mcp-duplicate-server-sta-claude-desktop-starts-the-mcp-server-process-twice-1518a6b0

THEN Use a bash script that first attempts to attach to an existing container (or check for a running process) before starting a new one. For Docker, wrap the command in a conditional: `docker attach <name> || docker run -i --rm --name <name> <image> <args>`. Alternatively, implement a lockfile or process-id check inside the server itself to prevent multiple instances from running simultaneously.

"args": ["-c", "docker attach mcp_filesystem || docker run -i --rm --name mcp_filesystem --mount type=bind,src=/path/to/data,dst=/app/data mcp/server /app/data"]