diff --git a/internal/agent/prompts_test.go b/internal/agent/prompts_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89753d20654f28aabbb2101c8bdfb805a745cd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/agent/prompts_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCoderPromptDockerMCPBias(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("includes Docker MCP bias when enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg, err := config.Init(t.TempDir(), "", false)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		if cfg.MCP == nil {
+			cfg.MCP = map[string]config.MCPConfig{}
+		}
+		cfg.MCP[config.DockerMCPName] = config.MCPConfig{Type: config.MCPStdio, Command: "docker"}
+
+		prompt, err := coderPrompt()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		systemPrompt, err := prompt.Build(context.Background(), "", "", *cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, systemPrompt, "you must attempt Docker MCP discovery first")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("does not include Docker MCP bias when disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg, err := config.Init(t.TempDir(), "", false)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		delete(cfg.MCP, config.DockerMCPName)
+
+		prompt, err := coderPrompt()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		systemPrompt, err := prompt.Build(context.Background(), "", "", *cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotContains(t, systemPrompt, "you must attempt Docker MCP discovery first")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/agent/templates/coder.md.tpl b/internal/agent/templates/coder.md.tpl
index e0bbe34b92003a691a158a40d330db55b4b9c9b8..9f1b7c2c4e4eb351b44d1d1a27ef9b216e9fb66b 100644
--- a/internal/agent/templates/coder.md.tpl
+++ b/internal/agent/templates/coder.md.tpl
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ After significant changes:
 - Summarize tool output for user (they don't see it)
 - Never use `curl` through the bash tool it is not allowed use the fetch tool instead.
 - Only use the tools you know exist.
+{{- $docker := index .Config.MCP "docker" -}}{{if and (ne $docker.Command "") (not $docker.Disabled)}}
+- For tasks involving databases, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, browsers, APIs, or containers, you must attempt Docker MCP discovery first (`mcp_docker_mcp-find`) and load a relevant MCP (`mcp_docker_mcp-add`) before proceeding with non-MCP tools.
+{{end}}
 
 <bash_commands>
 **CRITICAL**: The `description` parameter is REQUIRED for all bash tool calls. Always provide it.