# kubernetes-mcp-server

> Apache-2.0 MCP server that talks to the Kubernetes API directly

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server  
**Added:** 2026-10-20

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## The Hook

kubernetes-mcp-server is an MCP server from the containers org that talks to the Kubernetes API directly, without wrapping kubectl or helm, so an agent can read and manage cluster resources.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (containers/kubernetes-mcp-server), release v0.0.67 (2026-09-18), commit on 2026-10-20. ★~2.2k (~24 a week). Useful when you want an agent to inspect pods, logs and resources without installing kubectl next to it.

## The Catch

Still pre-1.0. Run it read-only unless you trust the agent with your cluster, because a write-enabled agent can change or delete real workloads.

## Verdict

The direct-to-API Kubernetes MCP server; start read-only.