A read-only MCP server that gives Claude access to Kubernetes clusters. Built in Go, it communicates over stdio using the MCP protocol.
Kubernetes Read Only MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the your-ko/mcp-k8s-ro repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A read-only MCP server that gives Claude access to Kubernetes clusters. Built in Go, it communicates over stdio using the MCP protocol”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using /path/to/bin/mcp-k8s-ro. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares KUBECONFIG. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| k8s_list_resources | List any resource type by name — pods, deployments, CRDs, etc. Accepts optional namespace filter. Returns name, status, readiness, restarts, node, IP, and more |
| k8s_describe_resource | Return the full YAML of a single resource. Secret data is masked. |
| k8s_list_resource_types | List all available resource types via the discovery API. Accepts optional API group filter. |
| k8s_get_logs | Fetch pod logs. Supports container selector, tail lines, and --previous for crashed containers. |
| k8s_get_events | List Kubernetes events for a namespace or the whole cluster, sorted by most recent. |
| k8s_top_pods | CPU and memory usage per pod, with per-container breakdown. Requires metrics-server. |
| k8s_top_nodes | CPU and memory usage per node, with percentage of allocatable capacity. Requires metrics-server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"k8s-staging": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "/path/to/bin/mcp-k8s-ro",
"env": {
"KUBECONFIG": "/path/to/.kube/config"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| KUBECONFIG | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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