list_pods
List pods in a namespace
How to use it
list_pods is exposed by the K8s MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the list_pods tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install K8s MCP Server
go install github.com/briankscheong/k8s-mcp-server/cmd/k8s-mcp-server@latestOther tools in K8s MCP Server (21)
Container name (string, optional, defaults to first container)
Delete a pod from a namespace
Filter pods by field selector (string, optional)
Get information about a specific ConfigMap
Get information about a specific deployment
Get detailed information about a specific pod
Get logs from a pod
Get information about a specific service
Grace period before deletion (number, optional)
Filter pods by label selector (string, optional)
List ConfigMaps in a namespace
List deployments in a namespace
List all namespaces in the cluster
List all nodes in the cluster
List services in a namespace
Pod name (string, required)
Pod namespace (string, optional, defaults to current namespace)
Get logs from previous container instance (boolean, optional)
Number of replicas (number, required)
Scale a deployment to a specific number of replicas
Number of lines to retrieve from the end (number, optional)