Deploy and Host JupyterLab (w/ Claude agent) on Railway

JupyterLab is the notebook editor for Python and data work. This template adds Claude through Jupyter AI: it edits your notebooks, runs cells and commands, and asks before it writes or runs anything.

About Hosting JupyterLab (w/ Claude agent)

Choose a password and paste your Anthropic API key on the deploy form. The first start installs the agent onto the volume (about 30 seconds). Sign in, click the chat icon on the left, start a new chat and pick Claude. Everything survives redeploys.

Common Use Cases

Exploring data with Claude
Writing and fixing notebooks
Explaining results

Dependencies for JupyterLab (w/ Claude agent) Hosting

JupyterLab (Jupyter's scipy-notebook image)
Jupyter AI with the Claude agent
An Anthropic API key

Deployment Dependencies

Implementation Details

Architecture: JupyterLab and the Claude agent in one service; notebooks, packages and the agent on the volume

The agent needs about 0.6 GB of volume, more than Free and Trial allow. Usage is billed to your Anthropic account. Back up the volume.

Why Deploy JupyterLab (w/ Claude agent) on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying JupyterLab (w/ Claude agent) on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.

Updated 2026-10-29: first release, JupyterLab 4.6.4, Jupyter AI 3.2.0, Claude ACP adapter 0.99.0.