kai
Active·★ 20·MIT·Updated 2026-07-27
Kai is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLM clients to manage Kubernetes clusters using natural language commands. It exposes various Kubernetes operations—covering workloads, networking, config, storage, and RBAC—as MCP tools, integrating with platforms like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Continue.
#Kubernetes#MCP#LLM#Cluster Management#Go#Dev Tooling#API Integration#Container Orchestration
01
Features
01Manage core Kubernetes workloads (Pods, Deployments, Jobs, CronJobs)
02Control Kubernetes networking and configuration (Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
03Perform cluster operations including context management and node monitoring
04Apply and delete raw Kubernetes YAML/JSON manifests for any resource
05Stream logs and port forward to pods and services
02
Compatibility
Kubernetes
Platform
Verified via docs
Go
Language
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Client
Verified via docs
Cursor
Client
Verified via docs
Continue
Client
Verified via docs
Docker
Container
Verified via docs
03
Quick start
1
$ go install github.com/basebandit/kai/cmd/kai@latest
04
Use cases
↳Query and monitor Kubernetes resources (e.g., list pods, check cluster health)
↳Deploy and manage applications (e.g., create deployments, scale replicas)
↳Troubleshoot and debug workloads (e.g., show pod logs, port forward)
↳Configure networking and storage (e.g., create services, ingress, manage persistent volumes)
↳Automate complex Kubernetes operations via natural language
05
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