{"id":"nideil-mcp-server-docker","name":"mcp-server-docker","af_score":41.5,"security_score":24.2,"reliability_score":17.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes Docker Desktop container, network, image, and log management as MCP tools on Windows.","best_when":"You are running Docker Desktop on Windows with an MCP-capable client (e.g., Claude Desktop) and you want an agent to orchestrate Docker operations using predefined MCP tools.","avoid_when":"You cannot or should not expose docker on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS, or you need strong authentication, scoped permissions, and documented reliability/error-recovery semantics.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:39:25.675465+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["No application-level auth described for the MCP server"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Requires Docker daemon exposure on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS (security-sensitive).","Agent tools include destructive operations (e.g., remove_container, remove_image, stop/remove containers), so safety checks and confirmations may be needed.","Log retrieval supports streaming ('follow') which can cause long-running interactions if not bounded."],"error_quality":0.0}