# Colab MCP

> Google Colab's MCP server that bridges a local agent to a Colab notebook session in the browser.

## Facts
- **Category:** [MCP Servers](https://agentsearchengine.app/category/mcp-servers)
- **Type:** MCP server
- **Pricing:** Open source
- **GitHub stars:** 1,026
- **Language:** Python
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Last repo activity:** 2 months ago (Jun 23, 2026)
- **Official site:** https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp
- **Source code:** https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp
- **Listing on Agent Search Engine:** https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/colab-mcp
- **Data verified:** September 2026

## Best for
Letting a local coding agent use Colab's hosted runtime, including its accelerators, from your own terminal.

## Avoid if
Your MCP client runs remotely or lacks tools/list_changed support; both are requirements.

## About Colab MCP
Colab MCP, from the Google Colab team, connects a locally running agent to a Colab session open in your browser, so the agent can work in that notebook. It requires a client that runs on your device and supports tool-list change notifications, such as Gemini CLI, Claude Code or Windsurf.

## Connect to an MCP client
Launch command from the project's README: `uvx git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp`

### Claude Code (Run in your terminal)

```shell
claude mcp add colab-mcp -- uvx git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp
```

### Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "colab-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "colab-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "colab-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

```toml
[mcp_servers.colab-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["git+https://github.com/googlecolab/colab-mcp"]
```

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