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0 pointsCuriouslyC7mo ago0 comments

It's already happening brother, https://github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server.

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still don’t know why you need an MCP for this when the model is perfectly well trained to write files and run kubetctl on its own

__MatrixMan__7mo ago

If it can run kubectl it can run any other command too. Unless you're running it as a different user and have put a bit of thought into limiting what that user can do, that's likely too much leeway.

That's only really relevant I'd you're leaving it unattended though.

gardnr7mo ago

You can control it with hooks. Most people I know run in yolo mode in a docker container.

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gexla7mo ago

Not sure about the MCP, but I find that using something (RAG or otherwise provide docs) to point the LLM specifically to what you're trying to use works better than just relying on its training data or browsing the internet. An issue I had was that it would use outdated docs, etc.

CuriouslyCOP7mo ago

Claude is, some models aren't. In some cases the MCPs do get the models to use tools better as well due to the schema, but I doubt kubectl is one of them (using the git mcp in claude code... facepalm)

dhorthy7mo ago

Yeah fair enough lol…usually I end up building model-optimized scripts instead of mcp which just flood context window with json and uuids (looking at you, linear) - much better to have Claude write 100 lines of ts to drop a markdown file with the issue and all comments and no noise

nsonha7mo ago

> on its own

does it? Did you forget the prompts? MCP is just a protocol for tool/function calling which in turn is part of the prompt, quite an important part actually.

Did you think AI works by prompts like "make magic happen" and it... just happens? Anyone who makes dumb arguments like this should not deserve a job in tech.

antihero7mo ago

I’ve literally asked Claude Code to look at and fix an issue on a cluster and it knows to use the cli utils.

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dhorthy7mo ago

still don’t know why you need an MCP for this when the model is perfectly well trained to write files and run kubetctl on its own

__MatrixMan__7mo ago

If it can run kubectl it can run any other command too. Unless you're running it as a different user and have put a bit of thought into limiting what that user can do, that's likely too much leeway.

That's only really relevant I'd you're leaving it unattended though.

gardnr7mo ago

You can control it with hooks. Most people I know run in yolo mode in a docker container.

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gexla7mo ago

CuriouslyCOP7mo ago

dhorthy7mo ago

nsonha7mo ago

> on its own

does it? Did you forget the prompts? MCP is just a protocol for tool/function calling which in turn is part of the prompt, quite an important part actually.

Did you think AI works by prompts like "make magic happen" and it... just happens? Anyone who makes dumb arguments like this should not deserve a job in tech.

antihero7mo ago

I’ve literally asked Claude Code to look at and fix an issue on a cluster and it knows to use the cli utils.

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