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Enables container management through natural language commands by bridging Containerd's Container Runtime Interface for listing, creating, and removing containe

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Enables container management through natural language commands by bridging Containerd's Container Runtime Interface for listing, creating, and removing containers and pods without complex CLI syntax.

README

This is an MCP server implemented using the RMCP (Rust Model Context Protocol) library for operating Containerd.

Features

  • Implements an MCP server using the RMCP library
  • Supports all Containerd CRI interface operations
  • Provides Runtime Service interfaces
  • Provides Image Service interfaces
  • Supports ctr interface

Prerequisites

  • Rust development environment
  • Containerd installed and running
  • Protobuf compilation tools

Building

cargo build --release

Running

mcp-containerd -t http  #use streamhttp
mcp-containerd --help #list the help info

By default, the service will connect to the unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock endpoint.

Using with simple-chat-client

The simple-chat-client allows you to interact with the MCP Containerd service: simple-chat-client has moved to simple-chat-client

Example interaction:

> please give me a list of containers
AI: Listing containers...
Tool: list_containers
Result: {"containers":[...]}

> please give me a list of images
AI: Here are the images in your containerd:
Tool: list_images
Result: {"images":[...]}

Service Structure

The MCP server includes the following main components:

  • version service: Provides CRI version information
  • runtime service: Provides container and Pod runtime operations
  • image service: Provides container image operations

CRI Interfaces

Runtime Service

  • Create/Stop/Delete Pod Sandbox
  • Create/Start/Stop/Delete containers
  • Query Pod/container status
  • Execute commands in containers

Image Service

  • List images
  • Get image status
  • Pull images
  • Delete images
  • Get image filesystem information

License

Apache-2.0

from github.com/jokemanfire/mcp-containerd

Installing Containerd

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/jokemanfire/mcp-containerd

FAQ

Is Containerd MCP free?

Yes, Containerd MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Containerd need an API key?

No, Containerd runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Containerd hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Containerd in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Containerd on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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