Who is the customer

1. Developers and platform engineers using generative AI-based IDEs (Claude, VS Code, Cursor) in "agent" mode to manage and operate OpenShift clusters
2. OpenShift administrators who need to manage backup and restore operations for their applications and cluster resources
3. SREs and DevOps teams who want to interact with OADP (OpenShift API for Data Protection) through AI-assisted tooling

What is the customer problem we are trying to solve

1. Customers managing backup and disaster recovery operations need to leave their IDE environment to interact with OADP through the OpenShift console or oc CLI
2. There is no AI-assisted way to manage Velero-based backup/restore operations on OpenShift clusters
3. Customers want to streamline their data protection workflows by integrating OADP capabilities into their AI-powered development environment

Overview

This feature extends the OpenShift MCP Server to include OADP (OpenShift API for Data Protection) toolset capabilities, enabling AI agents to manage backup and restore operations on OpenShift clusters.

Proposed OADP Tools

• Backup Management
  • Create, delete, list, and describe backups
  • Monitor backup status and progress
  • View backup logs

• Restore Operations
  • Create, delete, list, and describe restores
  • Monitor restore status and progress
  • View restore logs

• Schedule Management
  • Create, update, delete backup schedules
  • List and describe schedules
  • Pause/unpause schedules

• DataProtectionApplication (DPA) Management
  • List and describe DPA resources
  • View DPA status and configuration

• Storage Location Management
  • List and describe BackupStorageLocations
  • List and describe VolumeSnapshotLocations
  • Check storage location availability

References

• OpenShift MCP Server Repository: https://github.com/openshift/openshift-mcp-server
• Parent Feature: OCPSTRAT-2465 - [Tech Preview] OpenShift MCP Server