containers/kubernetes-mcp-server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes and OpenShift
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 91 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #32 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 4, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Implements a native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes and OpenShift to manage cluster resources programmatically.
- Offers a lightweight, high-performance Go-based server that interacts directly with the Kubernetes API without external dependencies or command-line wrappers.
- Use for automating Kubernetes resource management including CRUD operations on pods, namespaces, and custom resources in multi-cloud environments.
- Use for integrating Kubernetes cluster operations into developer tools like VS Code, Claude Desktop, or AI agents for enhanced productivity and automation.
- Use for deploying and managing Helm charts programmatically across namespaces without requiring Helm CLI installation on the host system.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
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From the README
A powerful and flexible Kubernetes Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation with support for Kubernetes and OpenShift.
Unlike other Kubernetes MCP server implementations, this IS NOT just a wrapper around
kubectlorhelmcommand-line tools. It is a Go-based native implementation that interacts directly with the Kubernetes API server.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 need to have Node or Python installed on your system.
Daily snapshots
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+336 stars over 90 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +10 on Aug 8.
Forks
473+69
Open issues
121+34
Compared with peers in Kubernetes
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| superplanehq/superplane | 8.8K | +435 | 60 | 7 days ago |
| aquasecurity/trivy | 39.0K | +204 | 45 | today |
| agentgateway/agentgateway | 6.0K | +183 | 60 | 9 days ago |
| argoproj/argo-cd | 24.6K | +58 | 60 | 1 day ago |
| cilium/cilium | 25.8K | +52 | 65 | 3 days ago |
| containers/kubernetes-mcp-server | 2.2K | — | 60 | 1 day ago |
| Category median | 24.6K | +183 | 60 | — |
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