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README.md

Docker Images for MCP-Forge

This directory contains Dockerfiles for building MCP-Forge container images.

Images

Jupyter Image (`mcp-forge/jupyter:latest`)

Purpose: Provides Python environment with ipykernel for stateful Jupyter-based execution.

Base: mcp-forge/python:3.12 (which is python:3.12-slim)

Added Components:

ipykernel 6.29.0 - Jupyter kernel for Python

Build Command:

# From the mcp-forge project root:
podman build -f docker/Dockerfile.jupyter -t mcp-forge/jupyter:latest .

Usage: This image is used automatically by the Jupyter backend when creating stateful sessions. The kernel communicates with the host via ZMQ over host networking.

Size: ~130-140 MB (adds ~10-15 MB to base Python image)

Base Python Images

The base Python images should already exist:

podman tag python:3.11-slim mcp-forge/python:3.11
podman tag python:3.12-slim mcp-forge/python:3.12

If not, pull and tag them:

podman pull python:3.11-slim
podman tag python:3.11-slim mcp-forge/python:3.11

podman pull python:3.12-slim  
podman tag python:3.12-slim mcp-forge/python:3.12

Building All Images

To build/verify all images at once:

#!/bin/bash
# From project root

# Ensure base images exist
podman pull python:3.11-slim
podman pull python:3.12-slim
podman tag python:3.11-slim mcp-forge/python:3.11
podman tag python:3.12-slim mcp-forge/python:3.12

# Build Jupyter image
podman build -f docker/Dockerfile.jupyter -t mcp-forge/jupyter:latest .

# Verify all images
podman images | grep mcp-forge

Testing the Jupyter Image

Quick test to verify ipykernel is working:

# Test that ipykernel is installed
podman run --rm mcp-forge/jupyter:latest python -c "import ipykernel; print(ipykernel.__version__)"

# Test kernel launcher exists
podman run --rm mcp-forge/jupyter:latest python -m ipykernel_launcher --help

Expected output:

6.29.0
usage: ipykernel_launcher [-h] [-f FILE] ...

Image Sizes

Expected sizes:

mcp-forge/python:3.11 - ~129 MB
mcp-forge/python:3.12 - ~123 MB
mcp-forge/jupyter:latest - ~135-140 MB

Updating Images

To update the Jupyter image with a newer ipykernel version:

Edit docker/Dockerfile.jupyter
Update the ipykernel version number
Rebuild: podman build -f docker/Dockerfile.jupyter -t mcp-forge/jupyter:latest .
Test with integration tests
Tag with version: podman tag mcp-forge/jupyter:latest mcp-forge/jupyter:v1.0.1

Security Notes

All images run with:

network_mode: host (for Jupyter kernels only, to enable ZMQ communication)
read_only: True (filesystem is read-only except mounted volumes)
security_opt: ["no-new-privileges"]
Non-root user (UID:GID 1000:1000)

The host networking is required for ZMQ port communication between the host-side jupyter-client and the container-side ipykernel.