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K8s Manifest Audit MCP Server

Cloud & DevOpsModerate5.2MCP RegistryLocalRemote
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kube-linter audit for Kubernetes manifests — 63 checks: security, availability, RBAC, network.

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kube-linter audit for Kubernetes manifests — 63 checks: security, availability, RBAC, network.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://unbearable-dev--k8s-manifest-audit.apify.actor/mcp

Security Report

5.2
Moderate5.2Moderate Risk

Well-structured MCP server with appropriate authentication via Bearer token, proper input validation, and safe subprocess handling. The server delegates actual linting to kube-linter (external binary) via controlled subprocess calls with timeouts. Minor code quality observations (broad exception handling, logging of check names) do not raise security concerns. Permissions are appropriately scoped to the server's purpose of auditing Kubernetes manifests. Supply chain analysis found 3 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (1 critical, 1 high severity).

5 files analyzed · 6 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

File System Write

Writes or modifies files on your machine. Check that this is expected for the tool.

File System Read

Reads files on your machine. Normal for tools that analyze or process local data.

file_delete

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

process_spawn

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

k8s-manifest-audit

k8s-manifest-audit — static audit of Kubernetes manifests via MCP. Powered by kube-linter. Part of the Unbearable Labs audit shop.

Built by Unbearable Labs. Pay-per-event pricing — only billed when a tool is actually called.


What it does

Point any MCP-capable client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, n8n, Make, Zapier, custom agents) at this server, hand it a Kubernetes manifest or directory of manifests, get back a structured report:

  • Severity — high / medium / low / info
  • Check ID — kube-linter check name (e.g. privileged-container, unset-cpu-requirements)
  • Category — security / resources / availability / network / rbac / images / config
  • Message — what kube-linter found and where
  • Remediation hint — what to do about it
  • Object location — kind, name, namespace of the offending resource

63 checks total (31 enabled by default). Covers Deployment, Service, Ingress, ConfigMap, Secret, StatefulSet, DaemonSet, Job, CronJob, NetworkPolicy, RBAC, HPA, PDB, and more.

Tools

ToolPricingPurpose
audit_manifest(yaml_content)$0.02Audit a single YAML string (may contain multi-doc ---)
audit_directory(files)$0.02Audit multiple files — cross-file checks work correctly
list_checks(enabled_only=False)$0.005Browse the full 63-check catalog with severity + category
explain_check(check_id)$0.005Get description + remediation for one specific check

Quick start

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8s-manifest-audit": {
      "url": "https://unbearable-dev--k8s-manifest-audit.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" }
    }
  }
}

Check catalog (sample — 63 checks total)

Check IDCategorySeverity (mapped)
privileged-containersecurityhigh
privilege-escalation-containersecurityhigh
run-as-non-rootsecurityhigh
env-var-secretsecurityhigh
host-pid / host-ipc / host-networksecurityhigh
wildcard-in-rulesrbachigh
cluster-admin-role-bindingrbachigh
unset-cpu-requirementsresourcesmedium
unset-memory-requirementsresourcesmedium
no-liveness-probe / no-readiness-probeavailabilitymedium
latest-tagimagesmedium
minimum-three-replicasavailabilitymedium
no-rolling-update-strategyavailabilitymedium
dangling-service / dangling-ingressconfiglow
use-namespaceconfiglow

Use list_checks to get the full, up-to-date catalog.

Pricing

EventUSD
audit_manifest or audit_directory call$0.02
list_checks or explain_check call$0.005

Powered by kube-linter (MIT, StackRox/Red Hat).


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