gabornyergesX/kubernetes-mcp-server

Kubernetes MCP Server

A Kubernetes Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides programmatic access to Kubernetes resources through a standardized interface.

Overview

This project implements a comprehensive MCP server for Kubernetes that enables applications to interact with Kubernetes clusters through a well-defined protocol. It supports a wide range of Kubernetes resources including pods, services, deployments, webhooks, and more.

Features

• Comprehensive Resource Support: Pods, Services, Ingresses, IngressClasses, Deployments, DaemonSets, StatefulSets, ReplicaSets, Jobs, CronJobs, ConfigMaps, Secrets, ResourceQuotas, LimitRanges, HPAs, PriorityClasses, RuntimeClasses, Leases, and Webhooks
• Full CRUD Operations: Create, Read, Update, Delete operations for all supported resources
• Real-time Watch: Event streaming for resource changes
• Multiple Transport Protocols: HTTP/JSON-RPC and Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• Comprehensive Testing: Extensive test coverage for all functionality
• Production Ready: Proper error handling, logging, and monitoring

Test Coverage

The project maintains comprehensive test coverage across all components:

• Overall Coverage: 25.4% (target: 80%+)
• Core Components: High coverage on critical paths
• Handler Coverage: All 23 resource handlers tested
• Transport Layer: HTTP and stdio transport tested
• Validation: Input validation and RBAC validation tested
• Utilities: Core utilities and helper functions tested

Coverage Reports

• HTML Report: Generated as coverage.html after running make test-coverage
• Detailed Report: Use make test-coverage-detailed for package-by-package analysis
• CI Integration: Coverage reports uploaded to Codecov on every PR
• Coverage Badge: Real-time coverage status in repository badges

Coverage Goals

• Short-term: Achieve 50% overall coverage
• Medium-term: Achieve 70% overall coverage
• Long-term: Achieve 80%+ overall coverage
• Critical Paths: Maintain 90%+ coverage on core functionality

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or later
• Kubernetes cluster access (kubeconfig)
• jq for JSON processing (for test scripts)

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd kubernetes-mcp-server

# Build the server
make build

# Run the server
./kubernetes-mcp-server -transport sse -port 8080

Usage

The server exposes the following endpoints:

• MCP Endpoint: http://localhost:8080/mcp - Main MCP protocol endpoint
• SSE Endpoint: http://localhost:8080/sse - Server-Sent Events endpoint
• Health Endpoint: http://localhost:8080/health - Health check endpoint

Example API Call

# List all pods in the default namespace
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "list_pods",
      "arguments": {
        "namespace": "default"
      }
    }
  }'

Project Structure

kubernetes-mcp-server/
├── cmd/                           # Application entry points
│   └── kubernetes-mcp-server/     # Main application
│       └── main.go               # Application entry point
├── internal/                      # Private application code
│   ├── kubernetes/               # Kubernetes client implementations
│   │   ├── client.go            # Base client interface and implementation
│   │   ├── pod_client.go        # Pod operations
│   │   ├── service_client.go    # Service operations
│   │   ├── connection_pool.go   # Connection pooling
│   │   └── ...                  # 23 focused client implementations
│   ├── mcp/                     # MCP protocol handlers
│   │   ├── core/               # Core MCP functionality
│   │   │   ├── server.go      # Main server logic
│   │   │   ├── handler.go     # Base handler interface
│   │   │   └── handler_utils.go # Common utilities
│   │   ├── handlers/          # Resource-specific handlers
│   │   │   ├── pod/          # Pod operations
│   │   │   ├── service/      # Service operations
│   │   │   ├── deployment/   # Deployment operations
│   │   │   └── ...           # 20+ other resource types
│   │   ├── tools/            # Tool schema definitions
│   │   │   ├── pod_tools.go  # Pod tool schemas
│   │   │   ├── service_tools.go # Service tool schemas
│   │   │   └── ...           # 23 resource tool files
│   │   └── utils/            # Resource-specific utilities
│   │       ├── pod_utils.go  # Pod utilities
│   │       ├── service_utils.go # Service utilities
│   │       └── ...           # Resource utility files
│   ├── config/               # Configuration management
│   ├── logger/               # Structured logging
│   ├── health/               # Health checks
│   └── transport/            # Transport layer implementations
│       ├── http.go          # HTTP/SSE transport
│       └── stdio.go         # Stdio transport
├── pkg/                      # Public libraries
│   └── types/               # Shared type definitions
├── docs/                     # Documentation
│   ├── README.md            # Documentation index
│   ├── API_DOCUMENTATION.md # Complete API reference
│   ├── PROJECT_ORGANIZATION.md # Project structure guide
│   └── ...                  # Implementation guides
├── tests/                    # Test files
│   └── scripts/             # Test scripts
├── logs/                     # Log files
├── go.mod                    # Go module definition
├── go.sum                    # Go module checksums
├── Makefile                  # Build and development tasks
└── README.md                 # This file

Supported Resources

Core Resources

• Pods: Container orchestration and management
• Services: Network service abstraction
• Ingresses: External traffic routing and load balancing
• IngressClasses: Ingress controller configuration and defaults
• Namespaces: Resource isolation and organization

Workload Resources

• Deployments: Declarative updates for Pods and ReplicaSets
• DaemonSets: Ensures all nodes run a copy of a Pod
• StatefulSets: Manages stateful applications
• ReplicaSets: Maintains a stable set of replica Pods
• Jobs: Creates one or more Pods and tracks their completion
• CronJobs: Creates Jobs on a time-based schedule

Configuration Resources

• ConfigMaps: Stores non-confidential configuration data
• Secrets: Stores sensitive configuration data
• ResourceQuotas: Provides constraints that limit resource consumption
• LimitRanges: Provides constraints that limit resource consumption per namespace

Advanced Resources

• HorizontalPodAutoscalers: Automatically scales the number of Pods
• PriorityClasses: Indicates the relative importance of Pods
• RuntimeClasses: Selects the container runtime configuration
• Leases: Distributed locking mechanism
• Webhooks: Admission control and validation

API Reference

For comprehensive API documentation, see .

Quick Overview

The server provides 23 resource types with comprehensive CRUD operations:

Core Resources (5)

• Pods: Container orchestration and management
• Services: Network service abstraction
• Namespaces: Resource isolation and organization
• ConfigMaps: Non-confidential configuration data
• Secrets: Sensitive configuration data

Workload Resources (6)

• Deployments: Declarative updates for Pods and ReplicaSets
• DaemonSets: Ensures all nodes run a copy of a Pod
• StatefulSets: Manages stateful applications
• ReplicaSets: Maintains a stable set of replica Pods
• Jobs: Creates one or more Pods and tracks their completion
• CronJobs: Creates Jobs on a time-based schedule

Networking Resources (4)

• Ingresses: External traffic routing and load balancing
• IngressClasses: Ingress controller configuration and defaults
• Endpoints: Network endpoints for services
• NetworkPolicies: Network traffic control

Configuration Resources (3)

• ResourceQuotas: Provides constraints that limit resource consumption
• LimitRanges: Provides constraints that limit resource consumption per namespace
• HorizontalPodAutoscalers: Automatically scales the number of Pods

Advanced Resources (5)

• PriorityClasses: Indicates the relative importance of Pods
• RuntimeClasses: Selects the container runtime configuration
• Leases: Distributed locking mechanism
• Webhooks: Admission control and validation
• ReplicationControllers: Legacy replication controller

Available Operations

Each resource supports these operations:

Quick Example

# List all pods in the default namespace
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "list_pods",
      "arguments": {
        "namespace": "default"
      }
    }
  }'

Development

Building

# Build the server
make build

# Build with specific flags
go build -o kubernetes-mcp-server ./cmd/kubernetes-mcp-server

Testing

# Run unit tests
make test

# Run specific test scripts
./tests/scripts/test_service.sh
./tests/scripts/test_comprehensive.sh

Running Tests

The project includes comprehensive test scripts for all functionality:

# Test service functionality
./tests/scripts/test_service.sh

# Test comprehensive functionality
./tests/scripts/test_comprehensive.sh

# Test specific resources
./tests/scripts/test_lease.sh
./tests/scripts/test_webhook.sh

Configuration

Environment Variables

Command Line Flags

• -transport: Transport protocol (http, sse, or stdio, default: sse)
• -port: Server port (default: 8080)
• -host: Server host (default: localhost)
• -log-level: Logging level (default: info)
• -log-format: Log format (default: json)

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Ensure all tests pass
6. Submit a pull request

License

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Documentation

For comprehensive documentation, see the directory:

Core Documentation

• - Complete API reference with examples
• - Project structure and architecture guide

Implementation Guides

Technical Documentation