Kaggle-MCP connects Claude AI to the Kaggle API through the Model Context Protocol, allowing you to interact with Kaggle competitions, datasets, and kernels directly through Claude's interface. This tool enables seamless access to Kaggle's resources without leaving your AI assistant.
# Install with a single command
curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp/main/install.sh | sh
# Download and run the installer
powershell -c "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp/main/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1; .\install.ps1"
# Install with pip
pip install git+https://github.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp.git
# Or better, install with uv
uv pip install git+https://github.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp.git
After installation, run the setup utility to configure Claude Desktop:
kaggle-mcp-setup
This will locate and update your Claude Desktop configuration file automatically.
If you prefer, you can manually add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kaggle": {
"command": "kaggle-mcp"
}
}
}
Configuration file locations:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
To use Kaggle-MCP, you need to configure your Kaggle API credentials:
kaggle.json
file with your credentials~/.kaggle/kaggle.json
(create the directory if needed)chmod 600 ~/.kaggle/kaggle.json
Alternatively, you can authenticate directly through Claude using the authenticate()
tool with your username and API key.
You can ask Claude to:
For more detailed documentation on available tools and their usage, visit stevenyuyy.us/kaggle-mcp.
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "kaggle" '{"command":"kaggle-mcp"}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kaggle": {
"command": "kaggle-mcp"
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kaggle": {
"command": "kaggle-mcp"
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect