Kaggle MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 78 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 12 Jun 2026.
MCP server for the Kaggle API: competitions, datasets, kernels, and models.
What the code does
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What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add Kaggle-mcp -e 'KAGGLE_USERNAME=<KAGGLE_USERNAME>' -e 'KAGGLE_API_KEY=<KAGGLE_API_KEY>' -- uvx mcp-server-kaggle{
"mcpServers": {
"Kaggle-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-kaggle"
],
"env": {
"KAGGLE_API_KEY": "<KAGGLE_API_KEY>",
"KAGGLE_USERNAME": "<KAGGLE_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.Kaggle-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-kaggle"]
env = { KAGGLE_USERNAME = "<KAGGLE_USERNAME>", KAGGLE_API_KEY = "<KAGGLE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"Kaggle-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-kaggle"
],
"env": {
"KAGGLE_API_KEY": "<KAGGLE_API_KEY>",
"KAGGLE_USERNAME": "<KAGGLE_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"Kaggle-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-kaggle"
],
"env": {
"KAGGLE_API_KEY": "<KAGGLE_API_KEY>",
"KAGGLE_USERNAME": "<KAGGLE_USERNAME>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<KAGGLE_USERNAME> (Your Kaggle account username), <KAGGLE_API_KEY> (Your Kaggle API key (from https://www.kaggle.com/account)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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Kaggle MCP — questions
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