# Install kubernetes-mcp-server with Homebrew

MCP server for Kubernetes. Version 0.0.66 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:kubernetes-mcp-server
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install kubernetes-mcp-server
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:kubernetes-mcp-server
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.0.66
- **Source summary:** MCP server for Kubernetes
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-31T15:59:10Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- kubernetes-mcp-server (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.0.66
## Project history and usage

Kubernetes MCP Server is a Go-based Model Context Protocol server that exposes Kubernetes and OpenShift operations to MCP-capable AI assistants and development tools.

### Project history

The project is part of the containers GitHub organization and positions itself as a native Kubernetes API implementation rather than a wrapper around kubectl or helm. Its README emphasizes direct API-server interaction, native binaries, Kubernetes and OpenShift support, Helm operations, Tekton operations, telemetry, and TOML configuration.

### Adoption history

The package reflects the 2025-2026 wave of MCP tooling in which command-line and editor agents gained structured access to infrastructure APIs. Its distribution includes native binaries, MCP bundle assets, npm, PyPI, and container packaging paths.

### How it is used

Users run the server beside an MCP client such as Claude Desktop, VS Code, or Cursor, with access derived from kubeconfig or in-cluster configuration. The server can use /etc/kubernetes-mcp-server/config.toml and drop-in TOML files for persistent configuration.

### Why package nerds care

For package collectors, kubernetes-mcp-server is notable because it packages an AI-agent integration as a normal CLI/server binary rather than as only an editor extension or JavaScript package.

### Timeline

- 2026: The GitHub releases page listed v0.0.63 assets for Linux, macOS, Windows, and MCPB bundles on June 23.

### Related projects

- Related projects include Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, Tekton, kubectl, and the Model Context Protocol ecosystem.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server>
- <https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/releases>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/main/docs/configuration.md>


## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: /etc/kubernetes-mcp-server/config.toml, ~/.kube/config

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubernetes-mcp-server.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kubernetes-mcp-server.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph