03 Jul 2025
Docker
5 Best Practices for Building, Testing, and Packaging MCP Servers
We recently launched a new, reimagined Docker MCP Catalog with improved discovery and a new submission process. Containerized MCP servers offer a secure way to run and scale agentic applications and minimize risks tied to host access and secret management. Developers can submit servers in two ways: Docker-built servers, which include our full security suite...
03 Jul 2025 3:30pm GMT
Docker Desktop 4.43: Expanded Model Runner, Reimagined MCP Catalog, MCP Server Submissions, and Smarter Gordon
Docker Desktop 4.43 just rolled out a set of powerful updates that simplify how developers run, manage, and secure AI models and MCP tools. Model Runner now includes better model management, expanded OpenAI API compatibility, and fine-grained controls over runtime behavior. The improved MCP Catalog makes it easier to discover and use MCP servers, and...
03 Jul 2025 2:57pm GMT
02 Jul 2025
Docker
Using Gordon to Containerize Your Apps and Work with Containers
These days, almost every tech company is looking for ways to integrate AI into their apps and workflows, and Docker is no exception. They've been rolling out some impressive AI capabilities across their products. This is my first post as a Docker Captain and in this post, I want to shine a spotlight on a...
02 Jul 2025 6:34pm GMT
Docker State of App Dev: Dev Ex & Productivity
Report: What's helping devs thrive - and what's still holding them back? A look at how culture, tooling, and habits are shaping the developer experience today, per Docker's 2025 State of Application Development Survey. Great culture, better tools - but developers often still feel stuck. From pull requests stuck in review to tasks without clear...
02 Jul 2025 1:20pm GMT
01 Jul 2025
Docker
The Docker MCP Catalog: the Secure Way to Discover and Run MCP Servers
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem is exploding. In just weeks, our Docker MCP Catalog has surpassed 1 million pulls, validating that developers are hungry for a secure way to run MCP servers. Today, we're excited to share major updates to the Docker MCP Catalog, including enhanced discovery features and our new open submission process....
01 Jul 2025 1:04pm GMT
30 Jun 2025
Docker
Tool Calling with Local LLMs: A Practical Evaluation
Which local model should I use for tool calling? When building GenAI and agentic applications, one of the most pressing and persistent questions is: "Which local model should I use for tool calling?" We kept hearing again and again, from colleagues within Docker and the developer community, ever since we started working on Docker Model...
30 Jun 2025 1:48pm GMT
27 Jun 2025
Docker
Building an Easy Private AI Assistant with Goose and Docker Model Runner
Goose is an innovative CLI assistant designed to automate development tasks using AI models. Docker Model Runner simplifies deploying AI models locally with Docker. Combining these technologies creates a powerful local environment with advanced AI assistance, ideal for coding and automation. Looking for a seamless way to run AI-powered development tasks locally without compromising on...
27 Jun 2025 4:00pm GMT
25 Jun 2025
Docker
Docker State of App Dev: AI
AI is changing software development - but not how you think The hype is real, but so are the challenges. Here's what developers, teams, and tech leaders need to know about AI's uneven, evolving role in software. Rumors of AI's pervasiveness in software development have been greatly exaggerated. A look under the hood shows adoption...
25 Jun 2025 2:42pm GMT
18 Jun 2025
Docker
Docker State of App Dev: Security
Security is a team sport: why everyone owns it now Six security takeaways from Docker's 2025 State of Application Development Report. In the evolving world of software development, one thing is clear - security is no longer a siloed specialty. It's a team sport, especially when vulnerabilities strike. That's one of several key security findings...
18 Jun 2025 3:51pm GMT
Why Docker Chose OCI Artifacts for AI Model Packaging
As AI development accelerates, developers need tools that let them move fast without having to reinvent their workflows. Docker Model Runner introduces a new specification for packaging large language models (LLMs) as OCI artifacts - a format developers already know and trust. It brings model sharing into the same workflows used for containers, with support...
18 Jun 2025 1:32pm GMT