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+.git
+.github
+.venv
+docs
+examples
+tests
+*.knxproj
+*.knxkeys
+__pycache__
+*.egg-info
+.pytest_cache
+.DS_Store
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+# Container image for the nickol-knx-mcp stdio MCP server.
+# Used by Glama (https://glama.ai) to start the server and run MCP introspection.
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install the package (and its deps) from source
+COPY pyproject.toml README.md ./
+COPY nickol_knx_mcp ./nickol_knx_mcp
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir .
+
+# Confined output workspace (the server only ever writes here; no bus access)
+ENV NICKOL_KNX_WORKSPACE=/workspace
+RUN mkdir -p /workspace
+
+# stdio MCP server — Glama pipes JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout for introspection
+ENTRYPOINT ["nickol-knx-mcp"]