kube-mcp MCP Server

kube-mcp is a Kubernetes MCP server that provides a set of tools for managing and interacting with Kubernetes clusters.

Local serverstdio

What is the kube-mcp Server?

kube-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the orvice/kube-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “kube-mcp is a Kubernetes MCP server that provides a set of tools for managing and interacting with Kubernetes clusters”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

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

Configuration values

The example declares KUBECONFIG. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

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

How to install the kube-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kube-mcp": {
      "command": "kubemcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "~/.kube/.kubeconfig"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KUBECONFIGDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation