# Use the DHI MCP server — Connect your AI assistant

> Configuration varies by client. Select the tab for your AI assistant. Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```json { "mcpServers": { "dhi": { "url": "https://dhi.io/mcp" } } } ``` The configuration file is loc

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Configuration varies by client. Select the tab for your AI assistant.

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dhi": {
      "url": "https://dhi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The configuration file is located at: macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dhi": {
      "url": "https://dhi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Run the following command to add the DHI MCP server

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ claude mcp add dhi --url https://dhi.io/mcp
```

Or add it manually to .claude/mcp.json in your project

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dhi": {
      "url": "https://dhi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

In your Docker Agent YAML configuration, add the DHI MCP server as a remote toolset

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
toolsets:
  - type: mcp
    remote:
      url: "https://dhi.io/mcp"
      transport_type: streamable
```

For example, to create an agent that can answer questions about the DHI catalog

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
agents:
  root:
    model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
    description: DHI catalog assistant
    instruction: |
      Help me find and evaluate Docker Hardened Images.
      Search the DHI catalog, inspect image details, check CVEs,
      and retrieve SBOMs and attestations as needed.
    toolsets:
      - type: mcp
        remote:
          url: "https://dhi.io/mcp"
          transport_type: streamable
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker agent run dhi-agent.yaml
```

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