Kubectl MCP Server

Kubectl MCP Server

MCP Server that enables AI assistants to interact with Kubernetes clusters via kubectl operations.

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Overview Tools (26)Config Manual installation

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Use cases

Check the health status of a pod.

Create a new deployment.

Delete a Kubernetes resource.

List Kubernetes API resources.

Get all cluster-wide RBAC roles.

Get all ConfigMaps in the specified namespace.

Get current kubeconfig context.

Get all deployments in the specified namespace.

Get all events in the specified namespace.

Get logs from a pod.

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Kubectl MCP Server MCP Server

MCP Server that enables AI assistants to interact with Kubernetes clusters via kubectl operations.

What is an MCP Server?⁠

Characteristics

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/kubectl-mcp-server⁠
Author	rohitg00⁠
Repository	https://github.com/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server⁠
Dockerfile	https://github.com/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server/blob/main/Dockerfile⁠
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
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Verify Signature	`COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/kubectl-mcp-server --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub`
Licence	MIT License

Available Tools (26)

Tools provided by this Server	Short Description
`check_pod_health`	Check the health status of a pod.
`create_deployment`	Create a new deployment.
`delete_resource`	Delete a Kubernetes resource.
`get_api_resources`	List Kubernetes API resources.
`get_cluster_roles`	Get all cluster-wide RBAC roles.
`get_configmaps`	Get all ConfigMaps in the specified namespace.
`get_current_context`	Get current kubeconfig context.
`get_deployments`	Get all deployments in the specified namespace.
`get_events`	Get all events in the specified namespace.
`get_logs`	Get logs from a pod.
`get_namespaces`	Get all Kubernetes namespaces.
`get_nodes`	Get all nodes in the cluster.
`get_pod_events`	Get events for a specific pod.
`get_pods`	Get all pods in the specified namespace.
`get_rbac_roles`	Get all RBAC roles in the specified namespace.
`get_resource_usage`	Get resource usage statistics via kubectl top.
`get_secrets`	Get all Secrets in the specified namespace.
`get_services`	Get all services in the specified namespace.
`health_check`	Check cluster health by pinging the API server.
`install_helm_chart`	Install a Helm chart.
`kubectl_explain`	Explain a Kubernetes resource using kubectl explain.
`port_forward`	Forward local port to pod port.
`scale_deployment`	Scale a deployment.
`switch_context`	Switch current kubeconfig context.
`uninstall_helm_chart`	Uninstall a Helm release.
`upgrade_helm_chart`	Upgrade a Helm release.

Tools Details

Tool: `check_pod_health`

Check the health status of a pod.

Parameters	Type	Description
`pod_name`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `create_deployment`

Create a new deployment.

Parameters	Type	Description
`image`	`string`
`name`	`string`
`replicas`	`integer`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `delete_resource`

Delete a Kubernetes resource.

Parameters	Type	Description
`name`	`string`
`resource_type`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_api_resources`

List Kubernetes API resources.

Tool: `get_cluster_roles`

Get all cluster-wide RBAC roles.

Tool: `get_configmaps`

Get all ConfigMaps in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_current_context`

Get current kubeconfig context.

Tool: `get_deployments`

Get all deployments in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_events`

Get all events in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_logs`

Get logs from a pod.

Parameters	Type	Description
`pod_name`	`string`
`container`	`string`optional
`namespace`	`string`optional
`tail`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_namespaces`

Get all Kubernetes namespaces.

Tool: `get_nodes`

Get all nodes in the cluster.

Tool: `get_pod_events`

Get events for a specific pod.

Parameters	Type	Description
`pod_name`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_pods`

Get all pods in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_rbac_roles`

Get all RBAC roles in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_resource_usage`

Get resource usage statistics via kubectl top.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_secrets`

Get all Secrets in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `get_services`

Get all services in the specified namespace.

Parameters	Type	Description
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `health_check`

Check cluster health by pinging the API server.

Tool: `install_helm_chart`

Install a Helm chart.

Parameters	Type	Description
`chart`	`string`
`name`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`
`repo`	`string`optional
`values`	`string`optional

Tool: `kubectl_explain`

Explain a Kubernetes resource using kubectl explain.

Parameters	Type	Description
`resource`	`string`

Tool: `port_forward`

Forward local port to pod port.

Parameters	Type	Description
`local_port`	`integer`
`pod_name`	`string`
`pod_port`	`integer`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `scale_deployment`

Scale a deployment.

Parameters	Type	Description
`name`	`string`
`replicas`	`integer`
`namespace`	`string`optional

Tool: `switch_context`

Switch current kubeconfig context.

Parameters	Type	Description
`context_name`	`string`

Tool: `uninstall_helm_chart`

Uninstall a Helm release.

Parameters	Type	Description
`name`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`

Tool: `upgrade_helm_chart`

Upgrade a Helm release.

Parameters	Type	Description
`chart`	`string`
`name`	`string`
`namespace`	`string`
`repo`	`string`optional
`values`	`string`optional

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubectl-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "/local-directory:/local-directory",
        "mcp/kubectl-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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