Kubernetes MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUBECONFIG | No | Path to kubeconfig file (defaults to ~/.kube/config) | |
| K8S_CONTEXT | No | Specific kubectl context to use | |
| K8S_SSH_KEY | No | Path to SSH private key for authentication | |
| K8S_SSH_HOST | No | SSH host for remote kubectl execution (e.g., 192.168.16.100) | |
| K8S_SSH_USER | No | SSH username for authentication | |
| KUBECTL_PATH | No | Path to kubectl binary | kubectl |
| K8S_SSH_PASSWORD | No | SSH password (uses plink on Windows, sshpass on Linux) | |
| K8S_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE | No | Default namespace | default |
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| k8s_get_cluster_infoB | Get Kubernetes cluster information including server version and endpoints |
| k8s_list_nodesB | List all nodes in the cluster with their status, roles, and resource information |
| k8s_get_nodeC | Get detailed information about a specific node |
| k8s_describe_nodeB | Get full description of a node including conditions, capacity, and allocatable resources |
| k8s_list_namespacesB | List all namespaces in the cluster |
| k8s_create_namespaceC | Create a new namespace |
| k8s_delete_namespaceA | Delete a namespace (WARNING: This will delete all resources in the namespace) |
| k8s_list_podsC | List pods in a namespace or all namespaces |
| k8s_get_podB | Get detailed information about a specific pod |
| k8s_describe_podC | Get full description of a pod including events |
| k8s_get_pod_logsC | Get logs from a pod container |
| k8s_delete_podC | Delete a pod |
| k8s_exec_podC | Execute a command in a pod container |
| k8s_list_deploymentsB | List deployments in a namespace or all namespaces |
| k8s_get_deploymentC | Get detailed information about a deployment |
| k8s_describe_deploymentC | Get full description of a deployment including events and conditions |
| k8s_scale_deploymentC | Scale a deployment to a specific number of replicas |
| k8s_restart_deploymentC | Perform a rolling restart of a deployment |
| k8s_update_deployment_imageC | Update the container image of a deployment |
| k8s_list_servicesB | List services in a namespace or all namespaces |
| k8s_get_serviceC | Get detailed information about a service |
| k8s_describe_serviceB | Get full description of a service including endpoints |
| k8s_list_configmapsB | List ConfigMaps in a namespace |
| k8s_get_configmapC | Get ConfigMap details and data |
| k8s_create_configmapC | Create a ConfigMap from literal values |
| k8s_delete_configmapC | Delete a ConfigMap |
| k8s_list_secretsB | List secrets in a namespace (values are not shown) |
| k8s_get_secretC | Get secret metadata (values are base64 encoded) |
| k8s_create_secretC | Create a generic secret from literal values |
| k8s_delete_secretC | Delete a secret |
| k8s_list_statefulsetsC | List StatefulSets in a namespace |
| k8s_get_statefulsetC | Get StatefulSet details |
| k8s_scale_statefulsetC | Scale a StatefulSet to a specific number of replicas |
| k8s_list_daemonsetsC | List DaemonSets in a namespace |
| k8s_get_daemonsetC | Get DaemonSet details |
| k8s_list_ingressesC | List Ingresses in a namespace |
| k8s_get_ingressC | Get Ingress details |
| k8s_apply_manifestC | Apply a YAML or JSON manifest to the cluster |
| k8s_delete_resourceC | Delete a resource by type and name |
| k8s_get_eventsB | Get cluster events, optionally filtered by namespace |
| k8s_get_resource_yamlC | Get any resource as YAML |
| k8s_get_allC | Get all common resources in a namespace |
| k8s_rollout_statusB | Get the status of a deployment rollout |
| k8s_rollout_historyB | Get the rollout history of a deployment |
| k8s_rollout_undoC | Undo the last rollout of a deployment |
| k8s_top_nodesB | Show resource usage (CPU/memory) for nodes |
| k8s_top_podsC | Show resource usage (CPU/memory) for pods |
| k8s_get_contextsB | List all available kubectl contexts |
| k8s_current_contextB | Get the current kubectl context |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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