A Modern, Lightweight MCP Server for Kubernetes
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add kubeview --env MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET='<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>' -- npx -y kubeview-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.kubeview]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kubeview-mcp"]
env = { MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET = "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>" }
# codex mcp add kubeview --env MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET='<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>' -- npx -y kubeview-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubeview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubeview-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"kubeview": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubeview-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubeview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubeview-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubeview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubeview-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubeview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kubeview-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET": "<MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MCP_APPROVAL_STATE_SECRET
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.