mcp-kubernetes
mcp-kubernetes is an MCP server, listed under cloud & infrastructure. It reaches azure and github. Its repository has 61 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
mcp-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to Kubernetes clusters, requiring no additional credentials.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-kubernetes’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Kubernetes clusters. It serves as a bridge between AI tools (like Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot) and Kubernetes
What mcp-kubernetes can do
10 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
call_kubectl- Execute kubectl commands
kubectl_resources- Manage Kubernetes resources
kubectl_workloads- Manage workload deployments
kubectl_metadata- Manage resource metadata
kubectl_diagnostics- Debug and monitor resources
kubectl_cluster- View cluster information
kubectl_config- Configuration and security
call_helm- Helm package manager
call_cilium- Cilium CNI commands
call_hubble- Hubble observability commands
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
mcp-kubernetes compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-kubernetes (this page) | azure, github | None listed | 61 | 2026-10-19 | MIT |
| aks-mcp | azure, github(2 shared) | None listed | 143 | 2026-09-17 | MIT |
| openai-gpt-image-mcp | azure, openai(1 shared) | AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 116 | 2025-05-31 | MIT |
| adx-mcp-server | azure(1 shared) | None listed | 59 | 2026-03-25 | MIT |
| mcp-cli-host | azure, gemini, openai(1 shared) | AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 21 | 2025-11-26 | Apache-2.0 |
| azure-mcp | azure(1 shared) | None listed | 19 | 2025-07-03 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with mcp-kubernetes, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about mcp-kubernetes
- What does mcp-kubernetes do?
- mcp-kubernetes is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to Kubernetes clusters, requiring no additional credentials.
- How do I install mcp-kubernetes?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/Azure/mcp-kubernetes
- What does mcp-kubernetes connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches azure and github.
- Which AI clients can use mcp-kubernetes?
- Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is mcp-kubernetes official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 61 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
- What licence does mcp-kubernetes use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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