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Run containerized MCP servers from Docker's catalog behind a single gateway that your AI clients connect to.

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Docker MCP Gateway is the docker mcp CLI plugin behind the Docker Desktop MCP Toolkit. It runs MCP servers from the Docker MCP Catalog as isolated containers and exposes them to clients such as VS Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop through one gateway. Servers are grouped into profiles that can be connected to clients, exported and shared through OCI registries.

It runs locally with the command docker mcp gateway run. It is included in recent Docker Desktop (4.59+ with the MCP Toolkit enabled) or can be built from the repository with Go 1.24+. Secrets are handled through Docker Desktop, and OAuth flows are supported for servers that need them. The tools available depend on the servers you add.

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Run catalog MCP servers as isolated Docker containers
Expose many servers to clients through a single gateway
Group servers into profiles and connect them to clients
Export, import and push profiles to OCI registries
Enable or disable individual tools per server
Manage secrets and OAuth sign-in for servers
Create and manage custom MCP catalogs

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Create a Docker MCP profile with the GitHub server and connect it to Cursor
Add the Notion server from the Docker catalog to my dev-tools profile
Disable the search_code tool for the GitHub server in my profile
List the MCP servers in all my Docker profiles

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport stdio docker-mcp-gateway -- docker mcp gateway run

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. docker-mcp-gateway should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "gateway",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Docker on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "gateway",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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VS Code

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Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"docker-mcp-gateway","type":"stdio","command":"docker","args":["mcp","gateway","run"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "docker-mcp-gateway": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "gateway",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "gateway",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add docker-mcp-gateway -- docker mcp gateway run

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

[mcp_servers.docker-mcp-gateway]
command = "docker"
args = ["mcp", "gateway", "run"]

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Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add docker-mcp-gateway docker mcp gateway run

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "gateway",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs Docker on your computer.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/docker-mcp-gateway into my MCP client?

No. Docker MCP Gateway runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is docker mcp gateway run.

Does Docker MCP Gateway need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is Docker MCP Gateway a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with docker mcp gateway run, which needs Docker.

What can Docker MCP Gateway do?

You can run catalog MCP servers as isolated Docker containers, expose many servers to clients through a single gateway and group servers into profiles and connect them to clients.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Docker MCP Gateway's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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Any client

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