How to Run Claude Code with Docker: Local Models, MCP Servers, and Secure Sandboxes
Docker now enables developers to run Claude Code locally, connect it to external tools, and sandbox its actions. Using Docker Model Runner, Claude Code accesses an Anthropic‑compatible API, giving full control over data, infrastructure, and spending. The Docker MCP Toolkit offers over 300 containerized MCP servers for seamless integration with Jira, GitHub, file systems, and more. Docker Sandboxes create isolated environments where the AI agent can install packages or modify files without affecting the host, ensuring security and autonomy.
Flexibility Over Lock-In: The Enterprise Shift in Agent Strategy
According to Docker’s State of Agentic AI survey of 800+ developers, 95% now view building AI agents as a strategic priority and have moved beyond pilots to early production. Enterprises are rapidly adopting multi‑model and multi‑cloud architectures, with 61% combining...
Celebrating Women in AI: 3 Questions with Cecilia Liu on Leading Docker’s MCP Strategy
Docker’s Model Container Platform (MCP) Catalog and Toolkit, overseen by senior product manager Cecilia Liu, offers a container‑based solution for discovering, configuring, and scaling AI model servers. The product bundles in‑product setup guides, role‑based access controls, audit logging and custom...
Announcing Docker Hardened System Packages
Docker announced Docker Hardened System Packages, extending its Docker Hardened Images (DHI) security model to individual OS packages. The offering adds more than 8,000 hardened Alpine packages with Debian support slated soon, and maintains Docker’s SLSA Level 3 build pipeline and...
How Medplum Secured Their Healthcare Platform with Docker Hardened Images (DHI)
Medplum, an open‑source headless EHR serving over 20 million patients, migrated its production containers to Docker Hardened Images (DHI) with just 54 lines of code changes across five files. The switch replaced custom hardening scripts with Docker’s secure‑by‑default base images, eliminating...
Running NanoClaw in a Docker Shell Sandbox
Docker Sandboxes introduced a new "shell" sandbox type that provides an interactive Ubuntu microVM with preinstalled development tools. The guide demonstrates running the Claude‑powered NanoClaw WhatsApp assistant inside this sandbox, isolating its filesystem and credentials. By mounting only a workspace...