# MCP Server Kubernetes (MCP server)

> MCP Server Kubernetes is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP Server for kubernetes management commands. It has 1,608 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y mcp-server-kubernetes.

MCP Server that can connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it. Supports loading kubeconfig from multiple sources in priority order.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes |
| GitHub stars | 1,608 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: mcp-server-kubernetes |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v4.1.9 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 14, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-kubernetes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALLOW_ONLY_NON_DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS": "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 ALLOW_ONLY_NON_DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS=your-value --transport stdio mcp-server-kubernetes -- npx -y mcp-server-kubernetes
```

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

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

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

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

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

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

## Environment variables

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

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