pandas-mcp-server: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

pandas-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from marlonluo2018/pandas-mcp-server. It costs 1,046 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for a Pandas MCP Server, a program that lets language models run pandas data-analysis code through a standard connection.

In plain words
What is it for?
They are for extracting file details, safely running pandas code, creating charts, using the command-line interface, and running the test suite.
Why use it?
They explain how to install, test, and operate the project without having to discover its commands and structure manually.

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Pandas-MCP Server - a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to execute pandas code through a standardized workflow for data analysis and visualization. The server provides three main tools: file metadata extraction, secure pandas code execution, and interactive chart generation.

Development Commands

Installation and Setup

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Test CLI interface
python cli.py

# Test MCP server
python server.py

Testing

# Test metadata extraction
python test_metadata.py

# Test pandas code execution  
python test_execution.py

# Test chart generation
python test_generate_barchart.py
python test_generate_pyecharts.py

# Run all tests with pytest
pytest

CLI Interface

# Interactive mode (recommended for testing)
python cli.py

# Command-line mode
python cli.py metadata data.xlsx
python cli.py execute analysis.py
python cli.py chart data.json --type bar --title "Sales Analysis"

Architecture Overview

Core Components

  1. Server Layer (server.py)

    • FastMCP integration for MCP protocol
    • Three exposed tools: read_metadata_tool, run_pandas_code_tool, generate_chartjs_tool
    • Unified logging system with rotation
    • Memory monitoring with psutil
  2. Metadata Processing (core/metadata.py)

    • File validation and encoding detection
    • Memory-optimized processing (100-row samples)
    • Comprehensive statistical analysis
    • Automatic dtype optimization (float64→float32, object→category)
  3. Code Execution (core/execution.py)

    • Security filtering with BLACKLIST patterns
    • Sandboxed execution environment
    • Result formatting and memory optimization
    • Comprehensive error handling
  4. Chart Generation (core/visualization.py + core/chart_generators/)

    • Template-based HTML generation using Chart.js
    • Three chart types: bar, line, pie
    • Interactive controls and responsive design
    • Automatic file naming and organization

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