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# devcontainer-mcp

[![CI](https://github.com/aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
[![Website](https://img.shields.io/badge/website-devcontainer--mcp-blue)](https://www.anonline.me/devcontainer-mcp)

**Give your AI agent its own dev environment — not yours.**

`devcontainer-mcp` is an MCP server that lets AI coding agents create, manage, and work inside [dev containers](https://containers.dev/) across three backends: local Docker, [DevPod](https://devpod.sh/), and [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces). The agent builds, tests, and ships code in an isolated container — your laptop stays clean.

<p align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp/gh-pages/screengrabs/devcontainer-mcp-local-docker.gif" alt="devcontainer-mcp local Docker demo" width="720">
</p>

> Works with **GitHub Copilot**, **Claude**, **Cursor**, and any MCP-compatible client.

## The Problem

When AI agents write code, they need to run it somewhere. Today that means your host machine:
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- 🔴 **"Works on my machine"** — agents assume your local toolchain matches production
- 🔴 **No isolation** — one project's dependencies break another
- 🔴 **Security risk** — agents run arbitrary commands with your user privileges
- 🔴 **Hardware constraints** — you're limited to your local machine's resources

## The Solution

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## Quick Install

<p align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp/gh-pages/screengrabs/devcontainer-mcp-install.gif" alt="devcontainer-mcp install demo" width="720">
</p>

### Linux / macOS

```bash
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## Three Backends, One Interface

<p align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp/gh-pages/screengrabs/devcontainer-mcp-codespaces.gif" alt="devcontainer-mcp Codespaces demo" width="720">
</p>

| Backend | Best for | Requires | Auth needed? |
|---------|----------|----------|:---:|
| **devcontainer CLI** (`devcontainer_*`) | Local Docker — fast, simple | [@devcontainers/cli](https://github.com/devcontainers/cli) + Docker | No |
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