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IRkernel/IRkernel

R kernel for Jupyter observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/IRkernel/IRkernel · homepage · Jupyter Notebook · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4571
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 855
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1698 stars · 297 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

IRkernel is an R kernel for Jupyter that lets users run R code in Jupyter notebooks, consoles, and other Jupyter frontends. It registers R as a kernel via a CRAN-installable package and communicates with Jupyter over ZeroMQ.

Use cases

  • run R code in Jupyter notebooks
  • use R with JupyterLab
  • register multiple R versions as Jupyter kernels
  • interactive R data analysis in notebooks
  • use R in jupyter console or qtconsole
  • set up R notebooks in Docker

When to avoid

  • you only need R scripting without notebooks
  • you want a full R IDE experience like RStudio
  • you work in a language other than R

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

sdk developer-tools data-science developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform python jupyter-kernel r-language notebooks repl zmq docker

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
IRkernel/IRkernelmain23

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