mcp-server-kubernetes

Why we included this project

For teams that already live in kubectl, this MCP server gives an AI assistant the same reach you have from the command line. It converts kubectl and Helm operations into Model Context Protocol tools, so a chat client like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or VS Code can list pods, apply manifests, read logs, scale deployments, roll out updates, port-forward, and manage nodes, all using your existing kubeconfig and cluster permissions. That makes it a good fit for platform and SRE teams who want to run guarded cluster operations from a prompt, and for developers who want to inspect and fix resources without memorizing every kubectl flag. The server loads credentials from multiple sources in priority order and includes a diagnostic prompt for walking through failing pods, which keeps common troubleshooting repeatable. It respects the workflow you already have instead of asking you to learn a new tool.