{"id":"himanshusharma89-k8s-diagnostics-mcp-server","name":"k8s-diagnostics-mcp-server","af_score":49.0,"security_score":42.8,"reliability_score":21.2,"what_it_does":"An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides Kubernetes diagnostic tooling for pods and clusters, including pod health analysis, cluster health overviews, pod log analysis for error patterns, and workload recommendations, backed by Kubernetes API access via in-cluster service account or kubeconfig.","best_when":"Running inside or alongside a Kubernetes environment where the operator can control access (RBAC) and provide the MCP host with credentials to query only the intended namespaces/resources.","avoid_when":"Exposed to untrusted users/agents without strict network isolation and least-privilege Kubernetes RBAC, or when logs contain sensitive data that should not be surfaced.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:52:20.925391+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["In-cluster Kubernetes service account (implicit via Kubernetes workload identity)","kubeconfig-based authentication (local $KUBECONFIG or ~/.kube/config)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Tool parameter defaults are described (e.g., namespace default \"default\", log lines default 100), but there is no documented pagination/continuation mechanism for long logs or large event streams.","Access failures may occur if Kubernetes RBAC/credentials cannot read the requested namespace/pod; README does not describe specific error codes or structured failure outputs for MCP tools.","Log analysis may return sensitive log content; an agent should treat responses as potentially sensitive and avoid unnecessary disclosure."],"error_quality":0.0}