How do I install rancher-mcp?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 38 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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rancher-mcp MCP Server

Name: rancher-mcp MCP Server
Author: rex

Capability-aware MCP server for Rancher-managed Kubernetes: discovery, resources, workflows.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rex-mcp-rancher": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "rancher-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RANCHER_URL": "",
        "RANCHER_TOKEN": "YOUR_RANCHER_TOKEN",
        "RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL": "",
        "RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON": "YOUR_RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
RANCHER_URL	Yes	Rancher server URL (single-instance mode)
RANCHER_TOKEN	Yes	Rancher API token (token-xxxxx:yyyyyyyyy) Secret.
RANCHER_VERIFY_SSL	No	Verify TLS certificates (default true)
RANCHER_INSTANCES_JSON	No	Multi-instance config JSON (overrides single-instance mode; supports per-instance read_only) Secret.

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