A side-by-side look at the Kr Groundtruth and Kubernetes 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 Kr Groundtruth for cloud platforms work; choose Kubernetes MCP Server for cloud platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
configuration_contexts_list, targets_list, configuration_view.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | K Kr Groundtruth | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Platforms | Cloud Platforms |
| Quality signal | 38/100 · Fair | 67/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | other |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 2,161 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 76 |
| Full listing | View Kr Groundtruth | View Kubernetes MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
configuration_contexts_listList all available context names and associated server urls from the kubeconfig filetargets_listList all available targetsconfiguration_viewGet the current Kubernetes configuration content as a kubeconfig YAMLevents_listList Kubernetes events (warnings, errors, state changes) for debugging and troubleshooting in the current cluster from all namespacesnamespaces_listList all the Kubernetes namespaces in the current clusterprojects_listList all the OpenShift projects in the current clusternodes_logGet logs from a Kubernetes node (kubelet, kube-proxy, or other system logs). This accesses node logs through the Kubernetes API proxy to the kubeletnodes_stats_summaryGet detailed resource usage statistics from a Kubernetes node via the kubelet's Summary API. Provides comprehensive metrics including CPU, memory, filesystem, and network usage at the node, pod, and container levels. On systems with cgroup v2 and kernel 4.20+, also includes PSI (Pressure Stall Info…nodes_topList the resource consumption (CPU and memory) as recorded by the Kubernetes Metrics Server for the specified Kubernetes Nodes or all nodes in the clusterpods_listList all the Kubernetes pods in the current cluster from all namespacespods_list_in_namespaceList all the Kubernetes pods in the specified namespace in the current clusterpods_getGet a Kubernetes Pod in the current or provided namespace with the provided namePaste 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.
No confirmed install command for Kr Groundtruth yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubernetes-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubernetes-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}