# \[ANN\] julia-mcp — persistent Julia sessions for AI assistants

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-mcp-persistent-julia-sessions-for-ai-assistants/135386
**Category:** Package Announcements
**Tags:** ai
**Created:** [February 1, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-mcp-persistent-julia-sessions-for-ai-assistants/135386 "2026-02-01T15:20:48Z")
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### Author: ![aplavin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aplavin/32/222056_2.png) [@aplavin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aplavin)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-mcp-persistent-julia-sessions-for-ai-assistants/135386/38 "2026-05-09T21:48:07Z")

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There are quite a few attempts in this field, yes (eg, also [Letting AI agents use the VSCode Julia REPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/letting-ai-agents-use-the-vscode-julia-repl/136805)).

But I specifically highlighted the key design consideration of julia-mcp above:

> [@aplavin](#):
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> it’s fully automatic, no daemons in the background, no cleanup or lifecycle management

In the vast majority of cases, one doesn’t want any interactive REPL, nor inspect what variables/functions the agent has there. And I want this regime to be as streamlined and smooth as possible: everything is fully automatic, no manual julia REPL startups, no background daemons, etc.

Unless I missed something, none of the linked alternatives have this. Suggestions on how to implement “join a julia-mcp session interactively” are welcome!

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