Get Docker system information and statistics
AI agents call docker_info to retrieve information from Docker MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries Docker system information and statistics without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is analogous to running 'docker info' or 'docker stats', which are informational commands that return data about the Docker daemon and running containers. No data is changed, no code is executed, and no resources are created or destroyed.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'docker_info' and described as 'Get Docker system information and statistics' — classic read-only retrieval of system metadata with no side effects.
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Get Docker system information and statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docker MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docker MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docker_info: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Docker MCP Server. Nothing to install.
docker_info is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the docker_info rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for docker_info. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
docker_info is provided by the Docker MCP Server MCP server (tauqeerahmad5201/docker-mcp-extension). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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