# MCP Server Kubernetes

> Manage a Kubernetes cluster, and optionally Helm releases, from an MCP client through your kubeconfig.

## Facts
- **Category:** [MCP Servers](https://agentsearchengine.app/category/mcp-servers)
- **Type:** MCP server
- **Pricing:** Open source
- **GitHub stars:** 1,594
- **Language:** TypeScript
- **License:** MIT
- **Last repo activity:** 9 days ago (Sep 14, 2026)
- **Official site:** https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes
- **Source code:** https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes
- **Listing on Agent Search Engine:** https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/mcp-server-kubernetes
- **Data verified:** September 2026

## Best for
Operators who already use kubectl and want an assistant to inspect and manage the same clusters.

## Avoid if
The machine running the server lacks kubectl and a working kubeconfig; both are prerequisites.

## About MCP Server Kubernetes
This community MCP server connects to a Kubernetes cluster using your existing kubeconfig and exposes cluster management operations to AI assistants, with Helm support when Helm v3 is installed. It documents setup for Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop, VS Code and Cursor, and includes OpenTelemetry tracing for observability.

## Connect to an MCP client
Launch command from the project's README: `npx mcp-server-kubernetes`

### Claude Code (Run in your terminal)

```shell
claude mcp add mcp-server-kubernetes -- npx mcp-server-kubernetes
```

### Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-kubernetes"]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-kubernetes": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-kubernetes"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-kubernetes"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

```toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-server-kubernetes]
command = "npx"
args = ["mcp-server-kubernetes"]
```

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