How to add Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) to Claude Desktop

Multi-cluster Kubernetes MCP server with 59 tools for resources, pods, nodes, deployments and YAML. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 14, 2026 · 148★ · stdio · no auth

Claude Desktop config for Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager)

go build main.go

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kom-kubernetes-operations-manager": {
      "command": "path/to/kom",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
2Paste the Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
5Open a chat and confirm Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager)'s tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

A Kubernetes cluster and a kubeconfig (KUBECONFIG env var, defaults to ~/.kube/config)
Go toolchain to build the binary (go build main.go), or the embedded mcp.RunMCPServer call in a Go app
For SSE mode: network reachability to the server's :9096/sse endpoint

What Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) can do in Claude Desktop

list_k8s_clusters

List all registered Kubernetes clusters.

restart_k8s_daemonset

Restart a DaemonSet by cluster, namespace and name.

scale_k8s_deployment

Scale a Deployment's replica count by cluster, namespace and name.

restart_k8s_deployment

Restart a Deployment by cluster, namespace and name.

stop_k8s_deployment

Stop a Deployment (set replicas to 0).

restore_k8s_deployment

Restore a Deployment's replica count.

update_k8s_deployment_image_tag

Update the container image tag of a Deployment.

get_k8s_deployment_rollout_history

Query a Deployment's rollout/upgrade history.

Security

These tools perform privileged, destructive cluster operations (delete resources, drain/cordon nodes, exec arbitrary commands in pods, apply/delete YAML, scale and roll back deployments). The server manages the cluster via the KUBECONFIG env var (defaults to ~/.kube/config) and has no built-in auth on the MCP layer. The SSE mode (http://IP:9096/sse) exposes these tools over the network with no authentication described in the README; restrict network access and run only against clusters you intend the AI client to control. AWS EKS credentials, when used, are held only in memory and cleared on restart.

Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Kom (Kubernetes Operations Manager) safe to use with Claude Desktop?

Which transports does the MCP server support?

Both stdio and SSE. The compiled binary acts as a stdio server; running it also serves SSE at http://IP:9096/sse for private, multi-user deployments. Claude Desktop supports stdio only.

How many tools does it expose?

The README documents 59 MCP tools spanning cluster listing, dynamic resource CRUD (incl. CRDs), pod operations, node management, deployment lifecycle, storage/ingress classes, events, and YAML apply/delete.

How does it authenticate to Kubernetes?

It uses the KUBECONFIG environment variable (defaulting to ~/.kube/config) and supports registering multiple clusters, including AWS EKS via access key/secret/region. The MCP layer itself has no authentication described in the README.

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