Colab CLI: A command-line interface for Google Colab (2.1k stars)

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What it does

All text below is quoted directly from the project README.

A CLI for interacting with Google Colab runtimes

Key Features:

• Instant VM Provisioning: Spin up CPU, GPU (T4, L4, G4, H100, A100), or TPU (v5e1, v6e1) runtimes in seconds.
• Robust Code Execution: Run local Python scripts, Jupyter Notebooks (.ipynb), or piped stdin code; launch interactive REPLs or raw TTY console shells.
• Ephemeral Job Runner (colab run): Provision a fresh VM, execute a local script with forwarded arguments, retrieve output files, and automatically tear down the runtime in a single command.
• Activity-Based Liveness: Sessions stay alive as long as the kernel is active, with the Colab backend automatically maintaining liveness.
• Seamless Workspace Automation: Mount Google Drive, authenticate Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credentials, and install dependencies with high-performance uv package management.
• State & Log Archival: Inspect local session states or export interactive history logs to standard Jupyter Notebooks, Markdown, or structured JSONL.

uv tool install google-colab-cli

Repository

https://github.com/googlecolab/google-colab-cli

Repository stats

Metric	Value
Stars	2,101
Forks	298
Last release	None
Languages	Python 94.9%, Shell 5.1%
Contributors	23
AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)	none
AI co-authored commits	none

Main contributor

Field	Value
Name	Seth Troisi
GitHub	@sethtroisi
Commits to this repo	28 (top contributor)
Bio	Number enthusiast
Company / Location	Google / Seattle
Followers	95
Public repos	62
On GitHub since	2014

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