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brew install mcp-server-kubernetes

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overview

Package summary

MCP Server for kubernetes management commands

Project links

Homepage

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mcp-server-kubernetes

history

Project history and usage

mcp-server-kubernetes is an MCP server that exposes Kubernetes and Helm management operations to MCP clients. It wraps familiar cluster workflows such as get, describe, logs, apply, scale, rollout, port-forward, and Helm operations behind protocol tools.

Project history

The repository was created in December 2024, during the first large wave of MCP servers that mapped existing command-line administration domains into agent-callable tools. Its README describes a server that connects to a Kubernetes cluster and loads kubeconfig from multiple sources.

The project expanded beyond basic kubectl commands into advanced operations, prompts, observability, secrets masking, and safety modes. The advanced README documents authentication priority order, custom kubeconfig paths, environment-based cluster credentials, read-only mode, and non-destructive mode.

Adoption history

The server is packaged for use through `npx mcp-server-kubernetes`, Homebrew, and client-specific integrations such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI extensions, and mcpb packages. This broad installation documentation reflects the package's role as infrastructure glue rather than a single-client demo.

GitHub metadata showed more than a thousand stars and hundreds of forks by July 2026, and release metadata showed continued 3.x releases in 2026. The project also links to ecosystem badges and MCP catalog listings, reinforcing that it is a packaged server intended for discovery and reuse.

How it is used

Users must have `kubectl`, a valid kubeconfig, cluster access, and optionally Helm v3 in PATH. By default, the server loads credentials from `~/.kube/config`, while advanced options allow full kubeconfig YAML or JSON, server/token environment variables, in-cluster config, `KUBECONFIG_PATH`, or the standard `KUBECONFIG` variable.

Typical client usage is a stdio command such as `npx mcp-server-kubernetes`. Operators can enable read-only or non-destructive modes through environment variables when connecting production or shared clusters.

Why package nerds care

mcp-server-kubernetes is notable because it packages a high-stakes existing CLI domain rather than a toy MCP demo. The value for package users is in reusing the local Kubernetes credential model and command-line tools while exposing them through MCP.

It also illustrates why package metadata matters for MCP servers: a cluster-management server needs clear docs around credentials, safety modes, dependencies, and client configuration so users understand what a one-line `npx` or Homebrew install is allowed to do.

Timeline

2024: GitHub repository created for Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes.
2025: README documents kubectl, Helm, client configuration, and advanced cluster operations.
2025: Advanced README documents authentication priority order and safety modes.
2026: 3.x releases continue, including v3.9.2 in June 2026.

Related projects

Kubernetes and kubectl provide the underlying cluster-management model.
Helm is used for optional chart operations.
Flux159/mcp-chat is documented as a CLI chat client that can interact with the server.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:kubernetes

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.kube/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.kube/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mcp-server-kubernetes`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version4.1.2

manager updated2026-07-30

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mcp-server-kubernetes
Version	4.1.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes
Last updated	2026-07-30T03:55:56Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

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combined/mcp-server-kubernetes.yml

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