Kubernetes MCP Server

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Manage Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters: pods, any resource, events, Helm releases and Tekton pipelines, through the Kubernetes API.

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npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest

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A Go-based server that talks directly to the Kubernetes API server, with no kubectl or helm install needed. It supports Kubernetes and OpenShift, and lets an assistant run create, get, list and delete operations on any resource. It also covers pod logs, exec, metrics, namespaces, events, OpenShift projects, Helm charts and Tekton pipelines.

It runs locally over stdio, started with npx (npm), a Python package, a container image or a native binary. It uses your kubeconfig or in-cluster configuration, so it needs access to a cluster. A kubeconfig path can be set through configuration.

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Create, get, list and delete any Kubernetes or OpenShift resource
List, inspect and delete pods, and read pod logs
Exec into a pod, view resource usage, or run a container image
View events and list namespaces and OpenShift projects
Install, list and uninstall Helm releases
Start, restart and troubleshoot Tekton PipelineRuns and TaskRuns
Work with multiple clusters defined in kubeconfig

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List all pods in the production namespace that are not running
Show the last logs for the api-server pod in staging
Install the nginx Helm chart in the web namespace
Show recent warning events across all namespaces

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport stdio kubernetes -- npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. kubernetes should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

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Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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VS Code

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Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"kubernetes","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add kubernetes -- npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

[mcp_servers.kubernetes]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"]

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Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add kubernetes npx -- -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/kubernetes into my MCP client?

No. Kubernetes MCP Server runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest.

Does Kubernetes MCP Server need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is Kubernetes MCP Server a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with npx -y kubernetes-mcp-server@latest, which needs Node.js.

What can Kubernetes MCP Server do?

You can create, get, list and delete any Kubernetes or OpenShift resource, list, inspect and delete pods, and read pod logs and exec into a pod, view resource usage, or run a container image.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Kubernetes MCP Server's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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