Devcontainer MCP
UnclaimedAn MCP to allow Copilot and Claude Code to work directly with and inside of a devcontainer
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40 of 40 tools
Documented tools (40)
From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.
auth_login
Initiate login or refresh scopes — browser + device code flow
auth_logout
Revoke credentials for an account
auth_select
Switch the active account for a provider
auth_status
Check auth for a provider — returns handles, accounts, scopes
codespaces_create
Create a new codespace for a repository
codespaces_delete
Delete a codespace
codespaces_list
List your codespaces with state and machine info
codespaces_ssh
Execute a command inside a codespace via SSH
codespaces_stop
Stop a running codespace
devcontainer_build
Build a dev container image
devcontainer_exec
Execute a command inside a running dev container
devcontainer_file_edit
Surgical string replacement — oldstr → newstr
devcontainer_file_list
List directory contents (non-hidden, 2 levels deep)
devcontainer_file_read
Read file content with optional line range
devcontainer_file_write
Create or overwrite a file (auto-creates parent dirs)
devcontainer_list_configs
Discover all devcontainer.json files in a workspace (single + multi-container)
devcontainer_read_config
Read merged devcontainer configuration as JSON
devcontainer_remove
Remove a dev container and its resources
devcontainer_status
Get dev container state by workspace folder
devcontainer_stop
Stop a dev container (via Docker API)
devcontainer_up
Create and start a local dev container
devpod_build
Build a workspace image without starting it
devpod_container_inspect
Docker inspect — labels, ports, mounts, state
devpod_container_logs
Stream container logs via Docker API
devpod_context_list
List all contexts
devpod_context_use
Switch to a different context
devpod_delete
Delete a workspace and its resources
devpod_file_edit
Surgical string replacement — oldstr → newstr
devpod_file_list
List directory contents (non-hidden, 2 levels deep)
devpod_file_read
Read file content with optional line range
devpod_file_write
Create or overwrite a file (auto-creates parent dirs)
devpod_list
List all workspaces with IDs, sources, providers, and status
devpod_logs
Get workspace logs
devpod_provider_add
Add a new provider
devpod_provider_delete
Remove a provider
devpod_provider_list
List all configured providers
devpod_ssh
Execute a command inside a workspace via SSH
devpod_status
Get workspace state (Running, Stopped, Busy, NotFound)
devpod_stop
Stop a running workspace
devpod_up
Create and start a workspace from a git URL, local path, or image
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FAQ
Questions about Devcontainer MCP Server
- How do I connect Devcontainer MCP Server to Claude?
- The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Cursor as compatible clients.
- Is Devcontainer MCP Server free?
- The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
- What can Devcontainer MCP Server do?
- Devcontainer MCP Server documents 40 tools to the agent, including auth_login, auth_logout, auth_select. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.