# Kubectl MCP Server (MCP server)

> Kubectl MCP Server is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Published in CNCF Landscape: A MCP server for Kubernetes. It has 962 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y kubectl-mcp-server.

Control your entire Kubernetes infrastructure through natural language conversations with AI. Talk to your clusters like you talk to a DevOps expert. Debug crashed pods, optimize costs, deploy applications, audit security, manage Helm charts, and visualize dashboards, all through natural language. Part of CNCF Landscape, Next to Terraform

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 962 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: kubectl-mcp-server; docker: ghcr.io/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v1.24.0 (Feb 20, 2026) |
| Last commit | Apr 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubectl-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubectl-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env KUBECONFIG=your-value --transport stdio kubectl-mcp-server -- npx -y kubectl-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubectl-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubectl-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "kubectl-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubectl-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `KUBECONFIG`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

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