# Portainer

> Use this tool when you need to manage and control Docker containers, stacks, volumes, and networks in a DevOps workflow. Portainer provides a REST API for querying and controlling container infrastructure, solving problems related to container orchestration and automation. It accepts API requests as input and returns container management data as output, making it ideal for integrating AI assistants with container management tasks.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ginkida-portainer  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ginkida-portainer

## Description

Portainer provides MCP-compatible access to container management via the Portainer REST API. It enables querying and controlling Docker containers, stacks, volumes, and networks managed by a Portainer instance. Built in Python, it targets DevOps workflows integrating AI assistants with container infrastructure.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.86
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/ginkida-portainer)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ginkida/portainer-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ginkida-portainer"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ginkida-portainer` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ginkida-portainer/pull`

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