Kaggle MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Kaggle dataset search, download, and EDA prompt generation to MCP clients such as Claude Desktop.
Features
- Search Kaggle datasets by keyword.
- Download and unzip Kaggle datasets locally.
- Generate a starter Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) prompt for a Kaggle dataset.
- Supports Kaggle credentials via environment variables or the standard
kaggle.jsonfile. - Runs locally, in Docker, or through Smithery.
Available MCP Capabilities
Tools
search_kaggle_datasets(query: str)
Searches Kaggle for datasets matching query and returns up to 10 results as JSON.
Returned fields include:
reftitlesubtitledownload_countlast_updatedusability_rating
download_kaggle_dataset(dataset_ref: str, download_path: str | None = None)
Downloads and unzips a Kaggle dataset.
dataset_ref: Kaggle dataset reference inowner/dataset-slugformat, for examplekaggle/titanic.download_path: Optional local output path. If omitted, files are saved to./datasets/<dataset_slug>/.
