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- Zero manual setup: No dependency management, runtime configuration, or server setup required.
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- Functions as both an MCP server aggregator and a gateway for clients to access installed MCP servers.
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- > [ !NOTE]
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- > If you have the MCP Toolkit _ extension_ installed, you can uninstall it.
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![ Visualisation of the MCP toolkit] ( /assets/images/mcp_servers.png )
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## Security
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restricted to 1 CPU, limiting the impact of potential misuse of computing
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resources.
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- - Memory allocation: Containers for MCP tools are limited to 2 Gb .
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+ - Memory allocation: Containers for MCP tools are limited to 2 GB .
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- Filesystem access: By default, MCP Servers have no access to the host filesystem.
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The user explicitly selects the servers that will be granted file mounts.
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- Interception of tool requests: Requests to and from tools that contain sensitive
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information such as secrets are blocked.
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+ ## Enable Docker MCP Toolkit
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+ 1 . Open the Docker Desktop settings and select ** Beta features** .
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+ 2 . Select ** Enable Docker MCP Toolkit** .
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+ > [ !NOTE]
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+ > If you have the MCP Toolkit _ extension_ installed, you can uninstall it.
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## Install an MCP server
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To install an MCP server:
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- 1 . In Docker Desktop, select ** MCP Toolkit** and select the ** Catalog** tab. Each server shows:
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+ 1 . In Docker Desktop, select ** MCP Toolkit** and select the ** Catalog** tab.
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+ When you select a server you can see the following
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+ information:
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- - Tool name and description
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+ - Tool name and description
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- Partner/publisher
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- The list of callable tools the server provides.
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- 2 . Find the MCP server of your choice and select ** Add ** .
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+ 2 . Find the MCP server of your choice and click the ** Plus ** icon .
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3 . Optional: Some servers require extra configuration. To configure them, select
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the ** Config** tab and follow the instructions available on the repository of the provider of the MCP server.
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