K8s MCP Server (Go)

Safe, read-only-by-default Kubernetes access for AI agents. A Kubernetes MCP server that lets AI assistants inspect your cluster safely - without giving them unrestricted kubectl. Its 38 documented tools cover deployment, pod, statefulset, pods.

People who need cloud infrastructure tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-21 · ★ 2 · #136 OF 141 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install K8s MCP Server (Go)

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_darwin_amd64.mcpb .mcpb bundle

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 Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.kaneg is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What K8s MCP Server (Go) 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 resolve an app/workload name to matching resources and suggested next tools, list pods, get pod details, and get pod logs.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what K8s MCP Server (Go) lets an agent do.

read & search

18 tools - e.g. Show server version, mode, Kubernetes config source, and runtime details; List pods; supports all_namespaces=true; List deployments; supports all_namespaces=true

get_server_info · list_pods · list_deployments · list_statefulsets · list_services · get_service…

Deployment

5 tools - e.g. Get deployment details; Scale deployment replicas; Rolling restart a deployment

get_deployment · scale_deployment · restart_deployment · patch_deployment · delete_deployment

Pod

3 tools - e.g. Get pod details; Get pod logs; Delete a pod

get_pod · get_pod_logs · delete_pod

Statefulset

3 tools - e.g. Get StatefulSet details; Rolling restart a statefulset; Delete a StatefulSet and its pods

get_statefulset · restart_statefulset · delete_statefulset

Top

2 tools - e.g. Current node CPU and memory usage; Current pod CPU and memory usage

top_nodes · top_pods

Namespace

2 tools - e.g. Create a new namespace; Delete a namespace and all resources

create_namespace · delete_namespace

delete

2 tools - e.g. Delete a DaemonSet and its pods; Delete a resource without a dedicated delete tool

delete_daemonset · delete_resource

Resolve

1 tool - e.g. Resolve an app/workload name to matching resources and suggested next tools

resolve_workload

Latest releases

v0.4.6 · 2026-06-21

support in-cluster config and normalize tool names

v0.4.5 · 2026-06-20

update tool count for release · add generic resource deletion · add workload delete tools

v0.4.4 · 2026-06-06

Implement YAML apply for dangerous mode · Polish public project positioning and registry metadata · tidy module dependencies · make Kubernetes tools more agent friendly

04 · Who maintains K8s MCP Server (Go)

K8s MCP Server (Go) is maintained by kaneg. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go
website: https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go
category: cloud infrastructure - ranked #136 of 141 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-21)
registry: io.github.kaneg/k8s-mcp-go (active, first published 2026-06-01 · 6 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_darwin_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_darwin_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_linux_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_linux_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_windows_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kaneg/k8s-mcp-go/releases/download/v0.4.6/k8s-mcp-go_0.4.6_windows_arm64.mcpb

06 · K8s MCP Server (Go) FAQ

Is K8s MCP Server (Go) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-21 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can K8s MCP Server (Go) do?

With this server connected, an agent can resolve an app/workload name to matching resources and suggested next tools, list pods, get pod details, and get pod logs.

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