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Docker Desktop is steadily layering AI tooling — Gordon, MCP Toolkit, Model Runner — onto the developer experience.

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◆Current state
Docker Desktop is on weekly release cadence with three threads: (1) Gordon, Docker's AI assistant, gained persistent local memory across sessions and contextual command-failure hints; (2) the MCP Toolkit is maturing — community server OAuth, profile template cards, an onboarding tour, and warnings for unverified community servers; (3) the new unified Logs view continues hardening in beta with CLI hints and Compose-stack filtering. Engine, Compose, and Buildx are all moving forward on point releases. RHEL 8 support is ending, with installs requiring RHEL 9 or 10 in the next release.
◆Where it's heading
Two clear arcs. First, Docker Desktop is positioning itself as an AI-native dev environment — Gordon as the in-IDE assistant, Model Runner for local model serving, MCP Toolkit as the agent integration plane, dhi CLI for Hardened Images. Second, the platform is doing the unglamorous work that retains paying users: a unified Logs view, OAuth/login bug fixes, ECI hardening, and steady Compose v5.x maturation.
◆Prediction
Expect Gordon to add cross-session task continuation and tighter MCP Toolkit integration, and the Logs view to leave beta within the next two releases now that filtering and CLI hints are in place. RHEL 9/10-only support will likely be followed by similar pruning on other older distro lines.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    Support for RHEL 8 has ended.

    Docker Desktop is dropping RHEL 8 support — the next release will require RHEL 9 or RHEL 10. Lifecycle housekeeping that affects organizations standardized on older RHEL.

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  2. 2mo ago

    Docker Desktop release notes overview page

    Generic 'release notes overview' page describing what the release notes themselves contain. No release content.

  3. 2mo ago

    Docker Desktop 2026-04-20: Logs view CLI hint, Compose 5.1.2, Engine 29.4.0

    April 20 release adds a CLI hint surfacing the Logs view when running logs/compose logs/compose attach/compose up, with Logs (Beta) enabled. Bumps for Compose v5.1.2, Engine v29.4.0, and several other components, plus a fix for silent docker login failures in CI.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Docker Desktop 2026-04-13: OAuth and sign-out fixes

    April 13 release focuses on fixing login/sign-out edge cases — OAuth tokens lingering after CLI logout, unintended sign-outs from unrelated credential events. Quiet but high-impact fixes for anyone running CI pipelines under Docker Desktop credentials.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Docker Desktop 2026-04-07: Gordon persistent memory, MCP server warnings, ECI deadlock fix

    April 7 release gives Gordon persistent local memory across sessions and adds a warning banner when using community-provided MCP servers. Also fixes an Enhanced Container Isolation deadlock during container creation. Most consequential update of the recent stretch.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Docker Desktop release notes index page (crawl artifact)

    Top-level Docker Desktop release-notes index page captured by the crawler, with no actual release content. Documentation chrome rather than a release event.

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