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aks-mcp
by Azure
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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aks-mcp · Summary

Azure's AKS-MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with Azure Kubernetes Service clusters through MCP protocol.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

aks-mcp · Use cases

  • AI-powered AKS cluster management and operations
  • Automated troubleshooting and diagnostics of Kubernetes clusters
  • Multi-cluster fleet management through AI assistants

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

aks-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install prerequisites:

- Azure CLI - Go (for building from source)

  1. Install the server:
go install github.com/Azure/aks-mcp@latest
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aks-mcp": {
      "command": "aks-mcp",
      "args": ["--transport", "stdio", "--access-level", "readwrite"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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