generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/
name: docker
description: >-
  The first-party Docker CLI. Most commands map directly onto Docker Engine API
  endpoints (e.g. `docker ps` -> GET /containers/json). The binary is
  catalogued in packages/docker-packages.yml.
install:
  - method: docker-desktop
    docs: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/
  - method: package
    name: docker-ce-cli
    docs: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
command_groups:
  - group: container
    command: docker container
    covers: [run, start, stop, restart, rm, ps, exec, logs, inspect, stats, cp, attach]
  - group: image
    command: docker image
    covers: [build, pull, push, tag, rm, ls, history, inspect, save, load, prune]
  - group: builder
    command: docker builder
    covers: [build, prune]
  - group: buildx
    command: docker buildx
    covers: [build, bake, create, use, imagetools]
  - group: network
    command: docker network
    covers: [create, connect, disconnect, ls, inspect, rm, prune]
  - group: volume
    command: docker volume
    covers: [create, ls, inspect, rm, prune]
  - group: compose
    command: docker compose
    covers: [up, down, build, ps, logs, exec]
  - group: swarm
    command: docker swarm
    covers: [init, join, leave, update, "join-token"]
  - group: node
    command: docker node
    covers: [ls, inspect, ps, promote, demote, rm, update]
  - group: service
    command: docker service
    covers: [create, ls, ps, inspect, scale, update, rm, logs]
  - group: stack
    command: docker stack
    covers: [deploy, ls, ps, services, rm]
  - group: config
    command: docker config
    covers: [create, ls, inspect, rm]
  - group: secret
    command: docker secret
    covers: [create, ls, inspect, rm]
  - group: context
    command: docker context
    covers: [create, ls, use, inspect, rm]
  - group: scout
    command: docker scout
    covers: [cves, quickview, compare, recommendations]
  - group: mcp
    command: docker mcp
    covers: [gateway, catalog, server, tools]
key_flows:
  - name: authenticate to a registry
    command: docker login
  - name: run a container
    command: docker run -d -p 8080:80 nginx
  - name: build and push an image
    command: "docker build -t org/app . && docker push org/app"
  - name: run MCP servers via the gateway
    command: docker mcp gateway run
standalone_commands: [run, ps, build, pull, push, exec, inspect, login, logout, version, search, info]