White Cap Data Dev MCP Server

Operate a k3s / Kubernetes cluster straight from your AI agent - safe by default. Its 10 documented tools cover pod, deployment. 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 Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-23 · ★ 2 · #87 OF 141 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install White Cap Data Dev

before you install - you'll need

Set HOMELAB_MCP_READONLY before connecting. HOMELAB_MCP_MUTABLE_NAMESPACES is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add michael-whitecapdata-whitecapdata-dev -- uvx whitecapdata-dev

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "michael-whitecapdata-whitecapdata-dev": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "whitecapdata-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package whitecapdata-dev - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What White Cap Data Dev can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 10 documented tools spanning pod, deployment, including cluster_summary, list_pods, list_deployments, list_events.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what White Cap Data Dev lets an agent do.

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Pods (optionally one namespace), unhealthy first; Deployments with ready/desired replicas; Recent events, Warnings first

list_pods · list_deployments · list_events

Cluster

1 tool - e.g. Node/pod health totals + unhealthy pods

cluster_summary

Pod

1 tool - e.g. Tail a pod's logs

pod_logs

Node

1 tool - e.g. Per-node readiness, kubelet, capacity, pressure

node_health

Restart

1 tool - e.g. Rollout-restart (allowlisted namespaces)

restart_deployment

Scale

1 tool - e.g. Scale to N replicas (0..max, allowlisted)

scale_deployment

delete

1 tool - e.g. Delete a pod; its controller recreates it (allowlisted)

delete_pod

Server

1 tool - e.g. Effective config (context, read-only, allowlist)

server_info

04 · Who maintains White Cap Data Dev

WhiteCapData-Dev is maintained by michael-whitecapdata. We track 3 MCP servers from michael-whitecapdata - 3 actively maintained, 7 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jun 2026. Full record: all servers from michael-whitecapdata.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/michael-whitecapdata/whitecapdata-dev
category: cloud infrastructure - ranked #87 of 141 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.Michael-WhiteCapData/WhiteCapData-Dev (active, first published 2026-06-21 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:whitecapdata-dev

06 · White Cap Data Dev FAQ

Is White Cap Data Dev still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-23. We re-verify nightly.

What can White Cap Data Dev do?

An agent gets 10 documented tools spanning pod, deployment, including cluster_summary, list_pods, list_deployments, list_events.

How do I install White Cap Data Dev?

Run `uvx whitecapdata-dev`. The README documents 2 environment variables (HOMELAB_MCP_MUTABLE_NAMESPACES, HOMELAB_MCP_READONLY) to set first. Set HOMELAB_MCP_READONLY before connecting. HOMELAB_MCP_MUTABLE_NAMESPACES is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does White Cap Data Dev run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to White Cap Data Dev

Alternatives to White Cap Data Dev

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Pairs well with

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