Google's New Colab CLI Lets Developers and AI Agents Run Python on Remote Colab GPUs and TPUs From the Terminal

This week, Google AI team released the Colab CLI. The tool connects your local terminal to remote Colab runtimes. It lets developers and AI agents run code on cloud GPUs and TPUs. You stay in your terminal the entire time. The CLI is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.

What is Google Colab CLI

The Colab CLI is a command-line interface for Google Colab. You can create sessions, run code, and manage files from the terminal.

Any agent with terminal access can call the tool. That includes Claude Code, Codex, and Google’s Antigravity. Google ships a prepackaged skill file named COLAB_SKILL.md. It gives agents built-in context on how to use the CLI.

Installation uses a single uv tool install command from the GitHub repository.