mcp-containerd

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Use mcp to manage containerd(developing)

51 stars RustAI & Machine Learning Updated Oct 14, 2025

Documentation

MCP Containerd

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

bash

cargo build --release

Running

bash

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:

code

> 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

Frequently asked questions

What is mcp-containerd?

mcp-containerd is Use mcp to manage containerd(developing)

How do I install mcp-containerd?

Open the GitHub repository and follow its README. Most MCP servers are added to your client's MCP config, then called by your agent.

Is mcp-containerd open source?

Yes — it is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/jokemanfire/mcp-containerd and has 51 stars.

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