Pare Docker
by Dave-Londoncommunityv0.8.1
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Provides structured, token-efficient Docker and Docker Compose operations for MCP clients. It wraps common Docker commands and returns machine-readable results for containers, images, builds, logs, exec, and compose lifecycle actions.
From the registry: Pare Docker ג€” Structured Docker operations (ps, images, logs, build, compose) as typed JSON.
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- required
- requiredInstall DockerDocker must be installed and available on your system since this server wraps docker and docker compose commands.https://www.docker.com/
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `pare-docker` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install Node.js and npm/npx** — Node.js is required to run the MCP server via npx. (https://nodejs.org/)
- **Install Docker** — Docker must be installed and available on your system since this server wraps docker and docker compose commands. (https://www.docker.com/)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","@paretools/docker"]
Note: This MCP server runs over stdio using npx. No environment variables are documented in the README.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: This MCP server runs over stdio using npx. No environment variables are documented in the README.
Tools (9)
ps
List containers with status, ports, and state
build
Build image, returns image ID, duration, and errors
logs
Retrieve container logs as structured line arrays
images
List images with repository, tag, and size info
run
Run a container from an image with structured result
exec
Execute a command in a running container
compose-up
Start Docker Compose services with structured status
compose-down
Stop Docker Compose services with structured status
pull
Pull an image from a registry with digest info
Packages
@paretools/docker
npmv0.8.1transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Feb 14, 2026
- Last commit
- Apr 8, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.Dave-London/pare-docker