k8s-manifest-audit
Static audit of Kubernetes manifests via MCP, powered by kube-linter. Returns structured reports with severity, check ID, category, message, and remediation hints.
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
| Tool | Pricing | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
audit_manifest(yaml_content) |
$0.02 | Audit a single YAML string (may contain multi-doc ---) |
audit_directory(files) |
$0.02 | Audit multiple files — cross-file checks work correctly |
list_checks(enabled_only=False) |
$0.005 | Browse the full 63-check catalog with severity + category |
explain_check(check_id) |
$0.005 | Get 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 ID | Category | Severity (mapped) |
|---|---|---|
privileged-container |
security | high |
privilege-escalation-container |
security | high |
run-as-non-root |
security | high |
env-var-secret |
security | high |
host-pid / host-ipc / host-network |
security | high |
wildcard-in-rules |
rbac | high |
cluster-admin-role-binding |
rbac | high |
unset-cpu-requirements |
resources | medium |
unset-memory-requirements |
resources | medium |
no-liveness-probe / no-readiness-probe |
availability | medium |
latest-tag |
images | medium |
minimum-three-replicas |
availability | medium |
no-rolling-update-strategy |
availability | medium |
dangling-service / dangling-ingress |
config | low |
use-namespace |
config | low |
Use list_checks to get the full, up-to-date catalog.
Pricing
| Event | USD |
|---|---|
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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