Kubefwd MCP Server

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 4,162 · #30 OF 139 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Kubefwd

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/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.16/kubefwd-1.25.16-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.txn2 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Kubefwd can do

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

Latest releases

v1.25.16 · 2026-06-20

kubefwd v1.25.16 · This release modernizes the interactive Terminal UI by moving it onto the Charm v2 library line, hardens API-key startup logging, and rolls up routine dependency and CI maintenance. · Highlights…

v1.25.15 · 2026-05-29

kubefwd v1.25.15 · Highlights · REST API now requires authentication (security) · The optional REST API (--api) and the HTTP MCP bridge previously served every endpoint - Kubernetes context enumeration, pod log reads…

v1.25.14 · 2026-04-22

What's New · MCP Registry Publish Fix (#470) · Fixes the Publish to MCP Registry step in the release workflow that had been failing on every release since v1.25.1. server.json used the snake_case key file_sha256, but…

04 · Who maintains Kubefwd

kubefwd is maintained by txn2. We track 3 MCP servers from txn2 - 3 actively maintained, 4,167 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2018. Full record: all servers from txn2.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/txn2/kubefwd
category: developer tools - ranked #30 of 139 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-20)
registry: io.github.txn2/kubefwd (active, first published 2026-04-22 · 3 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.16/kubefwd-1.25.16-darwin-arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.16/kubefwd-1.25.16-darwin-amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd/releases/download/v1.25.16/kubefwd-1.25.16-windows-amd64.mcpb

06 · Kubefwd FAQ

What is Kubefwd?

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Is Kubefwd still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

07 · Alternatives to Kubefwd

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