PodmanBLOCK
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for container runtimes (Podman and Docker)
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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✨ Features | 🚀 Getting Started | 📚 Documentation | 🎥 Demos | ⚙️ Configuration | 🛠️ Tools | 🧑💻 Development
✨ Features
A powerful and flexible MCP server for container runtimes supporting Podman and Docker.
🚀 Getting Started
Claude Desktop
Using npx
If you have npm installed, this is the fastest way to get started with podman-mcp-server on Claude Desktop.
Open your claude_desktop_config.json and add the mcp server to the list of mcpServers:
{
"mcpServers": {
"podman": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podman-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}VS Code / VS Code Insiders
Install the Podman MCP server by clicking one of the following links:
[](https://vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode%3Amcp%2Finstall%3F%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522podman%2522%252C%2522command%2522%253A%2522npx%2522%252C%2522args%2522%253A%255B%2522-y%2522%252C%2522podman-mcp-server%2540latest%2522%255D%257D) [
88731c58eceaOBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add podman-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
claude mcp add podman-mcp-server -- uvx podman-mcp-server==0.0.0
Trust audit
BLOCKgrade D · trust 69/100 Do not install this without reading the findings. The audit found something that could harm you or your machine.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | FAIL |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (4)
func (p *podmanCli) exec(args ...string) (string, error) {CLAUDE.md
python/README.md
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
88731c58eceafull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/manusa__podman.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 88731c58ecea | BLOCK | D | 69 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Podman MCP server?
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for container runtimes (Podman and Docker)
Is Podman safe to connect to an agent?
No — not without reading the findings first. The audit graded it D (69/100) and found 1 critical or high issue in the source. Each one is listed on this page with the file and line it is on.
What credentials does Podman need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Podman run?
It speaks stdio and streamable-http, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as podman-mcp-server at 0.0.0.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (88731c58ecea), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.