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Colab Drive MCP

PYPI · COLAB-DRIVE-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20

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

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0 this week 75 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security100
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 0 of 34 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Pass
Provenance & Transparency35
  • Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • License check failed: the license (MIT License) isn't a recognized OSI-approved license. See how to fix → Fail
  • Actively maintained (last published 103 days ago).Pass
  • Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability69
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 732 tokens (~45/item across 16 items; 16 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management80
  • Stability observed for 24 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage71
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
  • Structured output schemas are declared (25% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "delete_local_cell" implies "delete" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 17 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the Colab Drive MCP server?

Colab Drive MCP runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx colab-drive-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · colab-drive-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp -- uvx colab-drive-mcp
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp -- uvx colab-drive-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp --command uvx --arg colab-drive-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["colab-drive-mcp"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp -t stdio -c uvx -a colab-drive-mcp
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yummytastycode-colab-drive-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "colab-drive-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 20 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 19 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 17 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 15 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 13 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 −4
    • Stability: pass → 0.77 functional
  • 11 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 10 Sept 26 +1
    • Security disclosure: unverified → pass functional
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/colab-drive-mcp@0.1.3

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted hatchling.build

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 34 packages
Packages resolved 34
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 16 exposed · ~582 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
add_local_cell ~44

Add a cell to a local notebook.

NameTypeReqDescription
cell_typestringyes
index
pathstringyes
sourcestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

authorize_google_drive ~22

Open an explicit Google OAuth flow and save the resulting local token.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

clear_local_outputs ~26

Clear outputs and execution counts from a local notebook.

NameTypeReqDescription
pathstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

copy_drive_notebook ~36

Copy a notebook file in Google Drive without executing it.

NameTypeReqDescription
file_idstringyes
namestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_local_notebook ~41

Create a new Colab-compatible local notebook.

NameTypeReqDescription
kernel_namestring
pathstringyes
titlestring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

delete_local_cell ~31

Delete a cell from a local notebook.

NameTypeReqDescription
indexintegeryes
pathstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_colab_url ~35

Return a Colab URL for a Drive notebook; this does not open a browser.

NameTypeReqDescription
file_idstringyes
NameTypeReqDescription
resultstringyes

No examples provided.

get_google_drive_status ~21

Check Google Drive setup and authorization without opening a browser.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_local_notebook ~43

Read a local notebook summary and its cells.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_sourceboolean
max_source_charsinteger
pathstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_notebook_sync_status ~39

Compare Drive and local notebook state; cannot detect Colab runtime activity.

NameTypeReqDescription
file_idstringyes
local_path

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_drive_notebooks ~35

List synchronized notebook files visible through the configured Drive access.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
querystring
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

list_local_notebooks ~38

List local .ipynb notebooks under COLAB_MCP_ROOT.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
querystring
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

pull_drive_notebook ~42

Synchronize a Drive notebook file into COLAB_MCP_ROOT without executing it.

NameTypeReqDescription
file_idstringyes
local_pathstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

push_local_notebook ~44

Synchronize a local notebook file to Drive without executing it.

NameTypeReqDescription
drive_namestring
file_id
local_pathstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_local_cells ~39

Search cell sources in a local notebook.

NameTypeReqDescription
case_sensitiveboolean
pathstringyes
querystringyes
NameTypeReqDescription
resultarrayyes

No examples provided.

update_local_cell ~46

Replace a cell's source and optionally its type.

NameTypeReqDescription
cell_type
indexintegeryes
pathstringyes
sourcestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Colab Drive MCP server?

Colab Drive MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.YummyTastyCode/colab-drive-mcp. Synchronize Colab notebook files through Google Drive without executing notebook code. This page covers its PyPI package (colab-drive-mcp).

Is the Colab Drive MCP server safe to use?

Colab Drive MCP scores 75 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the Colab Drive MCP server expose?

Colab Drive MCP exposes 16 tools: list_local_notebooks, get_local_notebook, create_local_notebook, add_local_cell, update_local_cell, and 11 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 582 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the Colab Drive MCP server still maintained?

Colab Drive MCP is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.