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Use Rancher with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Equip your AI to manage Kubernetes environments directly through Rancher, overseeing clusters, namespaces, and active pods.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 10 capabilities

The complete Rancher capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Rancher.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Rancher.

  1. 01

    Get project

    Retrieves details for a specific Rancher project

  2. 02

    List clusters

    Lists all Kubernetes clusters managed by Rancher

  3. 03

    List namespaces

    Lists Kubernetes namespaces associated with a project

  4. 04

    List users

    Lists all user accounts in the Rancher platform

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Rancher.

  1. 05

    List workloads

    Lists all Kubernetes workloads (Deployments, StatefulSets) in a project

  2. 06

    Get cluster

    Retrieves details for a specific Kubernetes cluster

  3. 07

    List apps

    Lists Helm applications installed in a project

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Rancher.

  1. 08

    List catalogs

    Lists available Helm chart repositories (Catalogs)

  2. 09

    List nodes

    Lists all nodes within a specific cluster

  3. 10

    List projects

    Use this to find project IDs. Lists logical projects within a cluster

Observed, not estimated

882ms average. Fast in production.

Rancher is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1011ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
732ms
Slowest day
1011ms
14-day trend
Slowing+6%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Rancher, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Rancher. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Rancher Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_48JQqDtai3S1zaUsKSh5UlUL9fX8wRsUCkOFQCNW/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Rancher capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rancher-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_48JQqDtai3S1zaUsKSh5UlUL9fX8wRsUCkOFQCNW/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Rancher owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I generate a Bearer Token in Rancher?

    Log into your Rancher UI. Go to your User Profile menu and select 'API & Keys'. Create a new API Key with appropriate scopes. Combine the generated Access Key and Secret Key using a colon (AccessKey:SecretKey), or use the final Bearer Token provided to authenticate the MCP server.

  • 02

    Does the integration require direct cluster network access?

    No, the MCP server acts exclusively by pinging the overarching main Rancher Server API URL rather than connecting locally to standard cluster API endpoints separately. Your network configuration remains secure as it relies completely on the Rancher gateway role.

  • 03

    Can I deploy new workloads to my cluster via the chat interface?

    Currently, the server allows listing and fetching comprehensive statuses for namespaces, workloads, endpoints, clusters, and pods natively to observe the infrastructure state interactively without allowing unmanaged destructive configurations to roll out purely based on prompt.

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