# Kubernetes MCP Server

> Go-native MCP server for Kubernetes and OpenShift: CRUD on any resource, pods (logs, exec, top), events, Helm, Tekton and KubeVirt, talking to the API server directly.

- id: `kubernetes-mcp-server`
- category: MCP Servers (`mcp-servers`)
- url: https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server
- repo: https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server
- docs: https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/blob/main/docs/configuration.md
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: Apache-2.0
- tags: mcp, kubernetes, openshift, helm, devops, go
- related: Terraform MCP Server (https://indexagentica.com/entries/terraform-mcp-server/); AWS MCP Servers (awslabs) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/aws-mcp-servers/); Agent Sandbox (Kubernetes SIG Apps) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/kubernetes-agent-sandbox/); Grafana MCP Server (https://indexagentica.com/entries/grafana-mcp/)
- sources: https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server , https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/blob/main/docs/configuration.md
- added: 2026-10-20
- updated: 2026-10-20
- last verified: 2026-10-20
- featured in: DevOps and observability MCP servers compared (https://indexagentica.com/compare/devops-mcp-servers/); Self-hosted sandboxes for agents compared (https://indexagentica.com/compare/self-hosted-agent-sandboxes/)
- maintainer: containers (GitHub organization)
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/kubernetes-mcp-server/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/kubernetes-mcp-server.json

Unlike wrappers around `kubectl`, it calls the Kubernetes API server directly and ships as a single binary for Linux, macOS and Windows, plus npm (`npx kubernetes-mcp-server@latest`), PyPI (`uvx`) and container images. Works across multiple clusters from your kubeconfig or in-cluster config. Runtime settings are TOML: `read_only = true` only exposes tools annotated read-only, `disable_destructive = true` removes delete/update tools, `toolsets` (default `core`, `config`) adds Helm, Kiali, KubeVirt, Tekton and more, and setting `port` serves Streamable HTTP at `/mcp` (with optional OAuth). For production the README points to a setup guide with a dedicated read-only ServiceAccount.