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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
kubectl-mcp-server
by rohitg00
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everything · Summary

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

kubectl-mcp-server · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server for Kubernetes infrastructure management through natural language.

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

kubectl-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Troubleshooting pod crashes and network issues using natural language
  • Deploying and scaling applications with simple commands
  • Auditing security configurations across namespaces

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

kubectl-mcp-server · Install

Quick Start with npx (Recommended)

npx -y kubectl-mcp-server

Install with Python

pip install kubectl-mcp-server[ui]

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "kubectl-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
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