kubectl MCP Server

Overview

kubectl MCP Server enables controlling Kubernetes infrastructure through natural language commands. Available via NPM and pip, it provides comprehensive cluster management capabilities including debugging, cost optimization, security audits, and more.

Installation

NPM

npx kubectl-mcp-server

Python

pip install kubectl-mcp-server

Features

Cluster Operations

• View cluster information
• Node management
• Namespace operations
• Resource quotas
• Context switching

Workload Management

• Deploy applications
• Manage pods, deployments, services
• StatefulSets and DaemonSets
• Jobs and CronJobs
• Scaling operations

Debugging Tools

• Pod log streaming
• Execute commands in containers
• Port forwarding
• Resource inspection
• Event monitoring
• Troubleshooting assistance

Cost Optimization

• Resource usage analysis
• Right-sizing recommendations
• Unused resource detection
• Cost allocation tracking
• Efficiency metrics

Security Audits

• RBAC configuration review
• Security context analysis
• Network policy validation
• Secret and ConfigMap inspection
• Vulnerability scanning integration

Helm Integration

• Chart installation
• Release management
• Value customization
• Rollback operations
• Repository management

Natural Language Commands

Examples:

• "Show me all pods in production namespace"
• "Scale the frontend deployment to 5 replicas"
• "Check why the database pod is failing"
• "Install nginx using Helm"
• "Audit security settings for api-server"
• "Find pods using too much memory"

Use Cases

• Kubernetes cluster administration
• Application deployment automation
• Troubleshooting and debugging
• Cost optimization
• Security compliance
• Disaster recovery
• CI/CD integration
• Infrastructure monitoring

Advanced Features

Resource Management