{"id":"upbound-controlplane-mcp-server","name":"controlplane-mcp-server","homepage":"https://docs.upbound.io","repo_url":"https://github.com/upbound/controlplane-mcp-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","kubernetes","crossplane","observability","logs","events","go","upbound"],"what_it_does":"MCP server (used via Crossplane/Intelligent Functions) that exposes tools to read Kubernetes pod events and pod container logs from a given namespace/pod (and optional container).","use_cases":["Read pod events for troubleshooting deployments/functions","Fetch pod logs for debugging failing workloads","Provide runtime context to an LLM/inference agent running as a Crossplane function","Integrate Kubernetes observability signals into “tool-using” workflows"],"not_for":["General-purpose Kubernetes management (create/update/delete resources)","Accessing secrets or sensitive application data without appropriate RBAC","Environments where tool execution must be isolated from cluster-level visibility (stronger tenancy controls)"],"best_when":"You need an agent to quickly retrieve logs/events for troubleshooting specific pods, and you can restrict access via Kubernetes RBAC to only the required verbs/resources.","avoid_when":"You cannot tightly scope RBAC or you require strong transport security guarantees (the README example uses http-stream to localhost).","alternatives":["Other Kubernetes log/event tooling wrapped as MCP tools","Direct Kubernetes API access (kubectl client or API) from the agent with strict RBAC","Crossplane function-specific integrations for reading logs/events","Self-hosted observability integrations (e.g., log aggregation APIs) exposed to the agent via MCP"],"af_score":57.0,"security_score":59.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:45:39.685011+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"/mcp (example: http://localhost:8080/mcp)","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Kubernetes in-cluster authentication via service account (implied by RBAC example)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No external API-key/OAuth described. Access is governed by the Kubernetes service account and RBAC permissions granted to the consuming function."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided (appears open-source / self-hosted)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":57.0,"security_score":59.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"mcp_server_quality":70.0,"documentation_accuracy":75.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":85.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":30.0,"auth_strength":70.0,"scope_granularity":80.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Access control is via Kubernetes RBAC (example shows narrow verbs/resources for events/pods/pods/log), which is good for least privilege. However, the README example uses an http baseURL for the MCP server (http-stream), so transport security depends on the deployment configuration. No details are provided about logging of sensitive content, secrets handling, or dependency audit posture.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":25.0,"idempotency_support":"true","idempotency_notes":"Reads-only operations (get/list pod logs and events) are effectively idempotent.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["The tools are read-scoped to pod logs/events; agents may request logs/events for the wrong container/namespace and receive empty/authorization errors depending on RBAC.","The README example config uses http-stream (including an http baseURL in the example); ensure your deployment uses appropriate transport protections (TLS/secure networking) in non-local environments.","Kubernetes log retrieval can be large; without explicit limits described, agents may need to handle truncation/timeouts at the application layer."]}}