Notebook MCP for VS Code

Notebook MCP for VS Code is a local MCP bridge for live Jupyter notebooks in VS Code.

It lets coding agents work with the same notebook document and selected Python/Jupyter kernel that the human sees in the editor. Agents can read notebook code, inspect outputs, insert and reorder cells, run cells or ranges, stream long-running output, save notebooks, and export results.

How it works

1. The extension starts a local Notebook MCP endpoint when VS Code starts.
2. The agent calls notebook_status to find open notebooks.
3. The agent chooses a notebook_uri and passes it on every notebook tool call.
4. Tool calls route through the VS Code Notebook API, so edits stay visible in the editor and support normal undo/redo behavior.

Common workflow

1. notebook_status
2. notebook_read
3. notebook_edit_cells or notebook_move_cells
4. notebook_run
5. notebook_operation for streaming long-running output
6. notebook_save or notebook_export

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85+
• Jupyter extension
• Python/Jupyter notebooks