describeResource

MCP tool from K8s MCP Server by reza-gholizade

Describes a resource in the Kubernetes cluster, similar to kubectl describe.

How to use it

describeResource is exposed by the K8s MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the describeResource tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install K8s MCP Server

$docker run -p 8080:8080 -v ~/.kube/config:/home/appuser/.kube/config:ro ginnux/k8s-mcp-server:latest

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Other tools in K8s MCP Server (12)

createOrUpdateResource

Creates a new resource or updates an existing one from a JSON manifest.

createOrUpdateResourceYAML

Creates a new resource or updates an existing one from a YAML manifest. This tool is specifically optimized for YAML input and provides better error handling for YAML parsing issues.

deleteResource

Deletes a specific resource from the Kubernetes cluster.

getAPIResources

Retrieves all available API resources in the Kubernetes cluster.

getEvents

Retrieves events for a specific namespace or resource.

getIngresses

Retrieves ingress resources from the Kubernetes cluster.

getNodeMetrics

Retrieves resource usage metrics for a specific node.

getPodMetrics

Retrieves CPU and Memory metrics for a specific pod.

getPodsLogs

Retrieves the logs of a specific pod.

getResource

Retrieves detailed information about a specific resource.

listResources

Lists all instances of a specific resource type.

rolloutRestart

Triggers a rolling restart of a Kubernetes resource that supports spec.template.metadata.annotations. This includes Deployment, DaemonSet, StatefulSet, Job, and similar resources.