mcp-kubernetes-server

mcp-kubernetes-server is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches github. Its repository has 20 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This MCP server connects AI assistants to Kubernetes clusters, translating natural language requests into Kubernetes operations and providing results in a format understandable to AI tools.

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-server’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.

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.

39 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

kubectl

Run any kubectl command and return the output

helm

Run any helm command and return the output

k8s_get

Fetch any Kubernetes object (or list) as JSON string

k8s_describe

Show detailed information about a specific resource or group of resources

k8s_logs

Print the logs for a container in a pod

k8s_events

List events in the cluster

k8s_apis

List all available APIs in the Kubernetes cluster

k8s_crds

List all Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) in the Kubernetes cluster

k8s_top_nodes

Display resource usage (CPU/memory) of nodes

k8s_top_pods

Display resource usage (CPU/memory) of pods

k8s_rollout_status

Get the status of a rollout for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_rollout_history

Get the rollout history for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_auth_can_i

Check whether an action is allowed

k8s_auth_whoami

Show the subject that you are currently authenticated as

k8s_create

Create a Kubernetes resource from YAML/JSON content

k8s_apply

Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin

k8s_expose

Expose a resource as a new Kubernetes service

k8s_run

Create and run a particular image in a pod

k8s_set_resources

Set resource limits and requests for containers

k8s_set_image

Set the image for a container

k8s_set_env

Set environment variables for a container

k8s_rollout_undo

Undo a rollout for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_rollout_restart

Restart a rollout for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_rollout_pause

Pause a rollout for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_rollout_resume

Resume a rollout for a deployment, daemonset, or statefulset

k8s_scale

Scale a resource

k8s_autoscale

Autoscale a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller

k8s_cordon

Mark a node as unschedulable

k8s_uncordon

Mark a node as schedulable

k8s_drain

Drain a node in preparation for maintenance

k8s_taint

Update the taints on one or more nodes

k8s_untaint

Remove the taints from a node

k8s_exec_command

Execute a command in a container

k8s_port_forward

Forward one or more local ports to a pod

k8s_cp

Copy files and directories to and from containers

k8s_patch

Update fields of a resource

k8s_label

Update the labels on a resource

k8s_annotate

Update the annotations on a resource

k8s_delete

Delete resources by name, label selector, or all resources in a namespace

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

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

What does mcp-kubernetes-server do?

This MCP server connects AI assistants to Kubernetes clusters, translating natural language requests into Kubernetes operations and providing results in a format understandable to AI tools.

How do I install mcp-kubernetes-server?

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/feiskyer/mcp-kubernetes-server

What does mcp-kubernetes-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches github.

Which AI clients can use mcp-kubernetes-server?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is mcp-kubernetes-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 20 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-02-04.

What licence does mcp-kubernetes-server use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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