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Playbook for the Wolfbook MCP tools — driving the LIVE Wolfram kernel and a .wb/.nb notebook in VS Code from Codex (read/search/edit/run cells, evaluate expressions, checkpoint/restore kernel state, step-debug, look up symbols, find paclets, search INSPIRE/arXiv papers). Use whenever working through the Wolfbook MCP instead of headless wolframscript - pick the right tool, avoid the multi-statement reparse and runCell bridge bugs, and use kernel checkpoints for safe rollbacks. Complements the wolfram-headless skill (which covers headless .wls runs).
antiamerican-postponer432/chatgpt-for-researchers · ★ 0 · AI & Automation · score 72

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# wolfbook — driving the live Wolfram kernel + notebook via MCP The `mcp__wolfbook__*` tools talk to a **running** Wolfram kernel inside a VS Code window, editing and evaluating a live `.wb`/`.nb` notebook. This is the opposite end from `wolfram-headless` (one-shot `wolframscript`): here state persists, cells have stable IDs, and you can checkpoint/restore. **Requires** the [Wolfbook](https://wolfbook.app/) extension with the MCP enabled (`"wolfbook.mcpEnabled": true`); and the server registered with Codex under `[mcp_servers]` in `~/.codex/config.toml` or the project's `.codex/config.toml` (see Wolfbook's own docs for the command/endpoint). Run `/mcp` in Codex to confirm the server is connected and to list its tools; without it, use `wolfram-headless` for `.wls` runs instead. ## Decision: MCP live kernel vs headless wolframscript - **Live kernel (MCP)** — interactive work on the project notebook: read/edit/run cells, probe state, small-to-medium evaluations, debugging, building up definitions incrementally. State is preserved between calls; `kernelControl` gives real checkpoint/restore. - **Headless (`wolframscript`, see `wolfram-headless`)** — heavy batch jobs (a big symbolic solve) that would block or OOM the interactive kernel, or that you want to run in the background and poll a result file. The live kernel in VS Code *contends for the license seat* with headless jobs — close/idle the Wolfbook window before a long headless run, or target a worker client. -