kiali-mcp-server 0.0.4

Kiali MCP Server (Model Context Protocol) with special support for OpenShift

Kiali MCP Server

Kiali MCP Server is a thin extension of the upstream Kubernetes MCP Server. It adds Kiali-specific tooling while keeping the same core behavior and configuration.

• Based on kubernetes-mcp-server (native Go MCP server for Kubernetes/OpenShift)
• For the full set of tools and behavior adopted from upstream, see the upstream README: openshift/openshift-mcp-server README

Features

• Kiali integrations:
  • validations_list: Lists Istio object validations aggregated by namespace and cluster from a Kiali instance.

Requirements

• Access to a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster (kubeconfig or in-cluster service account)
• A reachable Kiali server URL

Configuration

Kiali MCP Server reuses the same configuration and flags as the upstream Kubernetes MCP Server. In addition, it adds the following Kiali-specific flags:

• --kiali-server-url string: URL of the Kiali server (e.g. "https://kiali-istio-system.apps-crc.testing/")
• --kiali-insecure: Skip TLS verification when connecting to the Kiali server

You can run the server via npx, uvx, or the compiled binary. Example using npx:

npx -y kiali-mcp-server@latest \
  --kiali-server-url "https://kiali-istio-system.apps-crc.testing/" \
  --kiali-insecure

Or using the binary after building:

./kiali-mcp-server \
  --kiali-server-url "https://kiali-istio-system.apps-crc.testing/" \
  --kiali-insecure

Refer to the upstream README for the rest of the flags and features (ports, auth, read-only, list output, etc.): openshift/openshift-mcp-server README

🧑‍💻 Development

Running with mcp-inspector

Compile the project and run the Kiali MCP server with mcp-inspector to inspect the MCP server.

# Compile the project
make build
# Run the Kubernetes MCP server with mcp-inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest $(pwd)/kiali-mcp-server --kiali-server-url "https://kiali-istio-system.apps-crc.testing/" --kiali-insecure