Colab Drive MCP

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by YummyTastyCode · Python

Synchronize Colab notebook files through Google Drive without executing notebook code.

Synchronize Google Colab notebook files through Google Drive without executing code.

Topics

ai-agentsgoogle-colabgoogle-drivejupyter-notebookmcpmodel-context-protocolpython

Install

Configuration

Environment variables

COLAB_MCP_ROOTrequired

Absolute local directory that bounds notebook file access.

COLAB_MCP_DRIVE_ACCESSdefault file

Google Drive access mode: file for minimal access or full for discovering existing notebooks.

COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS

Optional path to the local Google OAuth Desktop client JSON.

COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_TOKEN

Optional path to the local Google OAuth token JSON.

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claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "colab-drive-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COLAB_MCP_ROOT": "<YOUR_COLAB_MCP_ROOT>",
        "COLAB_MCP_DRIVE_ACCESS": "file",
        "COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS": "<YOUR_COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS>",
        "COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_TOKEN": "<YOUR_COLAB_MCP_GOOGLE_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}