AI agent tools for Kubernetes
Short answer: Our top pick for Kubernetes: Netdata, with the highest AgentPick Score (92/100) among tools tagged "kubernetes". Runners-up: nacos (87) and kong (85). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Netdata | The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams. | 92/100 | ★ 81k | GPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | nacos | an easy-to-use dynamic service discovery, configuration and service management platform for building AI cloud native applications. | 87/100 | ★ 33k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | kong | 🦍 The API and AI Gateway | 85/100 | ★ 44k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | OpenSandbox | Secure, Fast, and Extensible Sandbox runtime for AI agents. | 84/100 | ★ 16k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | infisical | Infisical is the open-source platform for securing secrets, certificates, access, and AI Agents. | 83/100 | ★ 30k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | camel | Apache Camel is an open source integration framework with 350+ connectors. Write routes in Java, YAML, or XML. Run on Spring Boot, Quarkus, or standal… | 83/100 | ★ 6.4k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | kubeshark | eBPF-powered network observability for Kubernetes. Indexes L4/L7 traffic with full K8s context, decrypts TLS without keys. Queryable by AI agents via … | 80/100 | ★ 12k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | tyk | Open Source API and AI Gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP, gRPC and MCP (Model Context Protocol) | 78/100 | ★ 11k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | agentgateway | Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers | 78/100 | ★ 5.3k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | radar | The missing open-source Kubernetes UI with a built-in MCP server for AI agents. See what's broken, why, and what changed. Issues, Topology, event time… | 77/100 | ★ 3.8k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | holmesgpt | SRE Agent - CNCF Sandbox Project | 77/100 | ★ 3.6k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | Olares | Open-Source Personal Cloud OS for Always-On Agents | 76/100 | ★ 5.3k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | toolhive | ToolHive is an enterprise-grade platform for running and managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. | 76/100 | ★ 2.3k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | kite | 🪁 A lightweight, modern Kubernetes dashboard. All your clusters. One workspace. | 74/100 | ★ 3.2k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | kubeflow | The Cloud Native AI Platform | 72/100 | ★ 16k | Apache-2.0 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| #16 | openchoreo | OpenChoreo is an internal developer platform for Kubernetes | 71/100 | ★ 1.6k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | kubernetes-mcp-server | Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kubernetes and OpenShift | 70/100 | ★ 2.2k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | mcp-server-kubernetes | MCP Server for kubernetes management commands | 70/100 | ★ 1.6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | testkube | ☸️ The Open Testing Platform for AI-Driven Engineering Teams | 69/100 | ★ 1.7k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | ongrid | An ops AI Agent that understands your infrastructure, finds the root cause, and fixes it — right from Slack, Telegram, Lark or DingTalk. | 69/100 | ★ 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | optio | Workflow orchestration for AI agent swarms. | 69/100 | ★ 1.1k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | uniterm | All-in-one terminal covering 30+ protocols — SSH, RDP, SFTP, databases, Kubernetes and more. With a built-in AI Agent that runs multi-turn shell comma… | 69/100 | ★ 849 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | mariadb-operator | 🦭 Run and operate MariaDB in a cloud native way | 66/100 | ★ 1k | MIT | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | Dark-Moon | Open-source autonomous AI penetration testing. 50 specialist agents across web, API, cloud, Active Directory, Kubernetes, CI/CD and AI/LLM (OWASP LLM … | 62/100 | ★ 1k | GPL-3.0 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| #25 | kubefwd | Bulk port forwarding Kubernetes services for local development. | 59/100 | ★ 4.2k | Apache-2.0 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | dory | Dory is the complete local development system for Apple Silicon: Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and policy-bound agent sandboxes. | 58/100 | ★ 1.6k | GPL-3.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| #27 | fulling | Fulling is an AI-powered Full-stack Engineer Agent. Built with Next.js, Claude, shadcn/ui, and PostgreSQL. Use kubernetes as infra. | 46/100 | ★ 2.4k | MIT | 17 Aug 2026 |
| #28 | agentscope-runtime | A production-ready runtime framework for agent apps with secure tool sandboxing, Agent-as-a-Service APIs, scalable deployment, full-stack observabilit… | 45/100 | ★ 876 | Apache-2.0 | 4 Jun 2026 |
| #29 | DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills | Agent-ready DevOps, security, infrastructure, and compliance knowledge base with 80+ skills across Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/Azure/GCP, AI platform o… | 28/100 | ★ 1.2k | MIT | 22 May 2026 |
| #30 | kubectl-mcp-server | Published in CNCF Landscape: A MCP server for Kubernetes. | 28/100 | ★ 964 | MIT | 8 Apr 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Grant the narrowest permissions the server allows.
- Check whether it runs locally or calls a remote service.
- Prefer servers listed in the official MCP registry.
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