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Retrieve Credentials for a Kubernetes Cluster

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Retrieve Credentials for a Kubernetes Cluster This endpoint returns a JSON object . It can be used to programmatically construct Kubernetes clients which cannot parse kubeconfig files. The resulting JSON object contains token-based… [GET /v2/kubernetes/clusters/{cluster_id}/credentials]

Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__kubernetes_get_credentials · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
cluster_id requiredstringA unique ID that can be used to reference a Kubernetes…
expiry_secondsintegerThe duration in seconds that the returned Kubernetes credentials will be…

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:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "digitalocean_api__kubernetes_get_credentials",
  "arguments": {
    "cluster_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
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 retrieve credentials for a kubernetes cluster tool with cluster_id set to ….

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