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agentdock

Secure MCP runtime for AI agents to operate local machines, servers, and containers with multi-device orchestration.

  • Backend
  • DevOps
  • Full stack
  • Automation
  • Productivity
  • Desktop
  • CLI
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Browser
  • Self-hostable
  • Runs locally
  • Docker supported
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Popularity
1.2k Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
10/2/2026
Updated in the last 30 days
License
APACHE-2.0
Permissive

Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Problem

Addresses the difficulty of letting AI chat clients safely and directly manipulate multiple local and remote physical machines or servers for real-environment tasks.

Practical value

Exposes operation surfaces of multiple machines to chat clients via the MCP protocol, supporting files, Shell, Git, and multi-instance coordination with high practical utility.

Innovation / differentiation

Employs an independent tool runtime architecture, abstracting multi-device management into standard Model Context Protocol instances with clear boundary separation.

Leverage potential

Connects general conversation models with heterogeneous real environments, enabling cross-device complex configuration and deployment workflows from a single chat window.

Why now

Arrives during the rapid expansion of AI agents and the MCP protocol ecosystem, aligning with the demand to securely connect external tool capabilities to real machines.

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 36 new issues and 145 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 29 issue authors and 18 PR contributors, with 23 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 36-issue window sample had a 83% close rate, and the 100-pull-request sample had a 88% merge rate. Maintainer-response observations covered 100% of that issue sample, with a 64% response rate and median first response of 12.2 hours.

18 contributors in PR sample23 releasesIssue response rate 64% · sample 36 (100% coverage)Median first response 12.2hPR merge rate 88% · 100 sampled in window

Key highlights

  • Unified and secure file, command, Git, Skill, MCP, and browser automation execution
  • Multi-device instance coordination to finish cross-device workflows in a single conversation
  • Same tool model across macOS, Linux, Windows, and containers

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Where it runs

Runs locally

Difficulty

Easy — follow the steps

Docker supportedSelf-hostableRuns locally
  1. 01Visit the latest releases page to download the installer for your operating system or use the automated script
  2. 02Complete the installation following the instructions for your platform (.exe for Windows, .dmg for macOS, install script for Linux, or Docker deployment)
  3. 03Choose a connection option (local only, temporary public address, or fixed domain), and get the MCP URL and authentication credentials
  4. 04Configure AgentDock into the MCP settings of your AI client (such as ChatGPT/Claude)

Best for

  • Teams that want data on their own servers
  • Developers who want to try it on their machine
  • People who prefer Docker deploys

More about it

AgentDock is an independent tool runtime for AI agents.

It provides unified, secure, and controlled file, command, Git, Skill, MCP, browser automation, and task execution across local computers, remote servers, and containers. Connect multiple AgentDock instances to coordinate work across devices and finish multi-machine workflows in a single conversation.

AgentDock does not provide a chat interface or perform model inference. It focuses on one responsibility:

Let AI agents operate real environments within explicit permission boundaries and return structured, traceable, and verifiable results.

Sources

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  • capability tags

    Verified

    automation, productivity

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • Latest release

    Verified

    v0.9.1

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v0.9.1 · 10/2/2026

  • License

    Verified

    Apache-2.0

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=Apache-2.0 · 10/2/2026

  • needs api key

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    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • One-liner

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    {"en":"Secure MCP runtime for AI agents to operate local machines, servers, and containers with multi-device orchestration.","zh":"为 AI 助手提供安全、受控的访问权限,以操作您运行的每台机器。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • Platforms

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    windows, macos, linux, browser

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • Category hint

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    MCP Runtime

    Source: description · The description calls it 'Secure MCP runtime for AI agents' and the README consistently refers to MCP (Model Context Protocol) as the tool exposure mechanism. · 8/14/2026

  • product forms

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    desktop, cli

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • role tags

    Verified

    backend, devops, fullstack

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • supports docker

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: Repository file · dockerfile=true; compose=true · 10/2/2026

  • supports local

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

  • supports self host

    Verified

    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/14/2026

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