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podman-mcp-server
by manusa
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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podman-mcp-server · Summary

A well-documented MCP server for managing Podman and Docker containers with comprehensive tool coverage.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

podman-mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants managing Docker/Podman containers through natural language commands
  • Automated deployment workflows using container runtime operations via MCP
  • Development environments where AI needs to interact with local containers

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

podman-mcp-server · Install

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podman": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podman-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Install the MCP server directly in VS Code or use:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"podman","command":"npx","args":["-y","podman-mcp-server@latest"]}'

Goose CLI

Add to your config.yaml:

extensions:
  podman:
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - podman-mcp-server@latest

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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