Kubernetes ListPods MCP server for AI agents

The MCP Kubernetes server enables the Claude desktop application to list Kubernetes pods through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This integration allows Claude to interact with your Kubernetes clusters, providing pod information directly through its interface.

Installation

Follow these steps to install the MCP Kubernetes server:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Dineshkumarramaraj/mcp-kubernetes

Install the package:

go get github.com/Dineshkumarramaraj/mcp-kubernetes/kubernetes-listpods
go install github.com/Dineshkumarramaraj/mcp-kubernetes/kubernetes-listpods

Configuration

Setting Up Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop:

Add the following content to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes_listpods": {
      "command": "kubernetes-listpods",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Important: Use the full path to the binary in the command field if needed:
```
"command": "~/go/bin/kubernetes-listpods"
```

After configuration, Claude Desktop will be able to interact with the Kubernetes MCP server, as shown below:

Claude Desktop with Kubernetes integration

Using Without Claude Desktop

If you don't have Claude Desktop installed, you can still test the MCP server:

Run the server in developer mode:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector go run main.go

Open your browser and navigate to:
```
http://localhost:5173
```

This will launch the MCP Inspector interface where you can test the Kubernetes pod listing functionality.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "kubernetes_listpods" '{"command":"kubernetes-listpods","args":[]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kubernetes_listpods": {
            "command": "kubernetes-listpods",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kubernetes_listpods": {
            "command": "kubernetes-listpods",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect