Inspektor Gadget MCP

An MCP server that exposes Inspektor Gadget's eBPF-powered telemetry tools to AI agents. It enables root cause analysis by tracing DNS, TCP, syscalls, and process executions within Kubernetes and container environments, allowing LLMs to reason over low-level kernel data for debugging.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by inspektor-gadget

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What its tools do

37 tools, grouped by the hints the source reports. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

0 of 37 have a description · 0 of 37 declare behavior hints

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Popularity 28 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

Trace DNS queries and TCP connections for network debugging
Monitor process executions and syscalls for performance analysis
Perform AI-powered root cause analysis on Kubernetes workloads
Deploy gadgets in foreground or background modes for continuous observability

Source and maintenance

Community listingApache-2.0

docker-mcp: inspektor-gadget Source repository Project website

Last repository push: Aug 13, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC
Latest release: v0.0.1-beta.5
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

Packages and installation

Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.

mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775

oci

mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775 package definition

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  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry-1.docker.io"
}

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_advise_networkpolicy

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_advise_networkpolicy input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_advise_seccomp

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_advise_seccomp input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_audit_seccomp

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_audit_seccomp input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_bpfstats

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_bpfstats input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_deadlock

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_deadlock input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_fdpass

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_fdpass input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_fsnotify

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_fsnotify input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_profile_blockio

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_profile_blockio input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_profile_cpu

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_profile_cpu input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_profile_qdisc_latency

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_profile_qdisc_latency input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_profile_tcprtt

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_profile_tcprtt input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_snapshot_process

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_snapshot_process input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_snapshot_socket

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_snapshot_socket input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_tcpdump

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_tcpdump input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_top_blockio

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_top_blockio input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_top_file

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_top_file input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_top_process

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_top_process input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_top_tcp

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_top_tcp input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_bind

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_bind input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_capabilities

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_capabilities input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_dns

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_dns input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_exec

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_exec input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_fsslower

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_fsslower input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_lsm

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_lsm input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_malloc

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_malloc input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_mount

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_mount input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_oomkill

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_oomkill input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_open

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_open input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_signal

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_signal input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_sni

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_sni input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_ssl

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_ssl input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_tcp

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_tcp input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_tcpdrop

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_tcpdrop input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_trace_tcpretrans

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_trace_tcpretrans input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

gadget_traceloop

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

gadget_traceloop input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

ig_deploy

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

ig_deploy input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

ig_gadgets

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

ig_gadgets input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 2, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
Nov 2, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

Connect from your client

Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.

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Cursor

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cursor. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inspektor-gadget-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cline. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inspektor-gadget-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart VS Code. Koskamo has not executed this package.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "inspektor-gadget-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Claude Desktop. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inspektor-gadget-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/inspektor-gadget@sha256:a54c99a50a81ae22f3c3388c686d88fb58a76bee6d636efde100bad5c9073775"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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