/go | build, test, vet, run, mod-tidy, fmt, generate | go, gofmt |
Works with any MCP-compatible client: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code / GitHub Copilot, Cline, Roo Code, Zed, Continue.dev, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex
FAQs
MCP server for Docker — structured container, image, and compose data for AI agents
The npm package @paretools/docker receives a total of 237 weekly downloads. As such, @paretools/docker popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @paretools/docker demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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