K8s Lens
About
MCP server for natural-language Kubernetes operations across single or multi-cluster environments.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
KUBECONFIG OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINTClaude Code
claude mcp add --env KUBECONFIG= --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT= k8s-lens-mcp -- uvx k8s-lens-mcp
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"k8s-lens-mcp","command":"uvx","args":["k8s-lens-mcp"],"env":{"KUBECONFIG":"","OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"k8s-lens-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"k8s-lens-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KUBECONFIG": "",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.