2 posts tagged with "Kubernetes" | OpenCost — open source cost monitoring for cloud native environments

OpenCost MCP Server: AI-Powered Cost Management for Kubernetes

October 23, 2025 · 4 min read

LFX Fall 2025 Mentee @ OpenCost

OpenCost MCP Server

The future of Kubernetes cost management is here, and it's powered by AI. We're excited to announce that OpenCost now includes a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to directly access and analyze your Kubernetes cost data. This groundbreaking integration brings intelligent automation to cost optimization, making it easier than ever to understand, predict, and optimize your cloud spending.

Note: This is available as of OpenCost v1.118.

Repost: Streamlining Kubernetes Cost Management with the New OpenCost Plugin for Headlamp

August 28, 2024 · 4 min read

OpenCost Authors

Kubecost Team

Reposted from the Headlamp blog post: Streamlining Kubernetes Cost Management with the New OpenCost Plugin for Headlamp, by Santhosh Nagaraj

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Headlamp is an open source Kubernetes UI that focuses on usability and can be extended via plugins. It is available as a web or desktop application. Learn more about it at headlamp.dev.

OpenCost + Headlamp

OpenCost is one of CNCF's leading open-source projects that offers real-time native cost monitoring for Kubernetes environments, providing visibility to developers and companies on the costs linked to their cloud-native applications. With OpenCost, one can trace the costs of single workloads, namespaces, and even particular labels in your Kubernetes cluster. The continuous granular cost visibility that OpenCost provides help in effectual usage of resources and better budgeting.