Fix Serena MCP server URL to use host.docker.internal#9817
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The Serena MCP server runs on the host at port 9121, but the MCP gateway runs in a Docker container. When the gateway tries to connect to http://localhost:9121, it's trying to connect to itself inside the container, not to the host where Serena is actually running. Changed the Serena MCP server URL from http://localhost:9121 to http://host.docker.internal:9121 so the gateway container can properly reach the Serena server running on the host. This matches the pattern used by safe-inputs server which correctly uses http://host.docker.internal:3000. Fixes: github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/20955104811 Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix Serena MCP server URL to use host.docker.internal
Jan 13, 2026
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The MCP gateway container was trying to connect to Serena at
http://localhost:9121, which resolves to the container itself rather than the host where Serena runs.Changes
localhost:9121tohost.docker.internal:9121in both JSON and TOML config renderersThis aligns with the existing pattern used by safe-inputs server (
http://host.docker.internal:3000).Context
The health check step correctly uses
localhostsince it runs on the host, while the gateway config useshost.docker.internalfor container-to-host communication.Original prompt
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