Kubernetes Troubleshoot MCP Server

by nanagyamfiprempeh30io.github.NanaGyamfiPrempeh30/k8s-troubleshoot-mcpv1.0.0

Read-only Kubernetes diagnostics: pods, logs, events, workloads, services, PVCs and nodes.

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Install Kubernetes Troubleshoot MCP server

claude mcp add k8s-troubleshoot -e KUBECONFIG=/kubeconfig -e ALLOWED_NAMESPACES='<allowed-namespaces>' -- docker run -i --rm -e KUBECONFIG -e ALLOWED_NAMESPACES docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-troubleshoot": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "KUBECONFIG",
        "-e",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES",
        "docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "/kubeconfig",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES": "<allowed-namespaces>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-troubleshoot": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "KUBECONFIG",
        "-e",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES",
        "docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "/kubeconfig",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES": "<allowed-namespaces>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "k8s-troubleshoot": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "KUBECONFIG",
        "-e",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES",
        "docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "/kubeconfig",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES": "<allowed-namespaces>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-troubleshoot": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "KUBECONFIG",
        "-e",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES",
        "docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "/kubeconfig",
        "ALLOWED_NAMESPACES": "<allowed-namespaces>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
KUBECONFIG	yes	—	Path to the kubeconfig inside the container. Must match the mount destination. There is no fallback to ~/.kube/config and no in-cluster config: a missing, unreadable or malformed file is a startup failure rather than a silent downgrade to an ambient credential.
ALLOWED_NAMESPACES	yes	—	Comma-separated namespaces the server may read, e.g. staging,production. Wildcards (* and all) are rejected at startup, and kube-system and kube-public are stripped even if listed. This is defense-in-depth, not the security boundary — the boundary is the ServiceAccount's RBAC bindings.
LOG_LEVEL	—	—	DEBUG, INFO, WARNING or ERROR. All logging goes to stderr; stdout carries the JSON-RPC stream exclusively.
API_TIMEOUT_SECONDS	—	—	Kubernetes API request timeout. Must be a positive integer.
MAX_LOG_LINES	—	—	Maximum log lines any single get_pod_logs call may return. Must be a positive integer; clamped to a hard ceiling of 1000 with a warning.

Freshness

Maintained — last maintenance signal 47d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-08-25 · 47d ago · GitHub
Latest release
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Registry entry updated
2026-08-24 · 47d ago · official registry · v1.0.0

FAQ

›How do I install the Kubernetes Troubleshoot MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add k8s-troubleshoot -e KUBECONFIG=/kubeconfig -e ALLOWED_NAMESPACES='<allowed-namespaces>' -- docker run -i --rm -e KUBECONFIG -e ALLOWED_NAMESPACES docker.io/yawgyamfiprem32/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp:1.0.0. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Kubernetes Troubleshoot require an API key?

Yes. It expects KUBECONFIG, ALLOWED_NAMESPACES.

›Can I use Kubernetes Troubleshoot as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Kubernetes Troubleshoot in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.NanaGyamfiPrempeh30/k8s-troubleshoot-mcp.