IPython

Verified Integration

Author: @ConorForgie•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Tags:#Claude #Search #Database #API #Python #Git #Filesystem #AI #GitHub #Node.js

Client Configuration

— Connect IPython to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ipython": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-ipython"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides large language models with a stateful IPython kernel per session, ensuring isolated execution environments for iterative code development.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for IPython

IPython-MCP provides a stateful IPython kernel for large language model (LLM) clients, like Claude, enabling them to execute Python code iteratively. It creates an isolated execution environment per session, where variables, imports, and working directories persist across calls.

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