Review tools present on Kubernetes MCP's

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Review tools present on Kubernetes MCP's - find gaps

https://github.com/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server/tree/f0986f3f3817283cf945b00ffb1329a3beef5f0e
https://github.com/Flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes/tree/25c01dd171ecc07126cb95ccadca2e0ccf56bafb
https://github.com/Azure/aks-mcp/tree/e60444c3d739dc3606d9ff4cd3826019e02df8d9
https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/eks-mcp-server/awslabs/eks_mcp_server

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These are available in multiple competing servers and commonly needed.

1. Port Forwarding (port_forward.go)

Available in: rohitg00, Flux159

Tool	Description
port_forward	Forward local port to pod/service port
port_forward_stop	Stop active port forward
port_forward_list	List active port forwards

// Example implementation
func portForward(podName, namespace, localPort, remotePort string) error
func stopPortForward(id string) error
func listPortForwards() []PortForward

2. Context Management (context.go)

Available in: rohitg00, Flux159

Tool	Description
kubectl_context_list	List available contexts
kubectl_context_current	Get current context
kubectl_context_switch	Switch to different context
kubectl_context_rename	Rename a context

3. Node Management (node.go)

Available in: Flux159, Azure

Tool	Description
node_cordon	Mark node as unschedulable
node_uncordon	Mark node as schedulable
node_drain	Drain node for maintenance
node_taint	Add/remove node taints
node_top	Show node resource usage

4. Explain Resources (explain.go)

Available in: rohitg00, Flux159, Azure

Tool	Description
kubectl_explain	Explain Kubernetes resource fields
kubectl_explain_recursive	Explain all fields recursively

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🟠 Medium Priority - Enhanced Operations

5. Pod Management (pod_management.go)

Tool	Description
pod_top	Show pod resource usage
pod_debug	Create debug container in pod
cleanup_pods	Clean up failed/evicted pods
pod_cp	Copy files to/from pods

6. Secret & ConfigMap Tools (secrets.go)

Enhance existing capabilities

Tool	Description
secret_create	Create secret from literal/file
secret_decode	Decode secret values (with masking option)
configmap_create	Create configmap from literal/file
secret_rotate	Rotate secret values

7. Resource Quota & Limits (quota.go)

Tool	Description
quota_list	List resource quotas
quota_describe	Describe quota usage
limitrange_list	List limit ranges
resource_usage_report	Generate namespace resource usage report

8. Network Policy Tools (netpol.go)

Tool	Description
networkpolicy_list	List network policies
networkpolicy_describe	Describe network policy
networkpolicy_test	Test connectivity against policies
networkpolicy_visualize	Generate policy visualization

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🟡 Nice to Have - Extended Ecosystem

9. Kustomize Tools (kustomize.go)

Tool	Description
kustomize_build	Build kustomization
kustomize_edit	Edit kustomization
kustomize_diff	Show diff before apply

10. Vertical Pod Autoscaler (vpa.go)

Tool	Description
vpa_list	List VPA resources
vpa_recommendations	Get VPA recommendations
vpa_create	Create VPA for deployment

11. KEDA - Event-Driven Autoscaling (keda.go)

Tool	Description
keda_scaledobject_list	List ScaledObjects
keda_scaledobject_status	Get scaling status
keda_triggers_list	List available triggers

12. Cert-Manager Tools (certmanager.go)

Tool	Description
certificate_list	List certificates
certificate_status	Get certificate status/expiry
certificate_renew	Trigger certificate renewal
issuer_list	List certificate issuers

13. External Secrets (externalsecrets.go)

Tool	Description
externalsecret_list	List external secrets
externalsecret_status	Get sync status
secretstore_list	List secret stores

14. Velero Backup/Restore (velero.go)

Tool	Description
backup_list	List backups
backup_create	Create backup
backup_describe	Describe backup status
restore_create	Restore from backup
schedule_list	List backup schedules

15. Gateway API Tools (gateway.go)

Tool	Description
gateway_list	List Gateways
httproute_list	List HTTPRoutes
gateway_status	Get gateway status

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🔵 Advanced Features

16. Troubleshooting & Diagnostics (diagnostics.go)

Tool	Description
diagnose_pod	Comprehensive pod diagnostics
diagnose_service	Service connectivity diagnostics
diagnose_ingress	Ingress path diagnostics
cluster_health_check	Overall cluster health assessment
resource_conflicts	Detect resource conflicts

17. Security Scanning (security.go)

Tool	Description
security_scan_namespace	Scan namespace for security issues
psa_check	Check Pod Security Admission compliance
rbac_analyze	Analyze RBAC permissions
secrets_audit	Audit secret usage

18. Cost Analysis (cost.go)

Tool	Description
resource_cost_estimate	Estimate resource costs
idle_resources	Find idle/unused resources
rightsizing_recommendations	Get resource rightsizing suggestions

19. Multi-Cluster Tools (multicluster.go)

Tool	Description
cluster_list	List configured clusters
cluster_compare	Compare resources across clusters
cluster_sync_status	Check GitOps sync status

20. CRD Management (crd.go)

Tool	Description
crd_list	List Custom Resource Definitions
crd_describe	Describe CRD schema
crd_instances	List instances of a CRD

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🟣 Alternative Service Mesh - Linkerd (linkerd.go)

Complement existing Istio support

Tool	Description
linkerd_install	Install Linkerd
linkerd_check	Run Linkerd health checks
linkerd_stat	Get traffic statistics
linkerd_tap	Live traffic inspection
linkerd_viz_dashboard	Open Linkerd dashboard
linkerd_inject	Inject sidecar proxy

[saireddyzepto]

here most of the tools are redundant like list, create, describe, edit, status
k8s_get_resources does the job of all the resource get and k8s_describe_resource does the job all resource describe so individual resource describe tool will context bloatup.