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DimensionDocker MCP GatewayDocker's official MCP gateway CLI plugin for managing and running MCP servers.MartinLoop MCP ServerAn independent control layer that gives AI coding agents budgets, brakes, and receipts
FMRS68 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions15 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance18 / 2016 / 20
Documentation14 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers using Docker Desktop who want to simplify MCP server deployment and management.
  • Teams needing to manage multiple MCP servers under a single gateway with consistent configuration and monitoring.
  • Environments requiring containerized MCP servers to minimize host privileges.
  • Engineering teams scaling AI coding agents while controlling spend
  • Platform teams that need auditable, rollback-aware agent execution records
  • Organizations using multiple agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) under one governed flow
Not for
  • Developers not using Docker.
  • Scenarios needing direct execution of local npx or uvx servers without containerization.
  • Users seeking a lightweight MCP client independent of Docker Desktop.
  • Developers who just want a simple code-completion helper without run governance
  • Teams unwilling to accept local JSONL run records with HMAC signing
  • Environments without a supported adapter (Claude/Codex/Gemini CLIs, direct provider, or verifier-only)
Required permissions
  • Requires access to the Docker daemon to run and manage containers.
  • Reads and writes local configuration files (e.g., ~/.docker/config.json).
  • Accesses Docker Desktop's secret management for storing credentials.
  • May initiate OAuth flows, requiring network access.
  • Read/write access to the configured repo root (writable scope restrictable via --allow-path/--deny-path)
  • Ability to invoke the chosen agent CLI (Claude/Codex/Gemini, etc.) and its underlying model account
  • Local disk writes for run records, receipts, and share outputs (share/run-receipt., etc.)
  • Execution of user-configured verifier commands (e.g. npm test)
Risks and side effects
  • Container images may contain malicious code; be cautious with untrusted MCP servers.
  • Improper secret management could leak API keys.
  • Misconfiguration of the gateway can lead to client connection failures or incorrect tool access.
  • Potential version compatibility issues due to reliance on Docker Desktop and CLI plugin.
  • Verifier commands are executed; poorly chosen verifier commands carry security risk despite preflight policy checks
  • Cost and token figures may be estimates (labeled with provenance) and should not be treated as settled accounting
  • Receipt integrity must be verified before use as trustworthy evidence; missing rollback evidence is flagged as EVIDENCE_BOUNDARY
  • Policy defaults come from martin.config.yaml and can be overridden by CLI flags; misconfiguration can loosen safety boundaries
Supported clientsClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue
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