# How to integrate Kaggle MCP with Grok Build

```json
{
  "title": "How to integrate Kaggle MCP with Grok Build",
  "toolkit": "Kaggle",
  "toolkit_slug": "kaggle",
  "framework": "Grok Build",
  "framework_slug": "grok-build",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/grok-build",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/grok-build.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:16:40.031Z"
}
```

## Introduction

### How to integrate Kaggle MCP with Grok Build
[Grok Build](https://docs.x.ai/build/overview) is xAI's terminal coding agent. It runs on Grok 4.5, plans its work before it acts, and can run multiple sub-agents in parallel. It also reads Claude Code's MCP configuration, so any server you already have in a .mcp.json is picked up with no changes.
In this guide, I will show you how to connect your Kaggle account to Grok Build through Composio, so it can download data files for the Titanic competition, create a new version of your COVID-19 dataset, check processing status of your uploaded dataset, and more without leaving the terminal. Composio holds the OAuth tokens for you, and Grok Build only calls the tools you approve.

## Also integrate Kaggle with

- [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/chatgpt)
- [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/antigravity)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/autogen)

## TL;DR

### Why use Composio over a standalone MCP server?
- Read and write access. Composio's Kaggle integration lets Grok Build take real actions like creating drafts, sending updates, and labeling records, not just reading data.
- 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. One endpoint gives you a full catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
- One MCP server for every app. Wire up a single Composio server instead of maintaining a separate MCP entry for each app.
- Smart, context-aware tool loading. Grok Build caps how many tools it holds in a single request. Composio loads only the tools a task needs, so you do not spend that budget on tools you are not using.
- Cross-app automation. Chain actions across apps in one run. Pull a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post the highlights to Slack from a single prompt.

## Connect Kaggle to Grok Build

### Prerequisites
- Grok Build installed and signed in. Install with curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex on Windows PowerShell. On first launch Grok opens a browser to authenticate; for headless or CI use, set an XAI_API_KEY environment variable instead (create the key at [console.x.ai](https://console.x.ai/)).
- Access to the Kaggle account you want to connect.
- The [Composio MCP endpoint](https://dashboard.composio.dev/login?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=grok-build&utm_content=composio_connect). Composio's server is remote and hosted, so there is nothing to run locally and no tunnel to set up.
### Step-by-step: Connect Kaggle to Grok Build
### 1. Install and verify Grok Build
Install the CLI, then restart your shell so the grok binary lands on your PATH:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
which grok
```

## What is the Kaggle MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Kaggle MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Kaggle account. It provides structured and secure access to your Kaggle datasets, competitions, and configurations, so your agent can perform actions like downloading competition data, creating datasets, submitting entries, and managing dataset versions on your behalf.
- Competition data access and download: Let your agent fetch and download competition datasets quickly by specifying a competition ID, so you always have the latest files for analysis.
- Automated dataset creation and management: Have your agent create new Kaggle datasets, update metadata, and publish new dataset versions seamlessly, streamlining the process of sharing your work with the community.
- Competition entry submission: Empower your agent to submit competition entries automatically once your solution is ready and uploaded, helping you participate in challenges without manual hassle.
- Configuration management and setup: Allow your agent to initialize, locate, and update Kaggle API configuration files and keys, ensuring smooth and authenticated operations every time.
- Dataset status monitoring: Ask your agent to check the status of uploaded datasets or processing jobs, so you always know when your data is ready for use or public sharing.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `KAGGLE_COMPETITION_DOWNLOAD_FILES` | Download competition data files | Downloads all data files for a Kaggle competition as a single zip archive. Returns the local file path where the zip was saved. Note: You must have accepted the competition's rules on Kaggle's website before downloading (403 error if not accepted). |
| `KAGGLE_COMPETITION_SUBMIT` | Submit Competition Entry | Submit an entry to a Kaggle competition using a previously uploaded file. Prerequisites: 1. You must have accepted the competition rules on Kaggle's website 2. You must have uploaded your submission file and obtained a blob_file_tokens (use Kaggle's file upload API endpoint first) This action performs the final submission step after file upload. The blob token identifies your uploaded file and associates it with your competition submission. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_DIR` | Get Kaggle Config Directory | Tool to retrieve the directory of the Kaggle API configuration file. Use when you need to locate the directory containing your kaggle.json credentials. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_INIT` | Initialize Kaggle Configuration | Initialize Kaggle API client configuration. This action sets up the necessary configuration file for Kaggle API access by first attempting to use the Kaggle CLI's 'kaggle config init' command. If the CLI is unavailable, it falls back to creating a kaggle.json file at ~/.kaggle/kaggle.json (or $KAGGLE_CONFIG_DIR/kaggle.json if that environment variable is set). The action is idempotent - if configuration already exists, it will not overwrite it. No parameters are required; the action uses environment variables and metadata when available. Run this before other Kaggle actions when credentials are missing or when KAGGLE_CONFIG_VIEW returns empty/error output. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_KEYS` | List Kaggle Configuration Keys | Tool to list local Kaggle API configuration keys. Use when you need to see which configuration options are set without revealing values. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_PATH` | Get Kaggle Config Path | Tool to retrieve local Kaggle API configuration file path. Use when you need to know the location of the Kaggle config before operations. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_RESET` | Reset Kaggle Configuration | Tool to reset local Kaggle CLI configuration to defaults. Clears CLI-managed keys ('competition', 'path', 'proxy'). |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_SET` | Set Kaggle Configuration | Tool to set a Kaggle CLI configuration parameter. Use when updating local CLI settings such as default download path or proxy. Ensure Kaggle CLI is installed. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_UNSET` | Unset Kaggle Configuration | Tool to unset a Kaggle CLI configuration parameter. Use when removing local CLI settings such as default download path or proxy. Ensure Kaggle CLI is installed. |
| `KAGGLE_CONFIG_VIEW` | View Kaggle Configuration | View local Kaggle API credentials and configuration settings. This action reads Kaggle configuration from local sources (does NOT make API calls to Kaggle). Configuration is retrieved in the following precedence order: 1. kaggle.json file (from KAGGLE_CONFIG_DIR env var, ~/.config/kaggle/, or ~/.kaggle/) 2. 'kaggle config view' CLI output (for proxy/path settings) 3. Environment variables (KAGGLE_USERNAME, KAGGLE_KEY) 4. Authorization header from metadata Use this action to: - Verify Kaggle credentials are configured before making API calls - Check current proxy settings - Debug authentication issues Returns empty strings for username/key if no credentials are found; use KAGGLE_CONFIG_INIT to set up credentials first. Note: username and key are independent — an empty username field does not indicate missing or invalid credentials. WARNING: This action returns sensitive API key data in plain text. |
| `KAGGLE_DATASET_CREATE` | Dataset Create | Create a new Kaggle dataset with metadata. IMPORTANT: Dataset creation requires at least one data file. Ensure files are uploaded before calling this action. The 'id' field must use your authenticated Kaggle username as the owner. Returns the creation status and any message from the Kaggle API. |
| `KAGGLE_DATASET_INIT` | Kaggle Dataset Init | Tool to initialize a dataset-metadata.json file in a local folder. Use when preparing a dataset folder before uploading to Kaggle. |
| `KAGGLE_DATASET_LIST_FILES` | List Kaggle Dataset Files | Tool to list files in a Kaggle dataset. Use when you need to retrieve paginated file listings by owner and dataset slugs, with optional version and paging controls. |
| `KAGGLE_DATASET_STATUS` | Get Dataset Status | Check the processing status of a Kaggle dataset after creation or version update. This endpoint is used to monitor datasets that are currently being processed by Kaggle's servers. It returns status information for datasets that are actively uploading, processing, or experiencing errors. For already-published datasets, this endpoint typically returns 404 (Not Found), which is expected behavior. Use this tool immediately after creating a new dataset (KAGGLE_DATASET_CREATE) or updating an existing dataset version (KAGGLE_DATASET_VERSION) to check when the dataset becomes ready. Poll this endpoint periodically until the status indicates completion or error. |
| `KAGGLE_DATASET_VERSION` | Create Dataset Version | Create a new version of an existing Kaggle dataset. Prerequisites: - You must own the dataset or have edit permissions - Files must be uploaded first to obtain upload tokens (required for the 'files' parameter) Use this when you have updated files or metadata and need to publish a new version of an existing dataset. |
| `KAGGLE_DOWNLOAD_COMPETITION_FILE` | Download competition file | Tool to download a specific data file from a Kaggle competition. Use when you need to retrieve a single file from a competition by specifying the competition slug and filename. Note: You must have accepted the competition's rules on Kaggle's website before downloading. |
| `KAGGLE_DOWNLOAD_COMPETITION_LEADERBOARD` | Download competition leaderboard | Tool to download the entire competition leaderboard as a CSV file packaged in a ZIP archive. Use when you need to analyze or review competition standings and scores. |
| `KAGGLE_DOWNLOAD_DATASET` | Download Kaggle Dataset | Tool to download all files from a Kaggle dataset as a zip archive. Supports downloading specific versions by providing the dataset_version_number parameter. |
| `KAGGLE_DOWNLOAD_DATASET_FILE` | Download Kaggle Dataset File | Tool to download a specific file from a Kaggle dataset. Use when you need to retrieve a single file from a dataset by specifying the owner, dataset, and filename. |
| `KAGGLE_GENERATE_COMPETITION_SUBMISSION_URL` | Generate Competition Submission URL | Tool to generate a pre-signed URL for uploading competition submission files. Use this before uploading your submission file to Kaggle. This action generates a temporary upload URL and token for submitting to a competition. You must provide the competition ID, file size, and last modified timestamp. After obtaining the URL, upload your submission file to the createUrl, then use the token to finalize the submission. |
| `KAGGLE_GET_DATASET_METADATA` | Get Dataset Metadata | Tool to get comprehensive metadata for a Kaggle dataset including title, description, licenses, and tags. Use when you need detailed information about a dataset's structure, schema, or properties. |
| `KAGGLE_GET_MODEL` | Get Model Details | Tool to get a Kaggle model's details including metadata and description. Use when you need information about a specific model on Kaggle. |
| `KAGGLE_GET_MODEL_INSTANCE` | Get Model Instance Details | Tool to get details for a specific Kaggle model instance (variation). Returns metadata including overview, usage instructions, download URL, version information, and license details. Use when you need to inspect or retrieve information about a specific model variation before downloading or using it. |
| `KAGGLE_KERNEL_INIT` | Kaggle Kernel Init | Initialize a kernel-metadata.json template file in a specified folder. This file is required before pushing/uploading a kernel to Kaggle. The template includes default values for kernel configuration (language, kernel_type, GPU settings, etc.) that can be customized before pushing. Use this when setting up a new Kaggle kernel locally. |
| `KAGGLE_KERNEL_OUTPUT` | Download kernel output | Tool to download the output of a Kaggle kernel. Use when needing the latest kernel results locally. |
| `KAGGLE_KERNELS_STATUS` | Get Kernel Status | Get the execution status of a Kaggle kernel (notebook). Returns current status (running, complete, error), timestamps, and output URL. Use this to monitor kernel execution after pushing/submitting a kernel. Note: You need permission to access the kernel - typically only your own kernels or public kernels you have access to. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_COMPETITION_FILES` | List competition data files | Tool to list all data files available for a Kaggle competition. Use when you need to retrieve file names, sizes, and metadata for competition datasets before downloading. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_COMPETITIONS` | List Kaggle Competitions | Tool to list available Kaggle competitions with filters and pagination. Use when you need to discover competitions, search by keywords, or filter by category, group, and sorting options. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_DATASETS` | List Kaggle Datasets | Tool to list Kaggle datasets with filters and pagination. Use after authenticating with Kaggle API key. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_KERNEL_OUTPUT_FILES` | List Kernel Output Files | Tool to list output files for a specific kernel run. Use when you need to retrieve paginated file listings by kernel owner and slug. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_KERNELS` | List Kaggle Kernels | Tool to list Kaggle kernels (notebooks and scripts) with filters and pagination. Use to discover kernels by search terms, user, language, type, competition, or dataset. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_MODEL_INSTANCE_VERSION_FILES` | List Model Instance Version Files | Tool to list files for a specific version of a model variation. Use when you need to retrieve files for a particular model framework instance version by owner, model, framework, variation, and version. |
| `KAGGLE_LIST_MODELS` | List Kaggle Models | Tool to list Kaggle models with optional filters for owner, sorting, search, and pagination. Use to discover available models on Kaggle's platform. |
| `KAGGLE_PULL_KERNEL` | Pull Kernel Code | Tool to pull (download) the source code of a Kaggle kernel to local storage. Use when you need to retrieve a kernel's notebook, script, or metadata files. Optionally include metadata JSON file with kernel configuration details. |
| `KAGGLE_VIEW_COMPETITION_LEADERBOARD` | View competition leaderboard | Tool to view competition leaderboard information showing rankings and scores of participants. Use when you need to check competition standings, team scores, or analyze leaderboard positions. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

Once connected, Grok Build can access the Kaggle MCP server via Composio to run the app actions you authorize, directly from your terminal.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Kaggle MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/chatgpt)
- [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/antigravity)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kaggle/framework/autogen)

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- [Astica ai](https://composio.dev/toolkits/astica_ai) - Astica ai provides APIs for computer vision, NLP, and voice synthesis. Integrate advanced AI features into your app with a single API key.
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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the difference between the Composio Tool Router and a standalone Kaggle MCP server?

A standalone Kaggle MCP server gives Grok Build a fixed set of Kaggle tools tied to that one server. The Composio Tool Router lets Grok Build load tools from Kaggle and many other apps on demand, based on the task, all through a single endpoint.

### Does Grok Build support MCP?

Yes. Grok Build ships with native MCP support. Add a server with the grok mcp add command, from the in-session /mcps modal, or by editing ~/.grok/config.toml. It also reads Claude Code-style .mcp.json files, so Grok Build discovers the tools automatically.

### Can I reuse the same MCP config I already use with Claude Code?

Yes. Grok Build has zero-migration compatibility with Claude Code's configuration, so the same Composio server entry works in both without edits.

### How safe is my Kaggle data with Composio?

Tokens, keys, and configuration are encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, so your Kaggle data and credentials are handled to that standard.

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