Kubernetes MCP Server
Kubernetes MCP Server is a MCP server for devops and ci/cd, published by containers.
A high-performance MCP server that enables AI agents to manage Kubernetes clusters, pods, Helm releases, and Tekton pipelines with native API interaction.
Is it any good?
Effectiveness · benchmark pending
We haven't benchmarked Kubernetes MCP Server yet, so its score is provisional — computed from safety, maintenance, and documentation only, with popularity given no weight. When we benchmark it, we measure whether it produces materially better output than a frontier model alone, and that result leads the score. How we measure.
About Kubernetes MCP Server
Description · AI-summarised from the containers README
Kubernetes MCP Server is a Go-based Model Context Protocol implementation that provides AI agents with powerful cluster management capabilities. Unlike CLI-wrapping alternatives, it interacts directly with the Kubernetes API server for high performance and low latency. Features include pod management (list, get, delete, logs, exec, resource metrics), generic resource CRUD operations, Helm chart installation and management, Tekton pipeline orchestration, multi-cluster support, and comprehensive observability via OpenTelemetry. Distributed as lightweight native binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, plus npm and Python packages.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"containers-kubernetes-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@containers/containers-kubernetes-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Install with your AI
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Install the "Kubernetes MCP Server" skill into my project by following all instructions at https://skillsdirectory.co/s/containers-kubernetes-mcp-server
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Frequently asked
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What does Kubernetes MCP Server do?
A high-performance MCP server that enables AI agents to manage Kubernetes clusters, pods, Helm releases, and Tekton pipelines with native API interaction.
How do I install Kubernetes MCP Server?
Kubernetes MCP Server is a MCP server. Primary install path: { "mcpServers": { "containers-kubernetes-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@containers/containers-kubernetes-mcp-server"] } } }
What is the Skill Score for Kubernetes MCP Server?
Kubernetes MCP Server has a Skill Score of 6.6/10 (Solid). It is currently a provisional score — Kubernetes MCP Server hasn't been benchmarked yet, so it weights safety 75/100 (40%), maintenance 50/100 (30%), and documentation 72/100 (30%). Popularity carries zero weight until effectiveness is measured. See methodology.
Is Kubernetes MCP Server free?
Kubernetes MCP Server is published under the Apache-2.0 license. See the vendor's source repository for any usage limits or paid tiers.
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