The Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem is exploding.In just weeks, our Docker MCP Catalog has surpassed 1 million pulls, validating that developers are hungry for a secure way to run MCP servers.Today, we’re excited to share major updates to the Docker MCP Catalog, including enhanced discovery features and our new open submission process.With hundreds of developers already requesting to publish their MCP servers through Docker, we’re accelerating our mission to make containerized MCP servers the standard for secure AI tool distribution.

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Which local model should I use for tool calling?

When building GenAI and agentic applications, one of the most pressing and persistent questions is:“Which local model should I use for tool calling?” We kept hearing again and again, from colleagues within Docker and the developer community, ever since we started working on Docker Model Runner, a local inference engine that helps developers run and experiment with local models.  It’s a deceptively simple question with a surprisingly nuanced

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Goose is an innovative CLI assistant designed to automate development tasks using AI models.Docker Model Runner simplifies deploying AI models locally with Docker.Combining these technologies creates a powerful local environment with advanced AI assistance, ideal for coding and automation. Looking for a seamless way to run AI-powered development tasks locally without compromising on privacy or flexibility?Look no further.By combining the power of Goose, a CLI-based AI assistant, with Docker Model Runner, you get a streamlined, developer-friendly setup for running large language

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AI is changing software development — but not how you think The hype is real, but so are the challenges.Here’s what developers, teams, and tech leaders need to know about AI’s uneven, evolving role in software. Rumors of AI’s pervasiveness in software development have been greatly exaggerated.A look under the hood shows adoption is far from uniform.While some dev teams are embedding AI into daily workflows, others are still kicking the tires or sitting it out entirely.Real-world

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Are in-person tech conferences back in fashion?Or are engineers just willing to travel for fresh baguettes?In this post, I round up a few highlights from KubeCon Europe 2024, held March 19-24 in Paris. My last KubeCon was in Detroit in 2022, when tech events were still slowly recovering from COVID.But KubeCon EU in Paris was buzzing, with more than 12,000 attendees!I couldn’t even get into a few of the most popular talks because the lines to get in wrapped around

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