What prerequisites are needed for installation?

Node.js is required for npm-based installations; Golang is needed if building from source; Docker can be used for containerized deployment.

Does this server support running commands inside Kubernetes pods?

Yes, it supports executing commands inside pods as part of its capabilities.

Is there integration support for clients like Claude Desktop?

Yes, the server is designed to work with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.

Where can I find prebuilt binaries?

Prebuilt binaries are available via npm and GitHub releases.

MCP K8s Go

Golang MCP server for Kubernetes cluster operations including resource management, logs, and commands.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Not yet automatically verified

We haven't yet run this listing's install command through our automated sandbox check. This isn't a red flag — we're steadily working through the catalog.

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strowk-mcp-k8s-go": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Overview

This MCP server written in Go connects to Kubernetes clusters to enable AI agents to list contexts, namespaces, nodes, pods, and Kubernetes events. It supports CRUD operations on Kubernetes resources, retrieving pod logs, and executing commands inside pods. Use it when you want to integrate Kubernetes cluster management capabilities into AI workflows or tools that support MCP.

Use cases

List Kubernetes contexts and namespaces

Retrieve and modify Kubernetes resources

Fetch Kubernetes pod logs

Run commands inside Kubernetes pods

Monitor Kubernetes events

Key features

List Kubernetes contexts, namespaces, nodes, and pods

Get, create, and modify any Kubernetes resources including pods, services, deployments

Retrieve Kubernetes events and pod logs

Execute commands inside Kubernetes pods

Supports custom resource mappings

Capabilities & Tool Schemas

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by MCP K8s Go.

Extracted Tool Capabilities

List Kubernetes contexts, namespaces, nodes, and pods

Get, create, and modify any Kubernetes resources including pods, services, deployments

Retrieve Kubernetes events and pod logs

Execute commands inside Kubernetes pods

Supports custom resource mappings

Documentation Overview

Golang-based MCP server connecting to Kubernetes

MCP K8S Go

Features ⚙ Browse With Inspector ⚙ Use With Claude ⚙ Contributing ↗ ⚙ About MCP ↗

Features

MCP 💬 prompt 🗂️ resource 🤖 tool

🗂️🤖 List Kubernetes contexts
💬🤖 List Kubernetes namespaces
🤖 List, get, create and modify any Kubernetes resources
- includes custom mappings for resources like pods, services, deployments
🤖 List Kubernetes nodes
💬 List Kubernetes pods
🤖 Get Kubernetes events
🤖 Get Kubernetes pod logs
🤖 Run command in Kubernetes pod

Browse With Inspector

To use latest published version with Inspector you can run this:

Terminal

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx @strowk/mcp-k8s

Use With Claude

Demo Usage

Following chat with Claude Desktop demonstrates how it looks when selected particular context as a resource and then asked to check pod logs for errors in kube-system namespace:

Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop (or any other client) you might need to choose which way of installation to use.

You have multiple options:

	Smithery	mcp-get	Pre-built NPM	Pre-built in Github	From sources	Using Docker
Claude Setup	Auto	Auto	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual
Prerequisite	Node.js	Node.js	Node.js	None	Golang	Docker

Using Smithery

To install MCP K8S Go for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Terminal

npx -y @smithery/cli install @strowk/mcp-k8s --client claude

Using mcp-get

To install MCP K8S Go for Claude Desktop automatically via mcp-get:

Terminal

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @strowk/mcp-k8s

Manually with prebuilt binaries

Prebuilt from npm

Use this if you have npm installed and want to use pre-built binaries:

Terminal

npm install -g @strowk/mcp-k8s

Then check version by running mcp-k8s --version and if this printed installed version, you can proceed to add configuration to claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

, or using npx with any client:

Terminal

npx @strowk/mcp-k8s

For example for Claude:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "npx",

      "args": [

        "@strowk/mcp-k8s"

      ]

    }

  }

}

From GitHub releases

Head to GitHub releases and download the latest release for your platform.

Unpack the archive, which would contain binary named mcp-k8s-go, put that binary somewhere in your PATH and then add the following configuration to the claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s-go",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

Building from source

You would need Golang installed to build this project:

bash

go get github.com/strowk/mcp-k8s-go

go install github.com/strowk/mcp-k8s-go

, and then add the following configuration to the claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s_go": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s-go",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

Using Docker

This server is built and published to Docker Hub since 0.3.1-beta.2 release with multi-arch images available for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 architectures.

You can use latest tag f.e like this:

Terminal

docker run -i -v ~/.kube/config:/home/nonroot/.kube/config --rm mcpk8s/server:latest

Windows users might need to replace ~/.kube/config with //c/Users/<username>/.kube/config at least in Git Bash.

For Claude:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s_go": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "-i",

        "-v",

        "~/.kube/config:/home/nonroot/.kube/config",

        "--rm",

        "mcpk8s/server:latest"

      ]

    }

  }

}

Environment Variables and Command-line Options

The following environment variables are used by the MCP server:

KUBECONFIG: Path to your Kubernetes configuration file (optional, defaults to ~/.kube/config)

The following command-line options are supported:

--allowed-contexts=<ctx1,ctx2,...>: Comma-separated list of allowed Kubernetes contexts that users can access. If not specified, all contexts are allowed.
--readonly: Disables any tool which can write changes to the cluster
--help: Display help information
--version: Display version information
--mask-secrets: Mask secrets in the output (default: true). Use --mask-secrets=false to disable masking

For example if you are configuring Claude Desktop, you can add the following configuration to claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

    "mcpServers": {

        "mcp_k8s": {

            "command": "mcp-k8s",

            "args": [

                "--allowed-contexts=dev,prod",

                "--readonly"

            ]

        }

    }

}

, which would allow only dev and prod contexts to be used and would disable any tool which can write changes to the cluster.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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GitHub stars

384

Stargazers on the source repository.

npm downloads

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

8mo ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about MCP K8s Go

You can install it automatically using Smithery or mcp-get, or manually via prebuilt npm binaries, GitHub releases, building from source, or Docker.

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MCP K8s Go

Golang MCP server for Kubernetes cluster operations including resource management, logs, and commands.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Not yet automatically verified

We haven't yet run this listing's install command through our automated sandbox check. This isn't a red flag — we're steadily working through the catalog.

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strowk-mcp-k8s-go": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Overview

Use cases

List Kubernetes contexts and namespaces

Retrieve and modify Kubernetes resources

Fetch Kubernetes pod logs

Run commands inside Kubernetes pods

Monitor Kubernetes events

Key features

List Kubernetes contexts, namespaces, nodes, and pods

Get, create, and modify any Kubernetes resources including pods, services, deployments

Retrieve Kubernetes events and pod logs

Execute commands inside Kubernetes pods

Supports custom resource mappings

Capabilities & Tool Schemas

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by MCP K8s Go.

Extracted Tool Capabilities

List Kubernetes contexts, namespaces, nodes, and pods

Get, create, and modify any Kubernetes resources including pods, services, deployments

Retrieve Kubernetes events and pod logs

Execute commands inside Kubernetes pods

Supports custom resource mappings

Documentation Overview

Golang-based MCP server connecting to Kubernetes

MCP K8S Go

Features ⚙ Browse With Inspector ⚙ Use With Claude ⚙ Contributing ↗ ⚙ About MCP ↗

Features

MCP 💬 prompt 🗂️ resource 🤖 tool

🗂️🤖 List Kubernetes contexts
💬🤖 List Kubernetes namespaces
🤖 List, get, create and modify any Kubernetes resources
- includes custom mappings for resources like pods, services, deployments
🤖 List Kubernetes nodes
💬 List Kubernetes pods
🤖 Get Kubernetes events
🤖 Get Kubernetes pod logs
🤖 Run command in Kubernetes pod

Browse With Inspector

To use latest published version with Inspector you can run this:

Terminal

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx @strowk/mcp-k8s

Use With Claude

Demo Usage

Following chat with Claude Desktop demonstrates how it looks when selected particular context as a resource and then asked to check pod logs for errors in kube-system namespace:

Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop (or any other client) you might need to choose which way of installation to use.

You have multiple options:

	Smithery	mcp-get	Pre-built NPM	Pre-built in Github	From sources	Using Docker
Claude Setup	Auto	Auto	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual
Prerequisite	Node.js	Node.js	Node.js	None	Golang	Docker

Using Smithery

To install MCP K8S Go for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Terminal

npx -y @smithery/cli install @strowk/mcp-k8s --client claude

Using mcp-get

To install MCP K8S Go for Claude Desktop automatically via mcp-get:

Terminal

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @strowk/mcp-k8s

Manually with prebuilt binaries

Prebuilt from npm

Use this if you have npm installed and want to use pre-built binaries:

Terminal

npm install -g @strowk/mcp-k8s

Then check version by running mcp-k8s --version and if this printed installed version, you can proceed to add configuration to claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

, or using npx with any client:

Terminal

npx @strowk/mcp-k8s

For example for Claude:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "npx",

      "args": [

        "@strowk/mcp-k8s"

      ]

    }

  }

}

From GitHub releases

Head to GitHub releases and download the latest release for your platform.

Unpack the archive, which would contain binary named mcp-k8s-go, put that binary somewhere in your PATH and then add the following configuration to the claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s-go",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

Building from source

You would need Golang installed to build this project:

bash

go get github.com/strowk/mcp-k8s-go

go install github.com/strowk/mcp-k8s-go

, and then add the following configuration to the claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s_go": {

      "command": "mcp-k8s-go",

      "args": []

    }

  }

}

Using Docker

This server is built and published to Docker Hub since 0.3.1-beta.2 release with multi-arch images available for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 architectures.

You can use latest tag f.e like this:

Terminal

docker run -i -v ~/.kube/config:/home/nonroot/.kube/config --rm mcpk8s/server:latest

Windows users might need to replace ~/.kube/config with //c/Users/<username>/.kube/config at least in Git Bash.

For Claude:

config.json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp_k8s_go": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "-i",

        "-v",

        "~/.kube/config:/home/nonroot/.kube/config",

        "--rm",

        "mcpk8s/server:latest"

      ]

    }

  }

}

Environment Variables and Command-line Options

The following environment variables are used by the MCP server:

KUBECONFIG: Path to your Kubernetes configuration file (optional, defaults to ~/.kube/config)

The following command-line options are supported:

--allowed-contexts=<ctx1,ctx2,...>: Comma-separated list of allowed Kubernetes contexts that users can access. If not specified, all contexts are allowed.
--readonly: Disables any tool which can write changes to the cluster
--help: Display help information
--version: Display version information
--mask-secrets: Mask secrets in the output (default: true). Use --mask-secrets=false to disable masking

For example if you are configuring Claude Desktop, you can add the following configuration to claude_desktop_config.json file:

config.json

{

    "mcpServers": {

        "mcp_k8s": {

            "command": "mcp-k8s",

            "args": [

                "--allowed-contexts=dev,prod",

                "--readonly"

            ]

        }

    }

}

, which would allow only dev and prod contexts to be used and would disable any tool which can write changes to the cluster.

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

Related MCP Servers

View all in Cloud Platforms View all alternatives

Adoption & maintenance

Factual signals from GitHub, npm, and our automated checks — not a rating.

GitHub stars

384

Stargazers on the source repository.

npm downloads

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

8mo ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about MCP K8s Go

You can install it automatically using Smithery or mcp-get, or manually via prebuilt npm binaries, GitHub releases, building from source, or Docker.

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryCloud Platforms

9/10 checks healthy over the last 31d

39Quality signal: Fair · 39/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership6/20

Documentation & tools14/30

Adoption & activity9/15

Community engagement0/10

Supply-chain signal

Critical 1High 1Medium 0Low 0

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