Kubernetes vs cost-hawk
cost-hawk is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
Kubernetes is an MCP server published by Flux159. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cost-hawk is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Kubernetes | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5ffbf7f0a8aa Forks (GitHub): 287 Pulls (Docker Hub): 462 317 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 1 607 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Kubernetes | cost-hawkno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 607 | 3 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 462 317 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 287 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kubernetes) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of cost-hawk
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Prices what your coding agent is about to do before it runs: asks before costly launches and destroys, tracks AI spend, and answers cost questions across AWS, Azure, GCP…
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Cloud cost optimization and FinOps strategies expert
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New Relic observability intelligence for Claude Code. Investigate APM performance, analyze cloud costs, debug Kubernetes, write NRQL queries, and respond to alerts — all from your…
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Detects database migration table locks, terraform cost leaks, and OWASP API flaws.
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Multi-cloud cost, inventory and waste analysis over MCP: AWS, GCP, Cloudflare and OVH.
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levelfour-mcp ai.levelfour/levelfour-mcp
Cloud cost visibility and savings recommendations grounded in your actual AWS, GCP and Azure bill.
What each says it does
Kubernetes
Connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it.
cost-hawk
Analyze cloud infrastructure costs, optimize Docker images, tune database performance, and generate cost reports
How to run each
Kubernetes As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio kubernetes -- docker run -i --rm mcp/kubernetescost-hawk
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cost-hawk publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Kubernetes · What it can do: cost-hawk · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.