# Docker MCP Toolkit The Docker MCP Toolkit is the Docker Desktop feature that removes the operational friction of running [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] servers locally. You configure an MCP server once and share it across multiple AI clients via named **profiles** (collections of servers), instead of repeating per-client config. Enabling it in Docker Desktop auto-starts the [[Docker MCP Gateway]]. ## Key points - Profiles group servers for reuse across clients - Pulls servers from the [[Docker MCP Catalog]] - Runs them through the [[Docker MCP Gateway]] ## References - https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/toolkit/ - https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/profiles/ ## Related - [[Docker AI]] - [[Docker]] - [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] - [[Docker MCP Catalog]] - [[Docker MCP Gateway]]