Kubeshark MCP Server

Network Observability for SREs & AI Agents Live Demo · Docs Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic at the kernel level using eBPF - delivering instant answers to any query using network, API, and Kubernetes semantics.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-18 · ★ 12,057 · #6 OF 101 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Kubeshark MCP Server

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_arm64.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 Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Kubeshark MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v53.4.0 · 2026-08-13

Kubeshark release v53.4.0 (08-13-2026) · Release Highlights · > Breaking change for SSO users. The permissions refactor replaces the per-role action-flag · > schema. The AUTH_ROLES env and flags such as canDownloadPCAP…

v53.3.0 · 2026-05-19

Kubeshark release v53.3.0 (05-19-2026) · Release Highlights · > This release completely refactors SSO's authz and is a breaking change for users who are using SSO. · Kubeshark 53.3.0 promotes the TLSX dissector to…

v53.2.5 · 2026-05-01

Kubeshark release v53.2.5 (05-01-2026) · Release Highlights · Kubeshark 53.2.5 adds native MySQL and PostgreSQL protocol dissection - both enabled out of the box - fixes server-side TLS decryption for pre-fork servers…

04 · Who maintains Kubeshark MCP Server

mcp is maintained by kubeshark. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2021.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #6 of 101 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.kubeshark/mcp (active, first published 2026-03-06 · 7 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_linux_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_linux_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_windows_amd64.mcpb

06 · Kubeshark MCP Server FAQ

What is Kubeshark MCP Server?

Is Kubeshark MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-18 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

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