# k8s-explorer-mcp

> Intelligent MCP server for Kubernetes resource exploration, relationship mapping, and debugging with AI-powered insights

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/k8s-explorer-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Nir Adler
- homepage: https://github.com/nirwo/k8s-explorer-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- repository: https://github.com/nirwo/k8s-explorer-mcp/releases
- version: 0.1.3
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: kubernetes, k8s, mcp, model-context-protocol, llm, ai, resource-management, devops, cloud-native, debugging, monitoring, kubectl, helm, argocd, operators
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:k8s-explorer-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 🔍 K8s Explorer MCP

> An intelligent MCP server for Kubernetes resource exploration, relationship mapping, and debugging. Understands CRDs, provides AI-powered insights, and optimizes responses for LLM consumption.

[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)
[![FastMCP](https://img.shields.io/badge/FastMCP-2.0+-blue.svg)](https://gofastmcp.com)

## ✨ Features

- 🔍 **Intelligent Resource Discovery** - Find ConfigMaps/Secrets a pod uses, detect Helm charts, trace operator management
- 🌳 **Relationship Mapping** - Complete parent-child chains, service routing, volume mounts
- 📦 **13+ CRD Operators** - Helm, ArgoCD, Airflow, Argo Workflows, Knative, FluxCD, Istio, cert-manager, Tekton, Spark, KEDA, Velero, Prometheus + AI-powered fallback for unknown CRDs
- ⚡ **Smart Caching** - 4-layer cache with 80%+ hit rate for fast repeated queries
- 🎯 **Response Filtering** - 70-90% smaller responses optimized for LLM consumption
- 🔒 **Permission-Aware** - Adapts to RBAC constraints with helpful explanations
- 🤖 **AI-Powered Insights** - Natural language explanations using FastMCP sampling
- 📝 **Built-in Prompt** - Pre-configured debugging workflow prompt
- 🔄 **Multi-Cluster Support** - Seamless switching between multiple K8s contexts

## 🚀 Quick Start

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.10 or higher
- kubectl configured with access to a Kubernetes cluster
- Git

### Installation

```bash
# Install from PyPI (recommended)
uv pip install k8s-explorer-mcp

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/nirwo/k8s-explorer-mcp.git
cd k8s-explorer-mcp
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

### MCP Configuration

Add to your Cursor MCP configuration (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-explorer": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/k8s-explorer-mcp",
        "run",
    …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.debugging (1, declared)
- dev.monitoring (1, declared)
- infra.cloud (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/k8s-explorer-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T22:22:55.812Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/k8s-explorer-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/k8s-explorer-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:k8s-explorer-mcp