Labspace - MCP Gateway

This Labspace provides an overview of the MCP Gateway, which provides the ability to run containerized MCP servers safely and securely.

Learning objectives

This Labspace will teach you the following:

• Learn about the Docker MCP Gateway
• Learn how to run the MCP Gateway with a simple MCP server
• Securely inject secrets into MCP servers
• Filter tools to reduce noise and save tokens
• Learn how to connect the MCP Gateway to your application using popular agentic frameworks

Launch the Labspace

To launch the Labspace, run the following command:

docker compose -f oci://dockersamples/labspace-mcp-gateway up -d

And then open your browser to http://localhost:3030.

Using the Docker Desktop extension

If you have the Labspace extension installed (docker extension install dockersamples/labspace-extension if not), you can also click this link to launch the Labspace.

Contributing

If you find something wrong or something that needs to be updated, feel free to submit a PR. If you want to make a larger change, feel free to fork the repo into your own repository.

Important note: If you fork it, you will need to update the GHA workflow to point to your own Hub repo.

1. Clone this repo

2. Start the Labspace in content development mode:

   # On Mac/Linux
   CONTENT_PATH=$PWD docker compose up --watch
   
   # On Windows with PowerShell
   $Env:CONTENT_PATH = (Get-Location).Path; docker compose up --watch

3. Open the Labspace at http://dockerlabs.xyz.

4. Make the necessary changes and validate they appear as you expect in the Labspace

   Be sure to check out the docs for additional information and guidelines.