Rancher-mcp Server

Capability-aware MCP server for Rancher-managed Kubernetes: discovery, resources, workflows.

Local serverstdio

What is the Rancher-mcp Server?

Rancher-mcp is an MCP integration. Capability-aware MCP server for Rancher-managed Kubernetes: discovery, resources, workflows.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is rancher-mcp, version 1.59.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares RANCHER_URL (required): Rancher server URL (single-instance mode); RANCHER_TOKEN (required): Rancher API token (token-xxxxx:yyyyyyyyy); RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL: Verify TLS certificates (default true); RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON: Multi-instance config JSON (overrides single-instance mode; supports per-instance read_only).

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 1.59.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
RANCHER_URLRancher server URL (single-instance mode)Yes
RANCHER_TOKENRancher API token (token-xxxxx:yyyyyyyyy)Yes
RANCHER_VERIFY_SSLVerify TLS certificates (default true)Optional
RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSONMulti-instance config JSON (overrides single-instance mode; supports per-instance read_only)Optional