K8M vs Radar

A side-by-side comparison of two DevOps & Cloud servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	K8M AI-driven mini Kubernetes dashboard with a built-in MCP server exposing 49 cluster operation tools Unverified SSE (remote) API key Go	Radar Built-in MCP server for the open-source Kubernetes UI — lets AI assistants query and operate your cluster. Unverified HTTP (remote) No auth Go
Category	DevOps & Cloud	DevOps & Cloud
Language	Go	Go
Transport	SSE (remote)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	849	2.4k
Last commit	15 days ago	1 day ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	—	`curl -fsSL https://get.radarhq.io \| sh`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick K8M if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Radar if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add K8M

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "k8m": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:3618/mcp/k8m/sse",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: <token-from-k8m-个人中心-开放MCP>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Radar

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://get.radarhq.io | sh

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:9280/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

K8M or Radar — which is better?

Pick K8M if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Radar if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both K8M and Radar?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do K8M and Radar work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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