Kubernetes MCP Server
✨ Features | 🚀 Getting Started | 🎥 Demos | ⚙️ Configuration | 🛠️ Tools | 💬 Community | 🧑💻 Development. Its 32 documented tools cover pods, helm, kcp, resources. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
People connecting cloud infrastructure tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 2,016 · #2 OF 141 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
Apache-2.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Kubernetes MCP Server
Claude Code
claude mcp add containers-kubernetes-mcp-server -- npx -y kubernetes-mcp-serverClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"containers-kubernetes-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubernetes-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem
license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository
npm package kubernetes-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing
registry namespace io.github.containers is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Kubernetes MCP Server can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can view and manage the current local Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig), manage kcp workspaces and multi-tenancy features, list all available context names and associated server urls from the kubeconfig file, and list all available targets.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Kubernetes MCP Server lets an agent do.
Pods
8 tools - e.g. List all the Kubernetes pods in the current cluster from all namespaces; List all the Kubernetes pods in the specified namespace in the current cluster; Get a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided…
pods_list · pods_list_in_namespace · pods_get · pods_delete · pods_top · pods_exec…
Helm
4 tools - e.g. Tools for managing Helm charts and releases; Install (deploy) a Helm chart to create a release in the current or provided namespace; List all the Helm releases in the current or provided namespace (or in…
helm · helm_install · helm_list · helm_uninstall
Kcp
3 tools - e.g. Manage kcp workspaces and multi-tenancy features; List all available kcp workspaces in the current cluster; Get detailed information about a specific kcp workspace
kcp · kcp_workspaces_list · kcp_workspace_describe
Resources
3 tools - e.g. List Kubernetes resources and objects in the current cluster by providing their apiVersion and kind and optionally the namespace and label selector; Get a Kubernetes resource in the current cluster by…
resources_list · resources_get · resources_delete
Configuration
2 tools - e.g. List all available context names and associated server urls from the kubeconfig file; Get the current Kubernetes configuration content as a kubeconfig YAML
configuration_contexts_list · configuration_view
Nodes
2 tools - e.g. Get logs from a Kubernetes node (kubelet, kube-proxy, or other system logs). This accesses node logs through the Kubernetes API proxy to the kubelet; List the resource consumption (CPU and memory) as…
nodes_log · nodes_top
Config
1 tool - e.g. View and manage the current local Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig)
config
Core
1 tool - e.g. Most common tools for Kubernetes management (Pods, Generic Resources, Events, etc.)
core
Latest releases
v0.0.66 · 2026-07-31
install claude-agent-acp locally instead of globally · bump actions/setup-node from 6 to 7 in the github-actions group · bump mcpchecker/mcpchecker from 0.0.18 to 0.0.19 in the github-actions group · add NetObserv to…
v0.0.65 · 2026-07-14
update mcpchecker evaluation results · avoid article agreement issue in product name templates · llm judge config is correct with new API · NETOBSERV-2230 Add netobserv toolset · bound discovery requests during startup…
v0.0.64 · 2026-07-10
feat(kiali) Refactored metrics params · feat(kiali) Updated get_logs description · add toolset design skill · remove replace directive to restore go install · remove obsolete ServiceAccount example from Entra ID setup…
04 · Who maintains Kubernetes MCP Server
kubernetes-mcp-server is maintained by containers. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2025.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server
- category
- cloud infrastructure - ranked #2 of 141 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-31)
- registry
- io.github.containers/kubernetes-mcp-server (active, first published 2025-09-16 · 10 versions)
- packages
- npm:kubernetes-mcp-server · pypi:kubernetes-mcp-server · oci:ghcr.io/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server:v0.0.66
06 · Kubernetes MCP Server FAQ
Is Kubernetes MCP Server still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
What can Kubernetes MCP Server do?
With this server connected, an agent can view and manage the current local Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig), manage kcp workspaces and multi-tenancy features, list all available context names and associated server urls from the kubeconfig file, and list all available targets.
How do I install Kubernetes MCP Server?
Run `npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Kubernetes MCP Server run locally?
Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.
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