A side-by-side look at the CD MCP Server and K8s MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CD MCP Server for developer tools work as a local process; choose K8s MCP Server for developer tools over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose CD MCP Server when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
You have the keys it needs: GITHUB_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN.
You want tools like github_get_authenticated_user, github_get_rate_limit, github_create_repository.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
CD MCP Server is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. K8s MCP Server belongs to Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick CD MCP Server for developer tools work and K8s MCP Server for developer tools.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
CD MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. K8s MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: other. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add github-ci-cd-mcp-server and reza-gholizade-k8s-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, CD MCP Server has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. K8s MCP Server has 57/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 185 GitHub stars.