K8s MCP Server
by alexei-led
K8s-mcp-server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude to securely execute Kubernetes commands. It provides a bridge between language models and essential Kubernetes CLI tools including kubectl, helm, istioctl, and argocd, allowing AI systems to assist with cluster management, troubleshooting, and deployments
No known CVEs
MIT license
Stale
Last commit 180d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
4 tools · ~295 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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K8s MCP Server is an MCP server that k8s-mcp-server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude to securely execute Kubernetes commands. It provides a bridge between language models and essential Kubernetes CLI tools including kubectl, helm, istioctl, and argocd, allowing AI systems to assist with cluster management, troubleshooting, and deployments. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 69/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubernetes": {
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/.kube:/home/appuser/.kube:ro",
"-e",
"K8S_CONTEXT=production-cluster",
"-e",
"K8S_NAMESPACE=my-application",
"-e",
"K8S_MCP_TIMEOUT=600",
"ghcr.io/alexei-led/k8s-mcp-server:latest"
],
"command": "docker"
}
}
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What K8s Mcp Server does
K8s MCP Server is a Docker-based server implementing Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables Claude to run Kubernetes CLI tools (kubectl, istioctl, helm, argocd) in a secure, containerized environment.
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69/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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~295 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is K8s Mcp Server safe to use?
- K8s Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install K8s Mcp Server?
- K8s Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can K8s Mcp Server do?
- K8s Mcp Server provides 4 tools: kubectl, helm, istioctl, argocd. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with K8s Mcp Server?
- K8s Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is K8s Mcp Server actively maintained?
- K8s Mcp Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 180 days ago. It has 213 GitHub stars.
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