Kubernetes Interactive

Run and interpret Kubernetes commands interactively with a provided kubeconfig.

GitHub

k8s-interactive-mcp

A MCP server that can run Kubernetes commands with a given kubeconfig path and provide interpretation of the commands.

Result

Features

  • Run kubectl commands through MCP tools
  • Flexible command line piping
  • Automatic kubectl installation check
  • Support for custom kubeconfig paths
  • Error handling and helpful messages

Usage

  1. Install dependencies:
npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Installation

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-interactive": {
      "command": "/path/to/k8s-interactive/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

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