# Run approved MCP servers through Docker MCP Gateway

> Use Docker MCP Gateway to run MCP servers in isolated containers, centralize profiles, secrets, tools, and client connections.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/run-approved-mcp-servers-through-docker-mcp-gateway` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/run-approved-mcp-servers-through-docker-mcp-gateway`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/run-approved-mcp-servers-through-docker-mcp-gateway/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/run-approved-mcp-servers-through-docker-mcp-gateway

---


# Run approved MCP servers through Docker MCP Gateway

Use Docker MCP Gateway to run MCP servers in isolated containers, centralize profiles, secrets, tools, and client connections.

## Prerequisites

Docker Desktop 4.59+ with MCP Toolkit or Docker CLI plugin, Docker daemon, MCP server catalog/profile

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway.git
- make docker-mcp
- docker mcp --help
- docker mcp feature enable profiles

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- # Docker MCP Plugin and Docker MCP Gateway
- ![build](https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
- The [MCP Toolkit](https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/toolkit/), in Docker Desktop, allows

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- <div align="left">
- <img src="./img/enable_toolkit.png" width="400"/>
- </div>

- Source: https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/mcp-gateway/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-approved-mcp-servers-through-docker-mcp-gateway/)