How do I connect MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add mcp-kubernetes-ro -- npx -y @patrickdappollonio/mcp-kubernetes-ro` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server do?

MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server documents 22 tools to the agent, including api_version, container, context. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

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A read-only Kubernetes MCP server: list resources, get resource details, retrieve pod logs, discover API resources, and perform base64 encoding/decoding operations - all while maintaining security through read-only access.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'mcp-kubernetes-ro' -- 'npx' '-y' '@patrickdappollonio/mcp-kubernetes-ro'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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Documented tools (22)

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api_version

(optional): API version for the resource (e.g., 'v1', 'apps/v1')

container

(optional): Container name (required for multi-container pods)

context

(optional): Kubernetes context to use (defaults to current context from kubeconfig)

continue

(optional): Continue token for pagination (from previous response)

data

(required): Text data to encode

field_selector

(optional): Field selector to filter resources (e.g., 'status.phase=Running')

grep_exclude

(optional): Exclude lines matching these patterns (comma-separated). Works like grep -v - excludes lines containing any of these patterns

grep_include

(optional): Include only lines matching these patterns (comma-separated). Works like grep - includes lines containing any of these patterns

id

(required): Port forward session ID (e.g., "pf-1")

label_selector

(optional): Label selector to filter resources (e.g., 'app=nginx,version=1.0')

limit

(optional): Maximum number of resources to return (defaults to all)

max_lines

(optional): Maximum number of lines to retrieve

name

(required): Resource name

namespace

(optional): Target namespace (leave empty for cluster-scoped resources)

node_name

(optional): Specific node name to get metrics for. If not provided, returns metrics for all nodes.

pod

(required): Pod name

pod_name

(optional): Specific pod name to get metrics for. Requires namespace if specified.

ports

(required): Array of port mappings, each with:

(optional): Return logs from the previous terminated container instance (like kubectl logs --previous)

resource_type

(required): The type of resource to list - use plural form (e.g., 'pods', 'deployments', 'services')

since

(optional): Return logs newer than this time. Supports durations like "5m", "1h", "2h30m", "1d" or absolute times like "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z"

use_regex

(optional): Whether to treat grep patterns as regular expressions instead of literal strings

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How do I connect MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add mcp-kubernetes-ro -- npx -y @patrickdappollonio/mcp-kubernetes-ro` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server do?: MCP Kubernetes Ro MCP Server documents 22 tools to the agent, including api_version, container, context. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.