# Gantry

> Gantry is a free, open-source (MIT) native macOS app for managing and monitoring Docker — the local daemon and any number of remote hosts over SSH — plus Apple's `container` runtime, all from one dashboard. It is built with SwiftUI and Swift 6 (not Electron), requires macOS 26+, and is agent-ready via a bundled MCP server and macOS App Intents.

Key facts:
- Free and open source under the MIT license. No subscription, no account, no limits on hosts or containers.
- Requirements: macOS 26 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel.
- Works with any Docker daemon exposing the Engine API over the Unix socket: Docker Desktop, OrbStack, Colima, etc.
- Manages remote Docker hosts over SSH (like `docker -H ssh://`) with ProxyJump, multi-key auth, auto-reconnect; nothing installed on the server; secrets in the macOS Keychain.
- Full GUI for Apple's `container` runtime (apple/container 1.0): containers, Machines, logs, stats, exec terminal, compose.
- Install: `brew install --cask getgantry/tap/gantry` or download from GitHub Releases and drag Gantry.app to Applications.
- AI agents: bundled MCP server + App Intents. Connect with `claude mcp add gantry -- /Applications/Gantry.app/Contents/Resources/gantry-mcp`. MCP tools include hosts, containers, images, volumes, networks, logs, stats, exec, df.

## Core pages
- [Gantry homepage](https://getgantry.github.io/): product overview, features, screenshots and install.
- [Documentation](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/index.html): full docs index.
- [Install guide](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/install.html): Homebrew and manual install, updates, first launch.
- [AI agents & MCP](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/mcp.html): the bundled MCP server, App Intents and Copy as Prompt.

## Features & usage
- [Hosts](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/hosts.html): local Docker, Docker over SSH, key handling.
- [apple/container](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/apple-container.html): Apple's runtime, Machines, compose.
- [Containers](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/containers.html): logs, stats, exec, files, processes.
- [Ports & browser access](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/ports.html): port forwarding and open-in-browser.
- [Local DNS names](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/dns.html): routable names on apple/container.
- [Images & Compose](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/images-compose.html): images, pulls, Compose projects.
- [Networks, volumes & machines](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/resources.html): the rest of the toolbox.
- [The menu bar](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/menu-bar.html): the compact menu-bar panel.
- [Troubleshooting](https://getgantry.github.io/docs/troubleshooting.html): common issues and fixes.

## Source
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/getgantry/gantry): source, issues and releases (MIT licensed).
- [Latest release](https://github.com/getgantry/gantry/releases/latest): download the newest build.