Conversational Kubernetes management with OpenAI and MCP: n8n workflow

Conversational Kubernetes management with OpenAI and MCP

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 27 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

LargeCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

The flow

Starts it 3Model 5Service 19

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
2getAPIResourcesMcp Client ToolService
3listResourcesMcp Client ToolService
4describeResourceMcp Client ToolService
5getPodMetricsMcp Client ToolService
6getNodeMetricsMcp Client ToolService
7getResourceMcp Client ToolService
8getPodsLogsMcp Client ToolService
9getEventsMcp Client ToolService
10List toolsMcp Client ToolService
11createorUpdateResourceMcp Client ToolService
12Simple MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
13OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
14Helm listMcp Client ToolService
15Helm InstallMcp Client ToolService
16Helm GetMcp Client ToolService
17Helm RollbackMcp Client ToolService
18Helm HistoryMcp Client ToolService
19Helm UninstallMcp Client ToolService
20Helm UpgradeMcp Client ToolService
21Helm Repo ListMcp Client ToolService
22Helm Repo AddMcp Client ToolService
23Kubernetes MCP ClientMcp Client ToolModel
24Helm MCP ClientMcp Client ToolModel
25AI AgentAgentModel
26Kubernetes MCP Server TriggerMcp triggerStarts it
27Helm MCP Server TriggerMcp triggerStarts it

How it's built

Starts on: Someone opening a chat with it
Steps: 27
Size: Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to: Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model: OpenAI
Retrieval: Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 27 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 27 steps before you point it at anything that matters.