Kubernetes MCP Server

A lightweight MCP server that provides natural language processing and API access to Kubernetes clusters, combining both kubectl commands and Kubernetes Python client.

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✨ Features

• Natural Language Interface: Convert plain English queries to kubectl commands

  • List pods and deployments across all namespaces

  • Fallback to general resource listing for unsupported queries

• Full CRUD Operations:

  • 🆕 Create/Delete namespaces, pods, and deployments via API endpoints

  • 🔍 Inspect cluster resources

  • ✏️ Modify labels, annotations, and deployment configurations

  • 🗑️ Graceful deletion

  • 📊 Scale deployments

• Dual Execution Mode:

  • kubectl command integration

  • Kubernetes Python client (official SDK)

• Advanced Capabilities:

  • Namespace validation (DNS-1123 compliant)

  • Label filtering

  • Grace period control

  • Automatic command fallback

  • Resource management (CPU, memory)

  • Environment variable configuration

Related MCP server: mcp-kubernetes-server

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+

• Kubernetes cluster access

• kubectl configured locally

• UV installed

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/ductnn/mcp-kubernetes-server.git 
cd mcp-kubernetes-server

# Create virtual environment
uv venv .venv

# Activate (Unix)
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

🚀 Usage

Natural Language Processing

The server supports basic natural language queries for listing resources:

# List all pods
result = nl_processor.process("Show me all pods")

# List all deployments
result = nl_processor.process("Show me all deployments")

# Query with namespace
result = nl_processor.process("Show me all resources", "kube-system")

For more complex operations, use the dedicated API endpoints:

# Create a pod
pod_service.create_pod(
    name="my-pod",
    namespace="default",
    image="nginx:latest",
    labels={"app": "my-app"}
)

# Create a deployment
deployment_service.create_deployment(
    name="my-deployment",
    namespace="default",
    image="nginx:latest",
    replicas=3
)

# Delete a namespace
namespace_service.delete("my-namespace", force=True)

API Endpoints

The server provides RESTful endpoints for all operations:

• /api/pods - Pod operations

• /api/deployments - Deployment operations

• /api/namespaces - Namespace operations

• /api/cluster - Cluster operations

• /api/nlp - Natural language processing

🤖 Usage with AI Assistants

Claude Desktop

• Open your Claude Desktop and choose Settings -> choose mode Developer -> Edit config and open file claude_desktop_config.json and edit:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kubernetes": {
            "command": "/path-to-your-uv/uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path-you-project/", // Example for me /Users/ductn/mcp-kubernetes-server
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

• Then, restart your Claude Desktop and play :)

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/unit/test_pod_service.py

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.