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Interactive development in marimo notebooks with validation loops. Use for creating/editing marimo notebooks and verifying execution.

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Working with Marimo

Follows a Plan-Execute-Verify loop to ensure notebook correctness.

Feedback Loop

  1. Context & Plan:

    • Sessions: mcp_marimo_get_active_notebooks (Find session IDs).
    • Structure: mcp_marimo_get_lightweight_cell_map (See cell IDs/content).
    • Data State: mcp_marimo_get_tables_and_variables (Inspect DataFrames/Variables).
    • Cell Detail: mcp_marimo_get_cell_runtime_data (Code, errors, local vars).

  2. Execute:

    • Edit the .py file directly using write or search_replace.
    • Rule: Follow Best Practices (e.g., @app.cell, no global state).

  3. Verify (CRITICAL):

    • Lint: mcp_marimo_lint_notebook (Static analysis).
    • Runtime Errors: mcp_marimo_get_notebook_errors (Execution errors).
    • Outputs: mcp_marimo_get_cell_outputs (Visuals/Console).

Common Commands

  • Start/Sync: Marimo automatically syncs file changes.
  • SQL: Use mo.sql for DuckDB queries.
  • Plots: Use plt.gca() or return figure. No plt.show().

Reference

See Best Practices for code formatting, reactivity rules, and UI element usage.