Kubectl MCP Server vs Tilt MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Kubectl MCP Server and Tilt MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Kubectl MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Natural-language Kubernetes operations over MCP, 253 documented tools, eight prompts, and eight data resources, Pod, event, log, resource, and network diagnostics.

Explore Kubectl MCP Server Details

Choose Tilt MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: List enabled Tilt resources and statuses, Read resource logs with tail and regex filtering, Describe individual Tilt resources.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Kubectl MCP Server rohitg00 Cloud Platforms	Tilt MCP rrmistry Cloud Platforms
Summary	/🏠 - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes that enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and others to interact with Kubernetes clusters through natural language.	A Model Context Protocol server that integrates with Tilt to provide programmatic access to Tilt resources, logs, and management operations for Kubernetes development environments.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rohitg00-kubectl-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kubectl-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rrmistry-tilt-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tilt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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