Best MCP Servers for Kubernetes (2026)
The deepest bench in the directory: Manusa's and Strowk's servers, mcp-k8s-go, k8m's dashboard-backed server, kubectl-focused servers, kubefwd for local port-forwarding, and Stacklok's MKP. Most wrap kubectl and Helm with guardrails; they differ in language, auth model, and how much write access they allow.
This page collects the 10 MCP servers in our directory that genuinely cover kubernetes — together they have 9,646 GitHub stars, and 0 of them run as hosted services you can connect to without installing anything. The highest-rated options are txn2/kubefwd, manusa/Kubernetes MCP Server, flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes.
How to choose
Compare read-only versus write access first: pick a server that matches your risk tolerance, then your runtime (Go servers are single binaries; Python and TypeScript options integrate differently).
txn2/kubefwd
by txn2
🏎️ 🏠 - Kubernetes bulk port forwarding with service discovery, /etc/hosts management, traffic monitoring, and pod log streaming
npx -y txn2-kubefwdmanusa/Kubernetes MCP Server
by manusa
🏎️ 🏠 A - powerful Kubernetes MCP server with additional support for OpenShift. Besides providing CRUD operations for **any** Kubernetes resource, this server provides specialized tools to interact w
npx -y Ifflux159/mcp-server-kubernetes
by Flux159
📇 ☁️/🏠 - Typescript implementation of Kubernetes cluster operations for pods, deployments, services.
npx -y mcp-server-kubernetesrohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server
by rohitg00
🐍 ☁️/🏠 - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes that enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and others to interact with Kubernetes clusters through natural language.
npx -y -y kubectl-mcp-serverweibaohui/k8m
by weibaohui
🏎️ ☁️/🏠 - Provides MCP multi-cluster Kubernetes management and operations, featuring a management interface, logging, and nearly 50 built-in tools covering common DevOps and development scenarios. S
npx -y weibaohui-k8mstrowk/mcp-k8s-go
by strowk
🏎️ ☁️/🏠 - Kubernetes cluster operations through MCP
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspectoralexei-led/k8s-mcp-server
by alexei-led
🐍 - A lightweight yet robust server that empowers AI assistants to securely execute Kubernetes CLI commands (`kubectl`, `helm`, `istioctl`, and `argocd`) using Unix pipes in a safe Docker environment
npx -y alexei-led-k8s-mcp-serverreza-gholizade/k8s-mcp-server
by reza-gholizade
🏎️ ☁️/🏠 - A Kubernetes Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with Kubernetes clusters through a standardized interface, including API resource discovery, resource m
npx -y reza-gholizade-k8s-mcp-serversilenceper/mcp-k8s
by silenceper
🏎️ ☁️/🏠 - MCP-K8S is an AI-driven Kubernetes resource management tool that allows users to operate any resources in Kubernetes clusters through natural language interaction, including native resourc
npx -y silenceper-mcp-k8sStacklokLabs/mkp
by StacklokLabs
🏎️ ☁️ - MKP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes that allows LLM-powered applications to interact with Kubernetes clusters. It provides tools for listing and applying Kubernetes re
npx -y stackloklabs-mkpFrequently asked questions
What is the most popular MCP server for Kubernetes?
txn2/kubefwd leads this list with 4,096 GitHub stars. 🏎️ 🏠 - Kubernetes bulk port forwarding with service discovery, /etc/hosts management, traffic monitoring, and pod log streaming
Are these Kubernetes MCP servers free to use?
10 of the 10 servers here publish a license in the directory (Apache-2.0, MIT). 0 of them run as hosted services you can connect to remotely; the rest you install and run yourself. Hosted services may have their own pricing.
How do I choose an MCP server for Kubernetes?
Compare read-only versus write access first: pick a server that matches your risk tolerance, then your runtime (Go servers are single binaries; Python and TypeScript options integrate differently).