# Kubernetes MCP Server (MCP server) > Kubernetes MCP Server is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes and OpenShift. It has 2,147 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server. A powerful and flexible Kubernetes Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation with support for Kubernetes and OpenShift. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Repository | https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server | | GitHub stars | 2,147 | | License | Apache-2.0 | | Language | Go | | Transport | stdio | | Packages | npm: kubernetes-mcp-server; pypi: kubernetes-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 | v0.0.67 (Sep 18, 2026) | | Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 | | MCP registry name | io.github.containers/kubernetes-mcp-server | ## Install ### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json) ```json { "mcpServers": { "kubernetes-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "kubernetes-mcp-server" ] } } } ``` Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards. ### Claude Code ```sh claude mcp add --transport stdio kubernetes-mcp-server -- npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server ``` ### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json) ```json { "mcpServers": { "kubernetes-mcp-server": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "kubernetes-mcp-server" ] } } } ``` Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project. ### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json) ```json { "servers": { "kubernetes-mcp-server": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "kubernetes-mcp-server" ] } } } ``` Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07. ## Tools - `configuration_contexts_list`: List all available context names and associated server urls from the kubeconfig file - `targets_list`: List all available targets - `configuration_view`: Get the current Kubernetes configuration content as a kubeconfig YAML - `minified`: Return a minified version of the configuration. If set to true, keeps only the current-context and the relevant pieces… - `events_list`: List Kubernetes events (warnings, errors, state changes) for debugging and troubleshooting in the current cluster from… - `namespace`: Optional Namespace to retrieve the events from. If not provided, will list events from all namespaces - `namespaces_list`: List all the Kubernetes namespaces in the current cluster - `projects_list`: List all the OpenShift projects in the current cluster - `nodes_log`: Get logs from a Kubernetes node (kubelet, kube-proxy, or other system logs). - `query`: (required) - query specifies services(s) or files from which to return logs (required). - `nodes_stats_summary`: Get detailed resource usage statistics from a Kubernetes node via the kubelet's Summary API. - `nodes_top`: List the resource consumption (CPU and memory) as recorded by the Kubernetes Metrics Server for the specified… - `label_selector`: Kubernetes label selector (e.g. 'node-role.kubernetes.io/worker=') to filter nodes by label (Optional, only applicable… - `pods_list`: List all the Kubernetes pods in the current cluster from all namespaces - `pods_list_in_namespace`: List all the Kubernetes pods in the specified namespace in the current cluster - `pods_get`: Get a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided name - `pods_delete`: Delete a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided name - `pods_top`: List the resource consumption (CPU and memory) as recorded by the Kubernetes Metrics Server for the specified… - `all_namespaces`: If true, list the resource consumption for all Pods in all namespaces. - `pods_exec`: Execute a command in a Kubernetes Pod (shell access, run commands in container) in the current or provided namespace… - `command`: (required) - Command to execute in the Pod container. The first item is the command to be run, and the rest are the… - `container`: Name of the Pod container where the command will be executed (Optional) - `pods_log`: Get the logs of a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided name - `previous`: Return previous terminated container logs (Optional) - `tail`: Number of lines to retrieve from the end of the logs (Optional, default: 100) - `pods_run`: Run a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided container image and optional name - `image`: (required) - Container Image to run in the Pod - `port`: TCP/IP port to expose from the Pod container (Optional, no port exposed if not provided) - `resources_list`: List Kubernetes resources and objects in the current cluster by providing their apiVersion and kind and optionally the… - `kind`: (required) - kind of the resources (examples of valid kind are: Pod, Service, Deployment, Ingress) - `resources_get`: Get a Kubernetes resource in the current cluster by providing its apiVersion, kind, optionally the namespace, and its… - `resources_create_or_update`: Create or update a Kubernetes resource via Server-Side Apply. The manifest is the complete desired state: any field… - `resource`: (required) - Complete YAML or JSON representation of the Kubernetes resource (full desired state, not a partial… - `resources_delete`: Delete a Kubernetes resource in the current cluster by providing its apiVersion, kind, optionally the namespace, and… - `resources_scale`: Get or update the scale of a Kubernetes resource in the current cluster by providing its apiVersion, kind, name, and… - `scale`: Optional scale to update the resources scale to. If not provided, will return the current scale of the resource, and… - `helm_install`: Install (deploy) a Helm chart to create a release in the current or provided namespace - `chart`: (required) - Chart reference to install (for example: stable/grafana, oci://ghcr.io/nginxinc/charts/nginx-ingress) - `values`: Values to pass to the Helm chart (Optional) - `helm_list`: List all the Helm releases in the current or provided namespace (or in all namespaces if specified) ## Similar MCP servers - [Worldmonitor](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/worldmonitor): Real-time global intelligence dashboard. AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface. (87,920 stars, AGPL-3.0) - [Netdata](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/netdata): Real-time infrastructure monitoring with metrics, logs, alerts, and ML-based anomaly detection. (80,817 stars, GPL-3.0, needs API key) - [openstatus](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/openstatus): Manage monitors, status pages, incidents and maintenances in your openstatus workspace. (9,171 stars, AGPL-3.0, official) - [MCP Server Cloudflare](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/mcp-server-cloudflare): Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new, standardized protocol for managing context between large language models (LLMs) and external systems. (4,360 stars, Apache-2.0, official, needs API key) - [Dagu](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/dagu): Self-hostable workflow orchestrator for teams whose main work isn't orchestration. (4,289 stars, GPL-3.0) - [Azure MCP Server](https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/azure-mcp-server): All Azure MCP tools to create a seamless connection between AI agents and Azure services. (3,738 stars, MIT, official) --- Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/mcp-servers/kubernetes-mcp-server Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. Data from the GitHub API, refreshed nightly. Machine access: JSON API https://appsgit.com/api/v1/apps (OpenAPI: https://appsgit.com/openapi.json), MCP server https://mcp.appsgit.com/mcp, full index https://appsgit.com/llms-full.txt.