kubevirt-mcp-server

Provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes KubeVirt operations (VM lifecycle actions and read-only status/config data) as MCP tools, prompts, and structured resources/URIs. It uses KUBECONFIG to talk to a KubeVirt-enabled Kubernetes cluster.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (16d ago)
Repo ↗ Infrastructure mcp kubevirt kubernetes go agents vm-management
⚙ Agent Friendliness
60
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
51
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
25
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
78
Documentation
70
Error Messages
--
Auth Simplicity
85
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
35
Auth Strength
60
Scope Granularity
45
Dep. Hygiene
40
Secret Handling
70

Strength: uses Kubernetes RBAC via kubeconfig and README recommends least-privilege service account usage. Weaknesses/unknowns: no described MCP transport/authentication beyond kubeconfig; TLS enforcement and any in-process secret logging protections are not stated; dependency vulnerability status is not provided; scope granularity is constrained by Kubernetes RBAC rather than per-tool/per-call authorization.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
30
Breaking Changes
20
Error Recovery
50
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You want an LLM/agent to perform controlled KubeVirt management and inspection in a Kubernetes environment where you can supply a least-privilege kubeconfig to the MCP server process.

Avoid When

You need strict auditability, fine-grained per-request authorization, or you cannot provide least-privilege credentials; also avoid when you require explicit, documented rate limiting or idempotency guarantees.

Use Cases

  • Let an AI agent manage KubeVirt VMs (start/stop/restart/pause/unpause/create/delete) via MCP
  • Fetch VM/VMI/DataVolume/instance type/preference information using structured MCP resources
  • Provide LLM-friendly troubleshooting and health-check prompts for KubeVirt workloads
  • Integrate KubeVirt management into developer workflows (e.g., Claude CLI MCP integration)

Not For

  • Production-grade remote multi-tenant deployment without careful security hardening
  • Use cases requiring an HTTP/REST API or SDKs instead of MCP
  • Environments without an available KubeVirt cluster and valid kubeconfig credentials

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: Kubeconfig-based authentication (KUBECONFIG environment variable)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

The server relies on Kubernetes RBAC via the kubeconfig supplied to the MCP server process. No additional MCP/API authentication mechanism is described in the provided README.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Open-source tooling (license not specified in provided metadata). Pricing is not applicable from the provided information.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • Actions require appropriate Kubernetes/KubeVirt RBAC; the MCP server will fail if kubeconfig lacks permissions.
  • Some tools may have side effects and are not guaranteed idempotent (e.g., create/delete/patch/restart).
  • Correct namespace scoping is essential; resources are namespaced (unless using cluster-wide URIs).
  • URIs must match the expected kubevirt:// formats; invalid URIs should error.

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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