k8s-mcp-server and ig-mcp-server

These two tools are competitors, as both `k8s-mcp-server` and `ig-mcp-server` offer server components to manage or debug Kubernetes clusters, suggesting they provide overlapping functionality.

k8s-mcp-server
59
Established
ig-mcp-server
36
Emerging
Maintenance 13/25
Adoption 10/25
Maturity 15/25
Community 21/25
Maintenance 13/25
Adoption 6/25
Maturity 9/25
Community 8/25
Stars: 149
Forks: 34
Downloads:
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Go
License: MIT
Stars: 22
Forks: 2
Downloads:
Commits (30d): 0
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
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About k8s-mcp-server

reza-gholizade/k8s-mcp-server

Manage Your Kubernetes Cluster with k8s mcp-server

Implements MCP protocol with three transport modes (stdio, SSE, streamable-http) for integrating cluster management into CLI tools and web applications. Provides comprehensive Kubernetes operations including resource CRUD, log retrieval, metrics querying, and event listing, with flexible authentication supporting kubeconfig, bearer tokens, and in-cluster service accounts. Includes read-only mode to restrict write operations and runs as non-root in containers.

About ig-mcp-server

inspektor-gadget/ig-mcp-server

Debug your Container and Kubernetes workloads with an AI interface

Exposes Inspektor Gadget's eBPF-powered kernel observability (DNS traces, TCP connections, syscalls, file activity) as dynamically-registered MCP tools, enabling LLMs to autonomously select relevant gadgets and correlate low-level telemetry across multiple data sources. Supports foreground/background execution modes, read-only production safety, and flexible deployment via stdio, Docker, or Kubernetes HTTP transport. Transforms raw kernel events into structured JSON enriched with Kubernetes metadata (pod, namespace, container), enabling AI-driven root cause analysis grounded in real evidence rather than speculation.

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