Top 10 MCP Servers for DevOps Engineers in 2025

The Best MCP Servers for DevOps

DevOps engineers deal with complexity at scale: dozens of services, multiple clouds, endless YAML. MCP servers let you bring Claude into that workflow — querying clusters, explaining runbooks, and even running deployments.

Here are the 10 essential MCP servers for every DevOps engineer.

1. Kubernetes MCP Server

Manage your K8s clusters with natural language. List pods, check deployment status, tail logs, exec into containers, and apply manifests — all without leaving your AI assistant.

npx -y mcp-server-kubernetes

Best for: Cluster troubleshooting, deployment management, log analysis

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2. Terraform MCP Server (HashiCorp)

Run terraform plan, inspect state files, and get AI-assisted explanations of proposed changes before you apply them.

go install github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server@latest

Best for: Infrastructure as code, safe deployments

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3. AWS MCP Server

Comprehensive AWS coverage: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, IAM, and CloudWatch — all accessible from Claude.

uvx aws-mcp

Best for: Cloud infrastructure management, cost analysis

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4. Azure MCP Server

Microsoft's official server for Azure resources, AKS clusters, Container Registry, and more.

npx -y @azure/mcp-server

Best for: Azure infrastructure, AKS management

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5. Docker MCP Server

Manage containers, build images, inspect networks, and orchestrate Docker Compose applications.

uvx mcp-server-docker

Best for: Local development, container debugging

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6. Prometheus MCP Server

Run PromQL queries, check alert rules, and analyze metrics — great for incident response.

uvx prometheus-mcp-server

Best for: Monitoring, SRE workflows, alerting

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7. GitHub Actions MCP Server

Trigger workflows, check CI run status, download artifacts, and debug failed steps.

npx -y github-actions-mcp-server

Best for: CI/CD management, pipeline debugging

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8. HashiCorp Vault MCP Server

Read and write secrets, manage policies, and inspect PKI certificates without leaving Claude.

go install github.com/hashicorp/vault-mcp@latest

Best for: Secrets management, security audits

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9. Cloudflare MCP Server

Deploy Workers, manage DNS, interact with KV storage and R2 — edge computing from Claude.

npx -y @cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare

Best for: Edge deployments, CDN management

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10. Semgrep MCP Server

Run security scans on your codebase and get AI-assisted remediation advice.

uvx mcp-semgrep

Best for: Security reviews, compliance scanning

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Setting Up Multiple Servers

Claude Desktop supports running multiple MCP servers simultaneously. A typical DevOps config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kubernetes": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-kubernetes"] },
    "aws": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["aws-mcp"] },
    "github": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"] }
  }
}

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