Jupyter MCP Server

@datalayer

Repository Homepage

Basic information

About Jupyter MCP Server

🪐 🔧 Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Jupyter.

#tools #ai #jupyter #mcp #mcp-server

Jupyter MCP Server config

No standard config provided

This server doesn't expose a parseable MCP config block in its README. See the repository for install instructions.

Repository

Jupyter MCP Server tools

Tool list not available yet

This listing does not currently have a tool list to display. This does not mean the server has no tools; check its documentation for supported capabilities.

We auto-extract tools from the README. The maintainer can list them under a ## Tools heading to populate this section.

Overview

What is 🪐✨ Jupyter MCP Server?

An open-source MCP server that enables AI agents to connect to and manage Jupyter Notebooks in real-time. It bridges AI assistants with Jupyter environments, allowing direct notebook creation, cell execution, and output retrieval. Developed by Datalayer.

How to use 🪐✨ Jupyter MCP Server?

Install via pip install jupyter-mcp-server and configure your MCP client with environment variables JUPYTER_URL, JUPYTER_TOKEN, and ALLOW_IMG_OUTPUT. Run using uvx for quick start or Docker for production. Alternatively, run as a Jupyter Server extension. The server supports STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports.

Key features of 🪐✨ Jupyter MCP Server

Real-time notebook control with instant output viewing.
Smart execution that adjusts after cell failures.
Context-aware understanding of entire notebooks.
Multimodal output support (images, plots, text).
Multi-notebook switching and management.
JupyterLab integration with additional commands.

Use cases of 🪐✨ Jupyter MCP Server

AI-assisted code development and debugging in Jupyter.
Automated data analysis and visualization workflows.
Interactive exploration of notebooks via natural language.
Orchestrating multi-notebook experiments with an AI agent.
Real-time collaborative editing with JupyterLab integration.

Frequently asked questions

What MCP clients are supported?

Works with any MCP client, including Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others.

How do I configure the server?

Set `JUPYTER_URL`, `JUPYTER_TOKEN`, and `ALLOW_IMG_OUTPUT` environment variables. A `MCP_TOKEN` is also required since version 1.0.0.

Is Docker supported?

Yes. Use the `datalayer/jupyter-mcp-server` Docker image with environment variables passed at runtime.

What are the runtime requirements?

Python environment with JupyterLab 4.4.1+, `jupyter-collaboration`, `jupyter-mcp-tools`, `ipykernel`, and `pycrdt`. Starting v1.0.2, `datalayer_pycrdt` is no longer needed.

Does it support JupyterHub or Google Colab?

Support for JupyterHub and Google Colab deployments is actively being developed; user feedback is welcome.

Comments

More Data & Analytics MCP servers

Linkly Link Shortener

Linkly

Linkly is an URL shortener with geo redirects, click & conversion tracking, link rotators, mobile deep links and an URL shortening API.

Forency

cheevahagadog

Investigate any website's technology stack: CMS, eCommerce, frameworks, analytics, CRM, payments, and hosting behind any URL. Ask "which of these 15 prospects use HubSpot vs Salesforce?" and get a table back. Free tier:

Lawstronaut Legal Research

Lawstronaut-FZCO

Connect your AI to millions of laws and court cases! Lawstronaut is the infrastructure layer that connects AI agents and software to millions of legal documents across 150+ jurisdictions, structured legal data, continuou

SportsTrackLive

STL Solutions

SportsTrackLive is a remote MCP server available at https://mcp.sportstracklive.com. SportsTrackLive is a Live Tracking solution and let you record, share and relive your Tracks! SportsTrackLive provide a real-time tra

CryptoWhaleInsights

CryptoWhaleInsights Team

Real-time crypto whale tracking & market intelligence. Monitors 80+ verified whale wallets across 14 blockchains (BTC, ETH, SOL, BSC, Base, ARB, MATIC, TON, SUI, HYPE, TRX, SEI, INJ, APT). 55 tools: whale movements, fear