{"id":"docker-desktop-kubernetes-apiserver","name":"desktop-kubernetes-apiserver","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/docker/desktop-kubernetes-apiserver","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/docker/desktop-kubernetes-apiserver","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["kubernetes","api-server","local-development","devtools","infrastructure"],"what_it_does":"Runs a local “Kubernetes API server” for desktop/local development (a Kubernetes control-plane API endpoint) so clients can interact with Kubernetes-style APIs without deploying a full cluster.","use_cases":["Local development and testing of Kubernetes clients","Building tools/controllers that talk to the Kubernetes API","CI smoke tests against a Kubernetes-like API endpoint","Development environments where full clusters are too heavy"],"not_for":["Production-grade Kubernetes control plane deployments","Workloads requiring a fully featured, managed Kubernetes API behavior and performance","Security-critical environments without additional hardening and review"],"best_when":"You need a lightweight, developer-focused Kubernetes API server for local testing of Kubernetes-integrated software.","avoid_when":"You require strict parity with upstream Kubernetes behavior across all versions/features or need production reliability guarantees.","alternatives":["kind (Kubernetes in Docker)","k3s","minikube","microk8s","full kubeadm-based local clusters","managed Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS) for staging tests"],"af_score":33.0,"security_score":55.5,"reliability_score":30.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:57:25.940875+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Kubernetes-style authentication to the API server (e.g., kubeconfig/client certificates/tokens), specific mechanism depends on the project’s configuration"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Exact auth scheme, supported methods, and scope model are not ascertainable from the provided info. As a Kubernetes API server, it typically relies on kubeconfig/authn/z semantics rather than a proprietary app-level auth API."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source/developer tooling style; no commercial pricing information provided."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":33.0,"security_score":55.5,"reliability_score":30.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":25.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":45.0,"rate_limit_clarity":20.0,"tls_enforcement":80.0,"auth_strength":70.0,"scope_granularity":30.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"As an API server component, transport security is typically achievable via TLS when configured; however, the provided information does not confirm defaults. Authentication likely follows Kubernetes primitives (certs/tokens), which is generally stronger than no-auth but scope granularity is uncertain. Secret handling and dependency hygiene cannot be verified from the provided content.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":35.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Kubernetes API servers can have version-specific behaviors; local API server compatibility may vary.","Without explicit idempotency guarantees, agents should avoid re-issuing mutating requests after timeouts.","Kubernetes authentication flows may require correct kubeconfig/certs/tokens; misconfiguration can look like auth failures rather than connectivity issues."]}}