MCP-Compose

by phildougherty

56 282 downloads Not rated yet AGPL-3.0

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About

Orchestration tool for managing multiple MCP servers with a Docker Compose-style interface and a unified HTTP proxy.

Details

License: AGPL-3.0

Explore

- Docker Compose-style YAML configuration
- HTTP proxy with automatic protocol translation (STDIO → HTTP)
- Native support for Docker and Podman
- Session management and connection pooling
- Built-in dashboard and monitoring
- OpenAPI spec generation

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name MCP-Compose

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

git clone https://github.com/phildougherty/mcp-compose.git cd mcp-compose make build

bash
mcp-compose init

Follow the prompts to create your configuration. Create mcp-compose.yaml:

yaml
version: '1'
servers:
filesystem:
protocol: stdio
command: npx
args:
- "-y"
- "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
- "/tmp"
capabilities: [resources, tools]

Start servers:

bash
mcp-compose up

Start the HTTP proxy:

bash
mcp-compose proxy --port 9876

Test it:

bash
curl http://localhost:9876/api/servers

proxy_auth: enabled: true api_key: "${MCP_API_KEY}"

servers: my-server: protocol: string # stdio, http, sse command: string # Executable (e.g., npx, python, node) args: [string] # Command arguments capabilities: [string] # tools, resources, prompts, sampling env: # Environment variables KEY: value volumes: # Volume mounts - "host:container:mode"

In your config:

env:

  API_KEY: "${MY_API_KEY}"

In your shell:

export MY_API_KEY="secret"

mcp-compose up

mcp-compose validate

curl -X POST http://localhost:9876/filesystem \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

curl -X POST http://localhost:9876/filesystem \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"id":1,
"method":"tools/call",
"params":{
"name":"read_file",
"arguments":{"path":"/tmp/test.txt"}
}
}'
```

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-compose": {
            "mcp-compose": {
                "command": "docker",
                "args": [
                    "ps",
                    "-a",
                    "#",
                    "Check",
                    "container",
                    "status"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "mcp-compose": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": [
            "ps",
            "-a",
            "#",
            "Check",
            "container",
            "status"
        ]
    }
}