MCP Openshift

Name: MCP Openshift
Author: dockndevai

by dockndevaiversion 0.2.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.dockndevai/mcp-openshift

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Safe-by-default MCP for OpenShift / Kubernetes: projects, pods, logs, deployments, routes.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools
You need to fill in: OPENSHIFT_SERVER, OPENSHIFT_TOKEN, OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: OPENSHIFT_SERVER, OPENSHIFT_TOKEN, OPENSHIFT_USERNAME, OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD, OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT, OPENSHIFT_MODE

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openshift": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-openshift"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSHIFT_SERVER": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add openshift --env OPENSHIFT_SERVER=your-value --env OPENSHIFT_TOKEN=your-value --env OPENSHIFT_USERNAME=your-value --env OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD=your-value --env OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT=your-value --env OPENSHIFT_MODE=your-value -- npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-openshift

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openshift": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-openshift"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSHIFT_SERVER": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "openshift": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-openshift"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSHIFT_SERVER": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT": "your-value",
        "OPENSHIFT_MODE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

OPENSHIFT_SERVER required env
Cluster API server URL, e.g. https://api.cluster.example.com:6443.
OPENSHIFT_TOKEN secret env
Bearer token (console → user menu → Copy login command → Display Token, or `oc whoami -t`).
OPENSHIFT_USERNAME env
Username for the cluster's local identity provider (alternative to a token).
OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD secret env
Password for the local identity provider. Sent only to the cluster's OAuth server.
OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT env
Path to the cluster CA bundle (PEM) for TLS verification.
OPENSHIFT_MODE env
Access mode: read-only | read-write | admin. Starts read-only; writes need read-write.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Developer toolsi

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Common questions

Is MCP Openshift safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: OPENSHIFT_SERVER, OPENSHIFT_TOKEN, OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.0) reached the registry 40 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

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README from the maker

Open the README

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mcp-openshift

A safe-by-default Model Context Protocol server for OpenShift / Kubernetes. It lets an agent explore and operate a cluster — projects, pods and logs, deployments and deploymentconfigs, routes, services, builds, imagestreams, and any resource by kind — and, in higher modes, scale workloads, restart deployments, apply manifests, and delete.

Connect with a token from the web console you already use, or your username/password against the cluster's local identity provider.

Part of the dockndevai MCP server suite — one governance model across all of them.

What it gives an agent

Starts read-only (see Safe by default); higher-capability tools are only registered when you raise the mode.

Tool	For	Needs mode
`whoami`	confirm the authenticated identity	read-only
`list_projects`	projects/namespaces you can see	read-only
`list_resources`	list any kind (± namespace, label selector)	read-only
`get_resource`	one resource with full spec/status	read-only
`pod_logs`	a pod's container logs	read-only
`list_events`	recent events in a namespace	read-only
`scale`	set replicas on a Deployment/DeploymentConfig	read-write
`rollout_restart`	restart a Deployment	read-write
`apply_resource`	create/update from a manifest (SSA)	read-write + `OPENSHIFT_ALLOW_APPLY`
`delete_resource`	delete a resource	admin + `OPENSHIFT_ALLOW_DELETE`

Install

npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-openshift

You need your cluster's API URL and a credential. The quickest, since you use the browser console:

In the OpenShift web console, click your username (top-right) → Copy login command → Display Token. Copy the value after --token= (sha256~…) and the URL after --server=.

Then set OPENSHIFT_SERVER + OPENSHIFT_TOKEN. (Console tokens are short-lived; grab a fresh one when it expires, or use username/password below, which re-logs in automatically.)

Configure

"mcpServers": { "openshift": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@dockndevai/mcp-openshift"], "env": { "OPENSHIFT_SERVER": "https://api.cluster.example.com:6443", "OPENSHIFT_TOKEN": "sha256~...", "OPENSHIFT_MODE": "read-only" } } } }

See docs/CLIENTS.md for Claude Code / Cursor / Codex / VS Code / Windsurf, and .env.example for every variable.

Authentication

Auth mode is chosen automatically (override with OPENSHIFT_AUTH):

token — OPENSHIFT_TOKEN (bearer). From the console (above) or oc whoami -t.
password — OPENSHIFT_USERNAME + OPENSHIFT_PASSWORD against the cluster's built-in OAuth server (HTPasswd / LDAP / any challenge-capable local IdP). The server runs the same request-token flow oc login -u … -p … uses, caches the token at ~/.mcp-openshift/token.json (0600), and re-logs in on expiry. The password is sent only to your cluster's OAuth endpoint and is never logged or written to disk.

TLS: clusters usually use a private CA — set OPENSHIFT_CA_CERT to the CA bundle, or (dev only) OPENSHIFT_INSECURE_TLS=true to skip verification.

Safe by default

Enforced by src/security.ts — defence in depth on top of your account's cluster RBAC:

`OPENSHIFT_MODE` — read-only (default) → read-write → admin. Tools above the mode aren't registered.
`OPENSHIFT_NAMESPACE_ALLOWLIST` / `OPENSHIFT_PROTECTED_NAMESPACES` — confine writes to named namespaces; system namespaces (kube-*, openshift, openshift-*, default) are readable but never mutable.
`OPENSHIFT_ALLOW_APPLY` — creating/updating resources needs this flag on top of read-write, plus a human confirmation.
`OPENSHIFT_ALLOW_DELETE` — deletes need admin mode plus this flag, plus confirmation.
`OPENSHIFT_DRY_RUN` — sends writes with Kubernetes dryRun=All: validated and admission-checked, but nothing persists.
Human-in-the-loop — apply, delete, and scale-to-zero pause and ask a person to approve via MCP elicitation.
`OPENSHIFT_AUDIT_LOG` — a JSON audit line per guarded op on stderr; Secret values are redacted from all output.

Optional AI risk guard. Set OPENSHIFT_GUARD_MODE=monitor|enforce to have apply_resource / delete_resource consult a local laya-guard daemon (pipx install laya-guard && laya-guard) that classifies the operation allow/confirm/block before it runs. Runs *after* the apply/delete gates; only tightens, never grants; fails closed.

There is a bundled skill, openshift-safe-operations, that teaches an agent how to authenticate (including from the browser console), the safety rules, and the standard triage/operate workflows. See also SECURITY.md.

Developing

npm install

npm run build

list the tools without a live cluster:

echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}' | OPENSHIFT_SERVER=https://x:6443 OPENSHIFT_TOKEN=x node dist/index.js npm test

Licence

MIT

MCP Openshift

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

mcp-openshift

What it gives an agent

Install

Configure

Authentication

Safe by default

Developing

list the tools without a live cluster:

Licence