docker-doctor

docker-doctor is a containerized CLI-style utility intended to inspect a Docker environment and provide diagnostic output to help identify common Docker/daemon/container issues and misconfiguration.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (21d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
33
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
56
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
28
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
35
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
90
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
100
Auth Strength
60
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
45
Secret Handling
50

Primary risk is operational: tools that query the Docker daemon/host can expose metadata. Ensure the agent/container running docker-doctor has least-privilege access to the Docker socket and does not log sensitive environment variables or daemon connection details. No additional security mechanisms (scopes, auth model, secret handling guarantees) are evidenced from the provided data.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You need quick, local diagnostics of a Docker environment (CI runners, developer laptops, or staging hosts).

Avoid When

You cannot safely run host-level inspection commands or prefer tools with strict audit/logging guarantees for regulated environments.

Use Cases

  • Debugging Docker daemon/host configuration issues
  • Diagnosing common container/runtime problems
  • Validating that a Docker setup is healthy before running workloads

Not For

  • Production-grade automated remediation without human review
  • Handling sensitive data extraction/forensics
  • Replacing Docker’s official troubleshooting tooling for complex incidents

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: None (local/interactive use typical for Docker tooling)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

As a Docker diagnostic tool, it typically relies on local Docker permissions (e.g., access to the Docker socket) rather than a remote auth scheme. No OAuth/scopes documented from the provided data.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

No SaaS pricing information provided; presumed open-source/self-hosted tooling.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • If the tool inspects the host/Docker socket, an agent must run with appropriate permissions; otherwise it may fail early and provide unclear permission-related errors.
  • Outputs are likely human-oriented; an agent should parse carefully if it needs structured results.
  • Running in different Docker contexts (rootless vs rootful, remote docker host, CI runners) may change behavior and findings.

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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