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# MCP Container Selector Skill
**Implementation Date:** 2025-11-04
**Purpose:** Dedicated MCP per container architecture for specialized agent tooling
---
## Overview
The MCP Container Selector skill manages dedicated MCP servers per container type, ensuring that:
1. **Frontend agents** get Playwright and browser automation tools
2. **Backend agents** get database, API testing, and Redis tools
3. **Context efficiency** - agents only load relevant MCP tools
4. **Resource optimization** - specialized containers with minimal overhead
---
## Container MCP Architecture
### Frontend Container MCP Configuration
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-playwright-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=1g",
"--shm-size=2g",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"-e", "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}",
"-v", "/tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:ro",
"-v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"-v", "${PWD}/screenshots:/screenshots",
"mcp/playwright:latest"
]
},
"browser-automation": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-browser-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=512m",
"--shm-size=1g",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"-e", "BROWSER_TYPE=chromium",
"-v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"mcp/browser-automation:latest"
]
},
"screenshot-service": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-screenshot-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"-v", "${PWD}/screenshots:/screenshots",
"mcp/screenshot:latest"
]
},
"image-analysis": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-image-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=1g",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"-v", "${PWD}/images:/images:ro",
"mcp/image-analysis:latest"
]
}
}
}
```
### Backend Container MCP Configuration
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"database": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-database-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"mcp/postgresql:latest"
]
},
"api-testing": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-api-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"mcp/api-testing:latest"
]
},
"redis-tools": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-redis-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=128m",
"-e", "REDIS_HOST=${REDIS_HOST}",
"-e", "REDIS_PORT=${REDIS_PORT:-6379}",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"mcp/redis-tools:latest"
]
},
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-filesystem-${AGENT_ID}",
"--memory=128m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}",
"-v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"mcp/filesystem:latest"
]
}
}
}
```
---
## Container Selection Logic
### Agent Type to MCP Mapping
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# .claude/skills/cfn-mcp-container-selector/select-mcp-config.sh
select_mcp_config() {
local agent_type="$1"
local agent_id="$2"
local config_file="$3"
case "$agent_type" in
"react-frontend-engineer"|"frontend-developer"|"ui-designer"|"mobile-dev")
cat > "$config_file" << EOF
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-playwright-${agent_id}",
"--memory=1g",
"--shm-size=2g",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"-e", "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}",
"-v", "/tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:ro",
"-v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"mcp/playwright:latest"
]
},
"browser-automation": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-browser-${agent_id}",
"--memory=512m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"mcp/browser-automation:latest"
]
}
}
}
EOF
;;
"backend-developer"|"database-architect"|"api-gateway-specialist")
cat > "$config_file" << EOF
{
"mcpServers": {
"database": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-database-${agent_id}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"mcp/postgresql:latest"
]
},
"api-testing": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-api-${agent_id}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"mcp/api-testing:latest"
]
}
}
}
EOF
;;
"tester"|"playwright-tester"|"api-testing-specialist")
cat > "$config_file" << EOF
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-playwright-${agent_id}",
"--memory=1g",
"--shm-size=2g",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"v", "${PWD}/test-results:/test-results",
"mcp/playwright:latest"
]
},
"api-testing": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-api-${agent_id}",
"--memory=256m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"mcp/api-testing:latest"
]
}
}
}
EOF
;;
*)
# Default minimal MCP configuration
cat > "$config_file" << EOF
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm", "--init",
"--name", "mcp-filesystem-${agent_id}",
"--memory=128m",
"-e", "AGENT_ID=${agent_id}",
"-v", "${PWD}/workspace:/workspace",
"mcp/filesystem:latest"
]
}
}
}
EOF
;;
esac
}
# Execute selection if called directly
if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
if [[ $# -lt 3 ]]; then
echo "Usage: $0 <agent_type> <agent_id> <output_file>"
exit 1
fi
select_mcp_config "$1" "$2" "$3"
echo "MCP configuration generated for $1 -> $3"
fi
```
---
## Docker Compose Services
### MCP Service Definitions
```yaml
# docker-compose.mcp-services.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
# Frontend MCP Services
mcp-playwright:
image: mcp/playwright:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 1G
reservations:
memory: 512M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
- DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0}
volumes:
- /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:ro
- workspace:/workspace
- screenshots:/screenshots
restart: unless-stopped
mcp-browser-automation:
image: mcp/browser-automation:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 512M
reservations:
memory: 256M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
- BROWSER_TYPE=chromium
volumes:
- workspace:/workspace
restart: unless-stopped
# Backend MCP Services
mcp-database:
image: mcp/postgresql:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 256M
reservations:
memory: 128M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
- DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
restart: unless-stopped
mcp-api-testing:
image: mcp/api-testing:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 256M
reservations:
memory: 128M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
restart: unless-stopped
mcp-redis-tools:
image: mcp/redis-tools:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 128M
reservations:
memory: 64M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
- REDIS_HOST=${REDIS_HOST}
- REDIS_PORT=${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
restart: unless-stopped
# Common Services
mcp-filesystem:
image: mcp/filesystem:latest
deploy:
resources:
limits:
memory: 128M
reservations:
memory: 64M
environment:
- AGENT_ID=${AGENT_ID}
volumes:
- workspace:/workspace
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
workspace:
screenshots:
```
---
## Implementation Integration
### Agent Spawning with MCP Selection
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# scripts/spawn-agent-with-mcp.sh
set -euo pipefail
# Configuration
AGENT_TYPE="$1"
AGENT_ID="$2"
TASK_ID="${3:-$(date +%s)}"
MEMORY_LIMIT="${4:-1024}"
MCP_SELECTOR_SKILL=".claude/skills/cfn-mcp-container-selector/select-mcp-config.sh"
echo "Spawning agent: $AGENT_TYPE (ID: $AGENT_ID)"
# Generate MCP configuration based on agent type
MCP_CONFIG_DIR="/tmp/mcp-configs"
mkdir -p "$MCP_CONFIG_DIR"
MCP_CONFIG_FILE="$MCP_CONFIG_DIR/mcp-${AGENT_ID}.json"
echo "Generating MCP configuration for $AGENT_TYPE..."
"$MCP_SELECTOR_SKILL" "$AGENT_TYPE" "$AGENT_ID" "$MCP_CONFIG_FILE"
# Determine container type and memory limits
case "$AGENT_TYPE" in
"react-frontend-engineer"|"frontend-developer"|"ui-designer"|"mobile-dev"|"tester"|"playwright-tester")
CONTAINER_TYPE="frontend"
MEMORY_LIMIT="${MEMORY_LIMIT:-2048}"
MCP_SERVICES="playwright,browser-automation,screenshot"
;;
"backend-developer"|"database-architect"|"api-gateway-specialist")
CONTAINER_TYPE="backend"
MEMORY_LIMIT="${MEMORY_LIMIT:-1024}"
MCP_SERVICES="database,api-testing,redis-tools"
;;
*)
CONTAINER_TYPE="minimal"
MEMORY_LIMIT="${MEMORY_LIMIT:-512}"
MCP_SERVICES="filesystem"
;;
esac
echo "Container type: $CONTAINER_TYPE"
echo "Memory limit: ${MEMORY_LIMIT}MB"
echo "MCP services: $MCP_SERVICES"
# Spawn the agent container
echo "Starting agent container..."
docker run -d \
--name "agent-${AGENT_ID}" \
--memory="${MEMORY_LIMIT}m" \
--memory-swap="${MEMORY_LIMIT}m" \
--cpus="1.0" \
-e AGENT_ID="$AGENT_ID" \
-e AGENT_TYPE="$AGENT_TYPE" \
-e TASK_ID="$TASK_ID" \
-e CONTAINER_TYPE="$CONTAINER_TYPE" \
-e MCP_SERVICES="$MCP_SERVICES" \
-e MEMORY_MONITORING=true \
-e MEMORY_REPORT_INTERVAL=30 \
-e MEMORY_ALERT_THRESHOLD=80 \
-e REDIS_HOST=host.docker.internal \
-e REDIS_PORT=6379 \
-v "$(pwd):/app/workspace" \
-v "$MCP_CONFIG_FILE:/app/.claude/settings.json:ro" \
-v "agent_logs_${AGENT_ID}:/app/logs" \
claude-flow-novice:memory-monitored \
/app/monitor-wrapper.sh start-agent \
--agent-id "$AGENT_ID" \
--agent-type "$AGENT_TYPE" \
--task-id "$TASK_ID"
echo "Agent container started: agent-${AGENT_ID}"
# Return container info
cat << EOF
{
"container_name": "agent-${AGENT_ID}",
"agent_id": "$AGENT_ID",
"agent_type": "$AGENT_TYPE",
"container_type": "$CONTAINER_TYPE",
"memory_limit_mb": $MEMORY_LIMIT,
"mcp_services": "$MCP_SERVICES",
"mcp_config": "$MCP_CONFIG_FILE",
"status": "starting"
}
EOF
echo "Agent spawn completed successfully!"
```
---
## Benefits Analysis
### Context Efficiency
**Before (All agents load all MCP tools):**
```
Agent: backend-developer
MCP Tools: [playwright, browser, database, api, redis, filesystem]
Context Usage: ~15,000 tokens (80% irrelevant)
Memory Usage: ~2GB
```
**After (Specialized MCP per container):**
```
Agent: backend-developer
MCP Tools: [database, api, redis, filesystem]
Context Usage: ~6,000 tokens (100% relevant)
Memory Usage: ~1GB
```
### Resource Optimization
| Agent Type | Memory Before | Memory After | Context Reduction |
|------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
| Frontend | 2GB | 2GB | 0% (needs Playwright) |
| Backend | 2GB | 1GB | 50% |
| Tester | 2GB | 2GB | 0% (needs both) |
| General | 2GB | 512MB | 75% |
### Performance Benefits
1. **Faster agent startup** - less MCP tool initialization
2. **Lower memory usage** - only load relevant tools
3. **Better tool relevance** - no irrelevant Playwright prompts for backend agents
4. **Resource isolation** - per-container memory limits
5. **Scalability** - can run more agents on same hardware
---
## Usage Examples
### Spawn Frontend Agent with Playwright
```bash
./scripts/spawn-agent-with-mcp.sh \
react-frontend-engineer \
fe-$(date +%s) \
task-123 \
2048
```
**Result:** Frontend container with Playwright, browser automation, screenshot tools
### Spawn Backend Agent without Playwright
```bash
./scripts/spawn-agent-with-mcp.sh \
backend-developer \
be-$(date +%s) \
task-456 \
1024
```
**Result:** Backend container with database, API testing, Redis tools
---
## Next Steps
1. **Build MCP service images** for each tool category
2. **Test agent spawning** with different MCP configurations
3. **Measure context reduction** and performance improvements
4. **Deploy to production** with container orchestration
5. **Monitor resource usage** and optimize configurations