Containerization Assist MCP server

Containerization Assist MCP Server

An AI-powered containerization assistant that helps you build, scan, and deploy Docker containers through VS Code and other MCP-compatible tools.

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Install

Features

Core Capabilities

• 🐳 Docker Integration: Build, scan, and deploy container images
• ☸️ Kubernetes Support: Generate manifests and deploy applications
• 🤖 AI-Powered: Intelligent Dockerfile generation and optimization
• 🧠 Knowledge Enhanced: AI-driven content improvement with security and performance best practices
• 🔄 Intelligent Tool Routing: Automatic dependency resolution and execution
• 📊 Progress Tracking: Real-time progress updates via MCP notifications
• 🔒 Security Scanning: Built-in vulnerability scanning with AI-powered suggestions
• ✨ Smart Analysis: Context-aware recommendations
• Policy-Driven System (v3.0)
• Pre-generation configuration
• Knowledge filtering and weighting
• Template injection

Policy System (v3.0)

Full control over containerization through Rego policies:

• Configure Before Generation: Set defaults for resources, base images, build strategy
• Guide During Generation: Filter knowledge base, inject templates automatically
• Validate After Generation: Semantic checks, security scoring, cross-tool consistency

Example Policies Included:

• Environment-based strategy (dev/staging/prod)
• Cost control by team tier
• Security-first organization
• Multi-cloud registry governance
• Speed-optimized development

See Policy Authoring Guide for details.

System Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• Docker or Docker Desktop
• Optional: Trivy (for security scanning features)
• Optional: Kubernetes (for deployment features)

Manual Install

Add the following to your VS Code settings or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "servers": {
    "ca": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "containerization-assist-mcp", "start"],
      "env": {
         "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.