diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a3b544b8..c9635c20 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,17 +13,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Install Python dependencies for all services
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade \
-    qdrant-client \
-    fastembed \
-    watchdog \
-    onnxruntime \
-    tokenizers \
-    tree_sitter \
-    tree_sitter_languages \
-    mcp \
-    fastmcp
+# Python deps: reuse shared requirements file for consistency across services
+COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 
 # Copy scripts for all services
 COPY scripts /app/scripts
diff --git a/Dockerfile.mcp b/Dockerfile.mcp
index 5d8a6a4f..a97142ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.mcp
+++ b/Dockerfile.mcp
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     HF_HOME=/tmp/cache \
     TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/tmp/cache
 
-# Install deps + create cache/rerank directories in single layer
-# Pin qdrant-client to 1.15.x - version 1.16+ removed .search() which breaks OpenLit instrumentation
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade mcp fastmcp 'qdrant-client>=1.15.0,<1.16.0' fastembed openlit \
+# Python deps: reuse shared requirements file for consistency across services
+# Create cache/rerank directories in same layer
+COPY requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /tmp/requirements.txt \
     && mkdir -p /tmp/cache && chmod 755 /tmp/cache \
     && mkdir -p /tmp/rerank_events /tmp/rerank_weights \
     && chmod 777 /tmp/rerank_events /tmp/rerank_weights
diff --git a/scripts/mcp_indexer_server.py b/scripts/mcp_indexer_server.py
index 3da76d7d..09e3c270 100644
--- a/scripts/mcp_indexer_server.py
+++ b/scripts/mcp_indexer_server.py
@@ -213,12 +213,16 @@ def _highlight_snippet(snippet, tokens):  # type: ignore
 
 
 try:
-    # Official MCP Python SDK (FastMCP convenience server)
     from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP, Context  # type: ignore
 except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
-    # Keep FastMCP import error loud; Context is for type hints only
     raise SystemExit("mcp package is required inside the container: pip install mcp")
 
+# TransportSecuritySettings only exists in mcp >= 1.x with transport_security module
+try:
+    from mcp.server.transport_security import TransportSecuritySettings  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:
+    TransportSecuritySettings = None  # type: ignore
+
 APP_NAME = os.environ.get("FASTMCP_SERVER_NAME", "qdrant-indexer-mcp")
 HOST = os.environ.get("FASTMCP_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
 PORT = safe_int(
@@ -287,7 +291,13 @@ def _highlight_snippet(snippet, tokens):  # type: ignore
     _work_script,
 )
 
-mcp = FastMCP(APP_NAME)
+# Disable DNS rebinding protection - breaks Docker internal networking (Host: mcp:8000)
+_security_settings = (
+    TransportSecuritySettings(enable_dns_rebinding_protection=False)
+    if TransportSecuritySettings
+    else None
+)
+mcp = FastMCP(APP_NAME, transport_security=_security_settings)
 
 
 # Capture tool registry automatically by wrapping the decorator once
diff --git a/scripts/mcp_memory_server.py b/scripts/mcp_memory_server.py
index 7db3fcdd..710a38bb 100644
--- a/scripts/mcp_memory_server.py
+++ b/scripts/mcp_memory_server.py
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@
 # FastMCP server and request Context (ctx) for per-connection state
 try:
     from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP, Context  # type: ignore
+    from mcp.server.transport_security import TransportSecuritySettings  # type: ignore
 except Exception:
-    # Fallback: keep FastMCP import; treat Context as Any for type hints
     from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP  # type: ignore
     Context = Any  # type: ignore
+    TransportSecuritySettings = None  # type: ignore
 
 from scripts.mcp_auth import (
     require_auth_session as _require_auth_session,
@@ -122,7 +123,13 @@ def _ensure_once(name: str) -> bool:
     except Exception:
         return False
 
-mcp = FastMCP(name="memory-server")
+# Disable DNS rebinding protection - breaks Docker internal networking (Host: mcp:8000)
+_security_settings = (
+    TransportSecuritySettings(enable_dns_rebinding_protection=False)
+    if TransportSecuritySettings
+    else None
+)
+mcp = FastMCP(name="memory-server", transport_security=_security_settings)
 
 # Capture tool registry automatically by wrapping the decorator once
 _TOOLS_REGISTRY: list[dict] = []