start_container

MCP tool from MCP Dockhand by strausmann

Start a container

How to use it

start_container is exposed by the MCP Dockhand MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the start_container tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Other tools in MCP Dockhand (39)

batch_update_containers

Batch update containers

check_container_updates

Check for image updates

chmod_container_file

Change file permissions

create_container

Create a new container

create_container_file

Create an empty file or directory in container (no content — use writecontainerfilecontent for that)

create_stack

Create and optionally deploy a stack

delete_container_file

Delete file in container

delete_stack

Delete a stack

down_stack

Take down a stack (compose down)

exec_container

Create a terminal exec session (execId + WS connectionInfo); does NOT run a one-shot command or return output — no such endpoint exists in the Dockhand API

execute_batch

Run a bulk lifecycle operation (start/stop/restart/remove/etc.) across containers, images, volumes, networks, or stacks

get_container

Get container details

get_container_file_content

Read file from container

get_container_logs

Get container logs

get_container_shells

List available shells

get_container_sizes

Get container disk sizes