# stacky

> stacky is a self-hosted, compose-first Docker stack manager for home labs: a web UI over plain `compose.yaml` directories (Dockge-compatible), with image update checks, self-update, a REST API and a built-in MCP server for AI agents.

- Each stack is a directory `<stacks dir>/<name>/` with `compose.yaml` and an optional `.env`; the files on disk are the source of truth.
- Automate it with the REST API (`/api`, OpenAPI document at `/api/openapi.json`) or connect an AI agent to the MCP server at `/api/mcp`; both use API tokens (`Authorization: Bearer stk_…`).
- Source code: https://github.com/patsissons/stacky

## Documentation Sets

- [Abridged documentation](https://stacky.lgtm.page/llms-small.txt): a compact version of the documentation for stacky, with non-essential content removed
- [Complete documentation](https://stacky.lgtm.page/llms-full.txt): the full documentation for stacky

## Notes

- The complete documentation includes all content from the official documentation
- The content is automatically generated from the same source as the official documentation

## Optional

- [Source code and changelog](https://github.com/patsissons/stacky): The pnpm monorepo: server, web UI, docs and Docker image