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mcp kubernetes for VS Code

io.github.dockndevai/mcp-kubernetes

Kubernetes monitoring & ops for AI agents — safe-by-default access modes and guards.

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Install mcp kubernetes in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "kubeconfig-path",
      "description": "KUBECONFIG_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "k8s-mode",
      "description": "K8S_MODE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-kubernetes": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-kubernetes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KUBECONFIG_PATH": "${input:kubeconfig-path}",
        "K8S_MODE": "${input:k8s-mode}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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