Claude Code provides robust support for Jupyter notebook workflows and is actively used by researchers and data scientists for interactive data analysis and exploration. The tool can read and write Jupyter notebooks directly, interpret cell outputs including text, images, charts, and data visualizations, and understand the context of your analysis workflow across multiple cells. Anthropic’s own researchers and data scientists use Claude Code extensively with Jupyter notebooks, and the recommended workflow involves having Claude Code and a Jupyter notebook open side-by-side in VS Code for seamless interaction between the AI assistant and your interactive analysis environment.
The Jupyter integration capabilities extend beyond simple code generation to include intelligent analysis of notebook content and outputs. Claude Code can examine the results of data analysis cells, interpret visualizations and statistical outputs, suggest next steps in your analysis based on intermediate results, and help clean up or improve the aesthetic presentation of notebooks before sharing with colleagues. It understands common data science workflows and can help structure notebooks with appropriate markdown explanations, organize code cells logically, and ensure that notebooks tell a coherent analytical story from data loading through conclusions.
Advanced Jupyter workflows with Claude Code include automated notebook creation for specific analysis tasks, conversion of exploratory notebook code into production-ready scripts or pipelines, and assistance with complex multi-step analyses where each step builds on previous results. The tool can help with notebook-specific challenges like managing kernel state, handling memory usage in long-running analyses, and organizing code across multiple notebooks for large projects. Additionally, through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Claude Code can integrate with Jupyter servers and external data sources, enabling more sophisticated workflows that combine notebook-based analysis with other development tools and data systems.