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+ Copyright (c) 2026 edtroleis
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: podman-mcp
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: MCP server that exposes Podman container management as tools for AI assistants
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+ License: MIT License
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 edtroleis
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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+ SOFTWARE.
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Requires-Dist: mcp>=1.0.0
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+ # podman-mcp
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+ A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that exposes [Podman](https://podman.io) container management as tools for AI assistants such as [Claude](https://claude.ai), [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot), [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com), [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com) and [Windsurf](https://windsurf.com).
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+ With `podman-mcp` you can manage containers and images through natural language — no need to remember CLI flags.
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+ > "Show me all running containers"
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+ > "Pull the nginx image and run it on port 8080"
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+ > "Show me the last 100 log lines from myapp"
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+ ---
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+ ## Requirements
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+ - Python 3.10+
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+ - [Podman](https://podman.io/docs/installation) installed and available in `$PATH`
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+ - [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code) CLI **or** any MCP-compatible client
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+ ---
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+ ## Installation
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+ ```bash
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+ # 1. Clone the repository
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+ git clone https://github.com/edtroleis/podman-mcp.git
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+ cd podman-mcp
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+ # 2. Create and activate a virtual environment
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+ python3 -m venv .venv
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+ source .venv/bin/activate
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+ # 3. Install dependencies
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+ pip install -r requirements.txt
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Client Configuration
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+ ### Claude Code
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+ ```bash
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+ claude mcp add --scope user podman-mcp -- /absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/.venv/bin/python3 /absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/server.py
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+ ```
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+ The `--scope user` flag makes the server available across all projects, not just the current directory.
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+ Verify:
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+ ```bash
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+ claude mcp list
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+ ```
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+ #### Skip confirmation prompts (user scope)
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+ By default, Claude asks for confirmation before calling each tool. To allow all podman-mcp tools to run without prompts across all projects, add the following to `~/.claude/settings.json`:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "permissions": {
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+ "allow": [
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+ "mcp__podman-mcp__*"
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### GitHub Copilot (VS Code)
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+ Create `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "servers": {
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+ "podman-mcp": {
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+ "type": "stdio",
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+ "command": "/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/.venv/bin/python3",
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+ "args": ["/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/server.py"]
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot agent mode enabled.
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+ ---
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+ ### Cursor
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+ Create or edit `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "mcpServers": {
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+ "podman-mcp": {
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+ "command": "/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/.venv/bin/python3",
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+ "args": ["/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/server.py"]
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### Windsurf
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+ Create or edit `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "mcpServers": {
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+ "podman-mcp": {
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+ "command": "/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/.venv/bin/python3",
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+ "args": ["/absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/server.py"]
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### ChatGPT and other HTTP clients
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+ Start the server in SSE mode:
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+ ```bash
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+ python3 server.py --transport sse --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
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+ ```
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+ The MCP endpoint will be available at:
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+ ```
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+ http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse
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+ ```
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+ Configure your client to connect to that URL as a remote MCP server.
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+ ---
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+ ## Using from the Terminal
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+ You can interact with podman-mcp directly from your Linux console using the Claude Code CLI — no IDE required.
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+ ### Claude Code CLI
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+ Once podman-mcp is registered with `--scope user`, start an interactive session:
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+ ```bash
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+ claude
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+ ```
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+ Then ask naturally:
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+ ```
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+ How many images do I have locally?
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Pull nginx:latest
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Show logs from my nexus container
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ List all running containers
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Remove the alpine image
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+ ```
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+ Claude will automatically use the podman-mcp tools to answer.
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+ ### Other AI CLIs (HTTP mode)
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+ For AI tools that support remote MCP over HTTP, start the server in SSE mode first:
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+ ```bash
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+ python3 /absolute/path/to/podman-mcp/server.py --transport sse --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
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+ ```
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+ Then point your AI CLI client to:
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+ ```
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+ http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Available Tools
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+ ### Images
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `list_images` | List all local images | — |
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+ | `pull_image` | Pull an image from a registry | `image: str` |
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+ | `remove_image` | Remove an image | `image: str`, `force: bool` |
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+ | `build_image` | Build an image from a Dockerfile | `tag: str`, `dockerfile: str`, `context: str` |
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+ | `tag_image` | Tag an image with a new name | `source: str`, `target: str` |
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+ | `push_image` | Push an image to a registry | `image: str` |
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+ | `image_history` | Show layer history of an image | `image: str` |
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+ ### Containers
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `list_containers` | List containers | `all: bool` (include stopped) |
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+ | `run_container` | Run a container | `image: str`, `args: str` |
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+ | `stop_container` | Stop a running container | `name: str` |
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+ | `remove_container` | Remove a container | `name: str`, `force: bool` |
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+ | `container_logs` | Fetch container logs | `name: str`, `tail: int` |
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+ | `exec_in_container` | Run a command inside a container | `name: str`, `command: str` |
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+ | `inspect_container` | Inspect container configuration | `name: str` |
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+ | `container_stats` | Show resource usage for running containers | `name: str` (empty for all) |
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+ ### Networks
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `network_list` | List all networks | — |
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+ | `network_create` | Create a new network | `name: str` |
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+ | `network_remove` | Remove a network | `name: str` |
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+ ### Volumes
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `volume_list` | List all volumes | — |
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+ | `volume_create` | Create a new volume | `name: str` |
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+ | `volume_remove` | Remove a volume | `name: str` |
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+ ### Pods
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `pod_list` | List pods | `all: bool` (include stopped) |
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+ | `pod_create` | Create a new pod | `name: str` |
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+ | `pod_remove` | Remove a pod | `name: str`, `force: bool` |
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+ ### System
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+ | Tool | Description | Parameters |
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+ | `system_info` | Podman disk usage and system stats | — |
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+ | `login_registry` | Login to a container registry | `registry: str`, `username: str`, `password: str` |
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+ ## Usage Examples
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+ Once registered, interact with Podman using natural language. Examples by category:
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+ ### Images
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+ ```
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+ How many images do I have locally?
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Pull the python:3.12-slim image from Docker Hub
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Build an image tagged myapp:latest from the Dockerfile in the current directory
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Show the layer history of the debian:latest image
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Tag myapp:latest as localhost:8082/myapp:1.0
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Push localhost:8082/myapp:1.0 to the registry
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Remove the alpine image
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+ ```
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+ ### Containers
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+ ```
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+ List all running containers
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Show me all containers, including stopped ones
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Run nginx in detached mode, exposing port 8080 on the host
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Show the last 200 log lines from the api container
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ What is the IP address of the db container?
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Show CPU and memory usage for all running containers
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+ ```
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+ Execute the command "df -h" inside the api container
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Remove all stopped containers
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+ ```
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+ ### Networks & Volumes
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+ ```
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+ List all networks
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Create a network called backend-net
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ List all volumes
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+ ```
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+ Create a volume called postgres-data
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Remove the volume named postgres-data
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+ ```
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+ ### Pods
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+ ```
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+ List all pods, including stopped ones
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+ ```
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+ Create a pod called my-pod
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ Remove the pod my-pod and all its containers
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+ ```
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+ ### System & Registry
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+ ```
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+ Show Podman disk usage and system stats
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+ ```
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+ Login to localhost:8082 with my credentials
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Project Structure
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+ ```
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+ podman-mcp/
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+ ├── server.py # MCP server — all tools are defined here
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+ ├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
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+ ├── CONTRIBUTING.md # How to contribute
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+ ├── LICENSE # MIT License
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+ └── README.md
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+ ```
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+ ## Adding New Tools
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+ Open [server.py](server.py) and add a new function decorated with `@mcp.tool()`:
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+ ```python
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+ """Clear description — Claude uses this to decide when to call the tool."""
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+ return run(f"<podman subcommand> {param}")
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+ ```
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+ No re-registration is needed. Restart your AI client session to pick up the new tool.
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+ ## Contributing
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+ Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
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+ ---
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+ ## License
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+ [MIT](LICENSE)