kubernecetes-mcp-server
The Kubernetes MCP Server is designed to enable natural language interactions with Kubernetes clusters through the MCP Python SDK. It supports a wide range of operations, such as managing pods and deployments, making it a versatile tool for Kubernetes administrators.
Kubernetes MCP Server
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive Kubernetes functionality through the MCP Python SDK. It allows you to interact with your Kubernetes cluster using natural language through an MCP client.
Features
The server provides a wide range of Kubernetes operations organized into logical modules:
Pod Operations
- Get pods with filtering and output format options
- Describe specific pods
- Get pod logs with various options
- Execute commands in pods
- Get pod metrics
Deployment Operations
- Get deployments with filtering and output format options
- Describe specific deployments
- Scale deployments
- Manage deployment rollouts (status, history, restart, undo)
- Get deployment metrics
Service Operations
- Get services with filtering and output format options
- Describe specific services
- Expose deployments as services
- Port forward to services
Namespace Operations
- Get namespaces with filtering
- Describe specific namespaces
- Create and delete namespaces
- Get namespace resource quotas
Cluster Operations
- Get cluster information
- Get and describe nodes
- Manage node scheduling (cordon/uncordon)
- Drain nodes for maintenance
- Get cluster metrics
Prerequisites
- Python 3.7+
- kubectl installed and configured
- Access to a Kubernetes cluster
- MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop)
Installation
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Usage
Running the Server
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Development mode with MCP Inspector:
python -m mcp.inspector src/k8s_mcp_server.py
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Install in Claude Desktop:
python -m mcp.install src/k8s_mcp_server.py
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Run directly:
python src/k8s_mcp_server.py
Using the Tools
Once connected through an MCP client, you can use natural language to interact with your Kubernetes cluster. For example:
- "Get all pods in the default namespace"
- "Describe the deployment named 'nginx' in the 'web' namespace"
- "Get logs from the 'frontend' pod in the 'production' namespace"
- "Scale the 'backend' deployment to 3 replicas"
- "Create a new namespace called 'staging' with label environment=staging"
Project Structure
src/
├── k8s_mcp_server.py # Main server entry point
├── k8s_tools/ # Tool modules
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── pod_tools.py # Pod-related tools
│ ├── deployment_tools.py # Deployment-related tools
│ ├── service_tools.py # Service-related tools
│ ├── namespace_tools.py # Namespace-related tools
│ └── cluster_tools.py # Cluster-related tools
└── requirements.txt # Project dependencies
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.