Kubeshark MCP Server

Network Observability for SREs & AI Agents Live Demo · Docs Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic at the kernel level using eBPF - delivering instant answers to any query using network, API, and Kubernetes semantics.

People who work with kubernetes, rest and grpc and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-09 · ★ 12,082 · #10 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Kubeshark MCP Server

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_arm64.mcpb .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.kubeshark is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Kubeshark MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v53.4.0 · 2026-08-13

Kubeshark release v53.4.0 (08-13-2026) · Release Highlights · > Breaking change for SSO users. The permissions refactor replaces the per-role action-flag · > schema. The AUTH_ROLES env and flags such as canDownloadPCAP…

v53.3.0 · 2026-05-19

Kubeshark release v53.3.0 (05-19-2026) · Release Highlights · > This release completely refactors SSO's authz and is a breaking change for users who are using SSO. · Kubeshark 53.3.0 promotes the TLSX dissector to…

v53.2.5 · 2026-05-01

Kubeshark release v53.2.5 (05-01-2026) · Release Highlights · Kubeshark 53.2.5 adds native MySQL and PostgreSQL protocol dissection - both enabled out of the box - fixes server-side TLS decryption for pre-fork servers…

04 · Who maintains Kubeshark MCP Server

mcp is maintained by kubeshark. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2021.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #10 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.kubeshark/mcp (active, first published 2026-03-06 · 7 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_darwin_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_linux_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_linux_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/download/v53.4.0/kubeshark-mcp_windows_amd64.mcpb

06 · Kubeshark MCP Server FAQ

What is Kubeshark MCP Server?

Is Kubeshark MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-09 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

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