Capability-aware MCP server for Rancher-managed Kubernetes: discovery, resources, workflows.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add rancher-mcp -e RANCHER_URL=<RANCHER_URL> -e RANCHER_TOKEN=<RANCHER_TOKEN> -e RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL=<RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL> -e RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON=<RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON> -- uvx rancher-mcp==1.59.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"rancher-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rancher-mcp==1.59.0"
],
"env": {
"RANCHER_URL": "<RANCHER_URL>",
"RANCHER_TOKEN": "<RANCHER_TOKEN>",
"RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL": "<RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL>",
"RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON": "<RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"rancher-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rancher-mcp==1.59.0"
],
"env": {
"RANCHER_URL": "<RANCHER_URL>",
"RANCHER_TOKEN": "<RANCHER_TOKEN>",
"RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL": "<RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL>",
"RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON": "<RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"rancher-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rancher-mcp==1.59.0"
],
"env": {
"RANCHER_URL": "<RANCHER_URL>",
"RANCHER_TOKEN": "<RANCHER_TOKEN>",
"RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL": "<RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL>",
"RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON": "<RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
RANCHER_URLRequired | Rancher server URL (single-instance mode) |
RANCHER_TOKENRequired, secret | Rancher API token (token-xxxxx:yyyyyyyyy) |
RANCHER_VERIFY_SSLOptional | Verify TLS certificates (default true) |
RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSONOptional, secret | Multi-instance config JSON (overrides single-instance mode; supports per-instance read_only) |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Last updated | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.rex/rancher-mcp |
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