K8s MCP Server

K8s MCP Server is a Docker-based server implementing Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables Claude to run Kubernetes CLI tools (kubectl, istioctl, helm, argocd) in a secure…

Local serverstdio

What is the K8s MCP Server?

K8s MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the alexei-led/k8s-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “K8s MCP Server is a Docker-based server implementing Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables Claude to run Kubernetes CLI tools (kubectl, istioctl, helm, argocd)…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using docker. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the K8s MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/.kube:/home/appuser/.kube:ro",
        "ghcr.io/alexei-led/k8s-mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.