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Agent integrations
The official agent setup describes plugins for Claude Code and Codex that provide notebook-backed Python sessions with persistent variables and rich outputs.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Data exploration
The product offers an interactive DataFrame explorer with crossfiltering for Python data including pandas, polars, datasets, narwhals, and duckdb.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Desktop app
The desktop app bundles the notebook, the runt CLI, and the runtimed daemon, and is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Headless installation
A per-user headless installer is offered for Linux and macOS and sets up the app, CLI, daemon, and a user service without root access.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Local data
The security page says notebooks, outputs, and environments live on the user's filesystem and that no account is required.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Maintainer
The telemetry page says nteract is maintained under NumFOCUS, a nonprofit, and is a NumFOCUS sponsored project.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Markdown and TeX
nteract 2.6 added improved Markdown rendering and renders bare TeX environments as math.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
MCP
The nteract MCP server lets AI assistants run code, read and write cells, manage dependencies, and work with people on the same live notebook.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
MCP and CLI
The nteract CLI and MCP server let agents create and manage notebooks, run code, read outputs, and manage dependencies.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Notable limit
The installer page documents stable and nightly channels, with nightly installed side-by-side using channel-suffixed commands.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Notebook dependencies
Users can store dependencies in notebook metadata, and nteract requires approval before installing them.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Notebook editing
Users can navigate long notebooks with a live outline and manage packages from a left rail.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026
Notebook workflows
The desktop app opens Jupyter notebooks and includes the notebook, the runt CLI, and the runtimed daemon.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Output isolation
The security page says notebook outputs render in an opaque-origin iframe that cannot access the parent app's DOM, localStorage, or Tauri APIs.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Package safety
nteract says it checks for typosquatting in popular PyPI packages and warns users about suspected package typos.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Product
nteract describes itself as a local-first notebook environment where people, kernels, and AI agents can work with the same live document.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Runtime environments
nteract detects project environments from pyproject.toml, pixi.toml, and environment.yml, and supports uv, conda, and pixi.nteract.io · read 4 Oct 2026
Secret redaction
nteract can scrub secret-looking environment values from outputs before they are written to disk or shown to an agent, and this feature can be disabled in settings.nteract.io · read 5 Oct 2026

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