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# Kubernetes MCP Server
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[✨ Features](#features) | [🚀 Getting Started](#getting-started) | [🎥 Demos](#demos) | [⚙️ Configuration](#configuration) | [🧑💻 Development](#development)
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## ✨ Features <a id="features"></a>
A powerful and flexible Kubernetes [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://blog.marcnuri.com/model-context-protocol-mcp-introduction) server implementation with support for **Kubernetes** and **OpenShift**.
- **✅ Configuration**:
- Automatically detect changes in the Kubernetes configuration and update the MCP server.
- **View** and manage the current [Kubernetes `.kube/config`](https://blog.marcnuri.com/where-is-my-default-kubeconfig-file) or in-cluster configuration.
- **✅ Generic Kubernetes Resources**: Perform operations on **any** Kubernetes or OpenShift resource.
- Any CRUD operation (Create or Update, Get, List, Delete).
- **✅ Pods**: Perform Pod-specific operations.
- **List** pods in all namespaces or in a specific namespace.
- **Get** a pod by name from the specified namespace.
- **Delete** a pod by name from the specified namespace.
- **Show logs** for a pod by name from the specified namespace.
- **Exec** into a pod and run a command.
- **Run** a container image in a pod and optionally expose it.
- **✅ Namespaces**: List Kubernetes Namespaces.
- **✅ Events**: View Kubernetes events in all namespaces or in a specific namespace.
- **✅ Projects**: List OpenShift Projects.
Unlike other Kubernetes MCP server implementations, this **IS NOT** just a wrapper around `kubectl` or `helm` command-line tools.
There is **NO NEED** for external dependencies or tools to be installed on the system.
If you're using the native binaries you don't even need to have Node or Python installed on your system.
## 🚀 Getting Started <a id="getting-started"></a>
### Requirements
- Access to a Kubernetes cluster.
### Claude Desktop
#### Using npx
If you have npm installed, this is the fastest way to get started with `kubernetes-mcp-server` on Claude Desktop.
Open your `claude_desktop_config.json` and add the mcp server to the list of `mcpServers`:
``` json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubernetes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
```
### VS Code / VS Code Insiders
Install the Kubernetes MCP server extension in VS Code Insiders by pressing the following link:
[<img alt="Install in VS Code Insiders" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-VS_Code_Insiders?style=flat-square&label=Install%20Server&color=24bfa5">](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode-insiders%3Amcp%2Finstall%3F%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522kubernetes%2522%252C%2522command%2522%253A%2522npx%2522%252C%2522args%2522%253A%255B%2522-y%2522%252C%2522kubernetes-mcp-server%2540latest%2522%255D%257D)
Alternatively, you can install the extension manually by running the following command:
```shell
# For VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"kubernetes","command":"npx","args":["kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"]}'
# For VS Code Insiders
code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"kubernetes","command":"npx","args":["kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"]}'
```
### Goose CLI
[Goose CLI](https://blog.marcnuri.com/goose-on-machine-ai-agent-cli-introduction) is the easiest (and cheapest) way to get rolling with artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
#### Using npm
If you have npm installed, this is the fastest way to get started with `kubernetes-mcp-server`.
Open your goose `config.yaml` and add the mcp server to the list of `mcpServers`:
```yaml
extensions:
kubernetes:
command: npx
args:
- -y
- kubernetes-mcp-server@latest
```
## 🎥 Demos <a id="demos"></a>
### Diagnosing and automatically fixing an OpenShift Deployment
Demo showcasing how Kubernetes MCP server is leveraged by Claude Desktop to automatically diagnose and fix a deployment in OpenShift without any user assistance.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a576176d-a142-4c19-b9aa-a83dc4b8d941
### _Vibe Coding_ a simple game and deploying it to OpenShift
In this demo, I walk you through the process of _Vibe Coding_ a simple game using VS Code and how to leverage [Podman MCP server](https://github.com/manusa/podman-mcp-server) and Kubernetes MCP server to deploy it to OpenShift.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l05jQDSrzVI" target="_blank">
<img src="docs/images/vibe-coding.jpg" alt="Vibe Coding: Build & Deploy a Game on Kubernetes" width="240" />
</a>
## ⚙️ Configuration <a id="configuration"></a>
The Kubernetes MCP server can be configured using command line (CLI) arguments.
You can run the CLI executable either by using `npx` or by downloading the [latest release binary](https://github.com/manusa/kubernetes-mcp-server/releases/latest).
```shell
# Run the Kubernetes MCP server using npx (in case you have npm installed)
npx kubernetes-mcp-server@latest --help
```
```shell
# Run the Kubernetes MCP server using the latest release binary
./kubernetes-mcp-server --help
```
### Configuration Options
| Option | Description |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `--sse-port` | Starts the MCP server in Server-Sent Event (SSE) mode and listens on the specified port. |
| `--log-level` | Sets the logging level (values [from 0-9](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/logging.md)). Similar to [kubectl logging levels](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/quick-reference/#kubectl-output-verbosity-and-debugging). |
## 🧑💻 Development <a id="development"></a>
### Running with mcp-inspector
Compile the project and run the Kubernetes MCP server with [mcp-inspector](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/tools/inspector) to inspect the MCP server.
```shell
# Compile the project
make build
# Run the Kubernetes MCP server with mcp-inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest $(pwd)/kubernetes-mcp-server
```
