What is radar?
radar is a MCP server by skyhook-io that query Kubernetes cluster topology, resources, events, logs and Helm/GitOps state across clusters via Radar, a Kubernetes visibility tool. It is listed under Developer tools and has 3,835 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | skyhook-io |
| Repository | skyhook-io/radar |
| Popularity | 3,835 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #101 of 4,418 MCP servers; #56 in Developer tools |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +103 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is radar safe to install?
radar scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 6 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install radar?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add radar -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http radar <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs radar for you:
Add the "radar" MCP server from https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.