docker/mcp-gateway
docker mcp CLI plugin / MCP Gateway observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 39
Flags: prerelease_only
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3
- age_days: 546
- days_rel: 27
- days_push: 27
- n_releases_24m: 72
Adoption not part of the score
1593 stars · 284 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Docker CLI plugin (docker-mcp) that provides the Docker MCP Gateway for securely running and deploying Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers as isolated Docker containers. It gives AI clients a single unified gateway with secrets management, OAuth flows, and dynamic tool discovery.
Use cases
- run mcp servers securely in docker containers
- expose a single gateway endpoint for multiple mcp servers
- connect claude desktop or cursor to mcp tools via docker
- manage api keys for mcp servers without env vars
- handle oauth for mcp servers needing token flows
- discover and call mcp tools from the command line
- centralize mcp server configuration across ai clients
When to choose
- you use Docker Desktop and want managed, containerized MCP servers
- you need one consistent gateway for multiple MCP clients like VS Code, Cursor, or Claude Desktop
- you want secrets management and OAuth handled for MCP tool connections
- you need isolation and monitoring for MCP server workloads
When to avoid
- you only need a single lightweight MCP server without containerization
- you don't use Docker and can't install Docker Desktop
- you need a fully managed cloud MCP hosting solution rather than a local gateway
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
mcp api-gateway secrets-management auth monitoring container-runtime cli developer-tools developer-tools artificial-intelligence self-hosted security cross-platform cli go mcp-gateway docker-cli-plugin model-context-protocol mcp-servers tool-discovery oauth ai-agents containers docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway · fetched 2026-10-12 · 1ec05ed7c5aa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| docker/mcp-gateway | main | 72 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="docker/mcp-gateway")
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