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kubernetes-mcp-server

kubernetes-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under cloud & infrastructure. It reaches argocd, claude, gitlab and vault. It needs ARGOCD_PASSWORD, AUTH_TOKEN, CLAUDE_API_KEY, GITLAB_TOKEN and VAULT_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 9 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

A GitOps Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.

Install

Read from kubernetes-mcp-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -e ARGOCD_USERNAME='argocd-username' -e ARGOCD_PASSWORD='argocd-password' -e GITLAB_TOKEN='gitlab-token' -e CLAUDE_API_KEY='claude-api-key' -e KUBECONFIG='~/.kube/config' blankcut/kubernetes-mcp-server

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches
argocd, claude, gitlab, vault
Credential
ARGOCD_PASSWORD, AUTH_TOKEN, CLAUDE_API_KEY, GITLAB_TOKEN, VAULT_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars
9
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository

A GitOps Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.

kubernetes-mcp-server compared with similar servers

kubernetes-mcp-server compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
ServerReachesNeedsStarsLast updateLicence
kubernetes-mcp-server (this page)argocd, claude, gitlab, vaultARGOCD_PASSWORD, AUTH_TOKEN, CLAUDE_API_KEY, GITLAB_TOKEN, VAULT_TOKEN92026-10-20MIT
mcp-for-argocdargocd(1 shared)ARGOCD_API_TOKEN, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN5962026-10-16Apache-2.0
argocd-mcpargocd(1 shared)ARGOCD_TOKEN122025-04-23MIT
argocd-mcpargocd(1 shared)ARGOCD_TOKEN112026-08-13MIT
memoracloudflare, memora, openaiCLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, MEMORA_EMBEDDING_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY7442026-10-24MIT
prometheus-mcp-serverprometheusPROMETHEUS_PASSWORD5192026-10-19MIT

Ranked by services in common with kubernetes-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about kubernetes-mcp-server

What does kubernetes-mcp-server do?
A GitOps Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.
How do I install kubernetes-mcp-server?
Its own README gives this command: docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -e ARGOCD_USERNAME='argocd-username' -e ARGOCD_PASSWORD='argocd-password' -e GITLAB_TOKEN='gitlab-token' -e CLAUDE_API_KEY='claude-api-key' -e KUBECONFIG='~/.kube/config' blankcut/kubernetes-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does kubernetes-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?
It reaches argocd, claude, gitlab and vault. The credentials we found in its source are ARGOCD_PASSWORD, AUTH_TOKEN, CLAUDE_API_KEY, GITLAB_TOKEN and VAULT_TOKEN.
Is kubernetes-mcp-server official and is it maintained?
We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 9 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.
What licence does kubernetes-mcp-server use?
The repository declares the MIT licence.

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