MCP JUPYTER Server

Model Context Protocol server that exposes basic tooling for inspecting and editing Jupyter notebooks (.ipynb) from any MCP-compatible client.

Features

• Read notebook cells with optional filtering by cell type.

• Add, update, or delete cells while preserving notebook metadata.

• Get quick notebook stats (cell counts, execution metadata, format version).

• Runs over stdio so it can be wired directly into MCP clients such as Claude Desktop.

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or newer.

• Access to the .ipynb files you want to work with (local file paths).

Quick start (npx)

Run directly from the repo/package without cloning:

npx -y mcp-jupyter

Installation (local checkout)

npm install

Example MCP client entry

Point your client at the built entrypoint (adjust the path to your checkout):

 {
  "mcpServers": {
    "jupyter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-jupyter"
      ],
      "cmd": ""
    }
  },
  "$version": 2
}

Available tools

Position-Based Operations

• list_cells - List all cells with indices and type information

• get_cell_source - Get source code of specific cells by index

• edit_cell_source - Edit cell content by index

• insert_cell - Insert new cells at specific positions

• delete_cell - Delete cells by index with automatic reindexing

Enhanced Operations

• move_cell - Move cells between positions

• convert_cell_type - Convert between code/markdown/raw cells

• bulk_edit_cells - Perform multiple operations in a single call