Wincontainer now has MCP server

YT on this new feature: https://youtu.be/snO6KHTQDA4?si=_vsqZePeqXq_joXE

The releases of the software are here https://github.com/japperJ/Wincontainer/releases

Endpoint The MCP server runs on http://localhost:5123/mcp (HTTP/SSE transport) as part of the in-process Kestrel service that starts with the app.

The port and token can be overridden with environment variables:

Variable Default Purpose WINCONTAINERS_SERVICE_PORT 5123 Port the service listens on WINCONTAINERS_SERVICE_TOKEN (none) ****** required for remote connections When no token is set the service only accepts loopback connections. When a token is set it also accepts connections from other hosts and requires `Authorization: ******

Connecting an AI Client Add the server to your AI client's MCP configuration. A ready-made .github/copilot-mcp.json is included in this repository for GitHub Copilot:

{ "mcpServers": { "wincontainer": { "description": "Wincontainer container management — run, stop, inspect containers, images, volumes, and networks via wslc.", "url": "http://localhost:5123/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "******" } } } } Omit the headers block when connecting from localhost without a token configured.

Available Tools Tool Description ListContainers List all containers RunContainer Run a new container from an image StartContainer Start a stopped container StopContainer Stop a running container RestartContainer Restart a container RenameContainer Rename a container RemoveContainer Delete a container InspectContainer Get detailed container configuration and status ExecCommand Execute a command inside a running container GetContainerLogs Retrieve recent container logs ListImages List downloaded images PullImage Pull an image from a registry RemoveImage Delete an image InspectImage Get detailed image metadata ListVolumes List storage volumes CreateVolume Create a volume RemoveVolume Delete a volume InspectVolume Get detailed volume information ListNetworks List container networks CreateNetwork Create a network RemoveNetwork Delete a network HealthCheck Check whether the wslc runtime is available GetVersion Get the wslc runtime version