KubeStellar MCP

AI-powered multi-cluster Kubernetes tools for Claude Code. Single-cluster UX for multi-cluster reality - work with your apps, not your clusters.

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 2026-09-29 · ★ 2 · #141 OF 165 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

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

01 · Install KubeStellar MCP

before you install - you'll need

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

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp:0.9.17-nightly.20260928

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubestellar-kubestellar-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp:0.9.17-nightly.20260928"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

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

03 · What KubeStellar MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.9.16 · 2026-09-27

[quality] test(helm): cover exported wrappers ValidateClusters/ResolveAndBlock/SetHostResolver/Tools (#1004) · pass inputs.tag through env in publish-mcp-registry workflow (#1013) · [scanner] fix: pass fuzz.yml…

v0.9.15 · 2026-09-20

[quality] test: cover NewClientManager RawConfig error branch (#942) · [sec-check] fix(gitops): skip symlinks in ReadFromPath to prevent host-file exfiltration (#946) · [scanner] fix: log skipped clusters in…

04 · Who maintains KubeStellar MCP

KubeStellar MCP is maintained by kubestellar. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp
category: cloud infrastructure - ranked #141 of 165 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-27)
registry: io.github.kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-25 · 4 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp:0.9.17-nightly.20260928

06 · KubeStellar MCP FAQ

What is KubeStellar MCP?

AI-powered multi-cluster Kubernetes tools for Claude Code. Single-cluster UX for multi-cluster reality - work with your apps, not your clusters.

Is KubeStellar MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-29 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install KubeStellar MCP?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/kubestellar/kubestellar-mcp:0.9.17-nightly.20260928`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to KubeStellar MCP

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