New Features

MCP Toolkit Profiles & Custom Catalogs: Docker Desktop now supports organizing MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers through profiles, allowing you to create named collections of servers. Teams and organizations can build custom catalogs—curated collections of servers tailored to their specific needs and workflows.

Updates

• Linux kernel updated to v6.12.69
• Docker Engine bumped to v29.2.1
• Docker Sandbox updated to v0.12.0

Bug Fixes & Enhancements

General:

• Fixed an issue where background update checks did not respect the "Automatically check for updates" setting when disabled

For Mac:

• Added support for vLLM Metal in Docker Model Runner for improved AI model performance on Apple chips

For Linux:

• Resolved a networking crash affecting QEMU 10.2.0 and later

Docker Sandboxes Improvements:

• Automated image caching to prevent unnecessary re-downloads
• Shell mode for blank coding agent sandboxes
• Support for OpenCode integration
• Support for mounting multiple workspaces
• Experimental Linux support (single user only, UID 1000)
• Support for running in WSL 2
• Sandboxes now start in the current working directory

Security

Two CVEs were addressed in this release:

• CVE-2026-2664: Out of bounds read in grpcfuse kernel module
• CVE-2026-28400: Runtime flag injection in Docker Model Runner