colab-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tasks | {
"list": {},
"cancel": {},
"requests": {
"tools": {
"call": {}
},
"prompts": {
"get": {}
},
"resources": {
"read": {}
}
}
} |
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| open_colab_browser_connectionA | Opens a connection to a Google Colab browser session and unlocks notebook editing tools. Returns a boolean representing whether the connection attempt succeeded |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
With only one tool, there is no possibility of confusion or misselection. The tool's purpose is clearly stated and no other tools exist to overlap with it.
The single tool name follows a clear verb_noun pattern (open + colab_browser_connection). There are no other tools to introduce naming inconsistencies, so the naming is internally consistent.
A single tool is too few for a server named colab-mcp, especially since the tool description mentions unlocking notebook editing tools that are not actually exposed. The count is at the lower boundary of what could be acceptable for a narrowly scoped connection tool, but it feels too thin for the apparent domain.
The tool surface is severely incomplete: it offers only an initial connection step while the description claims to unlock notebook editing tools that are absent. There are no tools for creating, editing, or executing notebooks, leaving agents with a dead end after establishing the connection.