# abhishekkrthakur/colabcode

Run VSCode (codeserver) on Google Colab or Kaggle Notebooks

Repository: https://github.com/abhishekkrthakur/colabcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/colabcode
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-09-14T16:08:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2184, "days_push": 718, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2158, forks 283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:19.837272+00:00)

## What it is
ColabCode is a Python package and CLI that runs VS Code (via code-server) inside Google Colab or Kaggle notebooks, accessible through the browser. It supports optional password protection and Google Drive mounting.

## Use cases
- run vscode in google colab
- use a full ide on kaggle notebooks
- access code-server from a colab notebook
- edit files in colab with vscode
- mount google drive while coding in colab

## When to choose
- you want a full VS Code IDE inside Colab or Kaggle notebooks
- you prefer browser-based editing over notebook cells for data science work

## When to avoid
- you need a locally installed IDE
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent updates
- you work outside Colab/Kaggle notebook environments

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor, cli
- domain: developer-tools, data-science
- platform: python, cloud
- tags: google-colab, kaggle, vscode, code-server, jupyter-notebooks, web-server

## Member repositories
- abhishekkrthakur/colabcode (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.837272+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:50:21.743323+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abhishekkrthakur/colabcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.837272+00:00, sha fb9675d656dc)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/colabcode/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:30:17.077287+00:00, sha aae9a70a48d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.