Kubeview

io.github.mikhae1/kubeview · v2.3.0

Read-only Model Context Protocol MCP server enabling code-driven AI analysis of Kubernetes clusters.

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claude mcp add kubeview -e KUBECONFIG=<KUBECONFIG> -e MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> -e MCP_MODE=<MCP_MODE> -e MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS=<MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS> -e MCP_ARGO_TOOLS=<MCP_ARGO_TOOLS> -e MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS=<MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS> -e MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -e MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT=<MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT> -e MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY=<MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY> -e MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE=<MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE> -e MCP_TIMEOUT=<MCP_TIMEOUT> -e MCP_HTTP_HOST=<MCP_HTTP_HOST> -e MCP_HTTP_PORT=<MCP_HTTP_PORT> -e MCP_HTTP_PATH=<MCP_HTTP_PATH> -e MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE=<MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE> -e MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET=<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET> -e MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR=<MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR> -e MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS> -e MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=<MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS> -e KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX=<KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX> -e MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN=<MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN> -e MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN=<MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN> -e MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN=<MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN> -e MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN=<MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubeview": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "<KUBECONFIG>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_MODE": "<MCP_MODE>",
        "MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS": "<MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGO_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGO_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT": "<MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT>",
        "MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "<MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY>",
        "MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE": "<MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE>",
        "MCP_TIMEOUT": "<MCP_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PATH": "<MCP_HTTP_PATH>",
        "MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE": "<MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR": "<MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>",
        "KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX": "<KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubeview": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "<KUBECONFIG>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_MODE": "<MCP_MODE>",
        "MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS": "<MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGO_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGO_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT": "<MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT>",
        "MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "<MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY>",
        "MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE": "<MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE>",
        "MCP_TIMEOUT": "<MCP_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PATH": "<MCP_HTTP_PATH>",
        "MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE": "<MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR": "<MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>",
        "KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX": "<KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "kubeview": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG": "<KUBECONFIG>",
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>",
        "MCP_MODE": "<MCP_MODE>",
        "MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS": "<MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGO_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGO_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS": "<MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT": "<MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT>",
        "MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "<MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY>",
        "MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE": "<MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE>",
        "MCP_TIMEOUT": "<MCP_TIMEOUT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PATH": "<MCP_HTTP_PATH>",
        "MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE": "<MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>",
        "MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR": "<MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS>",
        "KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX": "<KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN>",
        "MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN": "<MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`KUBECONFIG` Optional	Path to kubeconfig file; defaults to ~/.kube/config if unset.
`MCP_TRANSPORT` Optional	Transport mode: 'stdio' (default) or 'http'. The published package metadata still targets stdio by default.
`MCP_MODE` Optional	Server mode: 'code' (default), compatibility alias 'all', or direct 'tools'.
`MCP_CODE_MODE_DISABLED_TOOLS` Optional	Comma-separated configurable denials inside run_code. Environment overrides JSON; an empty value enables all configurable capabilities.
`MCP_ARGO_TOOLS` Optional	Argo Workflows capability override: auto, on, or off. Auto uses Kubernetes API discovery.
`MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS` Optional	Argo CD capability override: auto, on, or off. Auto uses Kubernetes API discovery or explicit remote configuration.
`MCP_LOG_LEVEL` Optional	Logging level: 'error', 'warn', 'info' (default), or 'debug'.
`MCP_KUBE_CONTEXT` Optional	Kubernetes context name to use. If unset, uses the current context from kubeconfig.
`MCP_K8S_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY` Optional	Skip TLS certificate verification for Kubernetes API (use 'true' or '1'). Not recommended for production.
`MCP_HIDE_SENSITIVE` Optional	Enable global sensitive data masking. Set to 'true' or '1' to mask sensitive values in responses.
`MCP_TIMEOUT` Optional	Default timeout in milliseconds for operations. If unset, uses plugin-specific defaults.
`MCP_HTTP_HOST` Optional	HTTP bind host when MCP_TRANSPORT=http. Defaults to 127.0.0.1.
`MCP_HTTP_PORT` Optional	HTTP port when MCP_TRANSPORT=http. Defaults to 3000.
`MCP_HTTP_PATH` Optional	HTTP endpoint path when MCP_TRANSPORT=http. Defaults to /mcp.
`MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE` Optional	Prefer JSON responses over SSE in HTTP mode. Set to 'true' or '1' to enable.
`MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET` Optional, secret	Shared secret of at least 32 bytes for signing approval state. Required in HTTP mode and identical across replicas.
`MCP_APPROVAL_REPLAY_DIR` Optional	Absolute directory on writable storage shared by every HTTP replica, used to atomically prevent approval replay.
`MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS` Optional	Comma-separated Host allowlist for HTTP mode. Required when binding to 0.0.0.0 or ::.
`MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` Optional	Comma-separated Origin allowlist for HTTP mode.
`KUBE_MCP_FORCE_VM_SANDBOX` Optional	Force the standalone code-mode runtime to use node:vm instead of isolated-vm. Set to '1' to enable.
`MCP_DISABLE_KUBERNETES_PLUGIN` Optional	Disable Kubernetes plugin. Set to 'true' or '1' to disable.
`MCP_DISABLE_HELM_PLUGIN` Optional	Disable Helm plugin. Set to 'true' or '1' to disable.
`MCP_DISABLE_ARGO_PLUGIN` Optional	Deprecated alias for MCP_ARGO_TOOLS=off.
`MCP_DISABLE_ARGOCD_PLUGIN` Optional	Deprecated alias for MCP_ARGOCD_TOOLS=off.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	17 Oct 2026
Last updated	17 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.mikhae1/kubeview`

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