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Add a Node Pool to a Kubernetes Cluster
An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Add a Node Pool to a Kubernetes Cluster To add an additional node pool to a Kubernetes clusters, send a POST request to /v2/kubernetes/clusters/$K8S_CLUSTER_ID/node_pools with the following attributes. [POST /v2/kubernetes/clusters/{cluster_id}/node_pools]
Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__kubernetes_add_node_pool · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
cluster_id required | string | A unique ID that can be used to reference a Kubernetes… |
size required | string | The slug identifier for the type of Droplet used as workers in the node pool. |
id | string | A unique ID that can be used to identify and reference a specific node pool. |
name required | string | A human-readable name for the node pool. |
count required | integer | The number of Droplet instances in the node pool. |
tags | array | An array containing the tags applied to the node pool. All node pools are… |
labels | object | An object of key/value mappings specifying labels to apply to all nodes in a… |
taints | array | An array of taints to apply to all nodes in a pool. Taints will automatically… |
auto_scale | boolean | A boolean value indicating whether auto-scaling is enabled for this node pool. |
min_nodes | integer | The minimum number of nodes that this node pool can be auto-scaled to. The… |
max_nodes | integer | The maximum number of nodes that this node pool can be auto-scaled to. The… |
nodes | array | An object specifying the details of a specific worker node in a node pool. |
gpu_partition_mode | AMD_PARTITION_MODE_SPX_NPS1 | AMD_PARTITION_MODE_DPX_NPS2 | The AMD GPU partition mode for this node pool. Only applicable to AMD GPU… |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "digitalocean_api__kubernetes_add_node_pool",
"arguments": {
"cluster_id": "…",
"size": "…",
"name": "…",
"count": 0
}
}Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the add a node pool to a kubernetes cluster tool with cluster_id set to ….