QuickStart w/ Gordon

Install Docker Desktop Extension

1. Install Docker Labs AI Tools for Devs
2. Click on the Claude button to add mcp_docker toolbox to your Claude Desktop.
3. Select any prompts you would like to add from the catalog to your toolbox.

Add gordon-mcp.yaml

When you run docker ai from any directory, docker ai will search that directory for a gordon-mcp.yml file. If that file is present, and configured with the mcp/docker container then Gordon will load tools from this container and try to use them.

services:
  mcp_docker:
    image: alpine:socat:latest
    command: 
      - STDIO
      - TCP:host.docker.internal:8811
    x-mcp-autoremove: true

debugging

We suggest using docker ai --debug if you are trying to debug some of your tools while using the docker ai cli.