batch_update_paragraph
Batch: update several paragraphs in one call (each changed paragraph is backed up)
How to use it
batch_update_paragraph is exposed by the Apache Zeppelin MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the batch_update_paragraph tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
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Add a new paragraph to an existing notebook
Batch: add several paragraphs in one call, created in the given order
Batch: delete several paragraphs in one call (each is backed up first)
Batch: run several paragraphs sequentially in a given order, each optionally with its own dynamic-form params (stops on first error by default)
Batch: update visualization/chart config for several paragraphs in one call
Clone an existing notebook with optional rename
Clone a paragraph (code, title, and chart config) directly below the original
Create a new empty notebook
Delete a paragraph with automatic backup of its content
Export notebook as JSON for backup or cross-server migration
Get notebook overview with all paragraph code, titles, and status (no output)
Get permission information for a notebook (owners, writers, readers)
Get full content of a single paragraph (code, output, and dynamic forms)
Get only the code/text content of a paragraph, without output or forms (saves tokens)
Get dynamic form definitions and current parameter values for a paragraph
Check execution status of a paragraph
Import a previously exported notebook JSON
List notebooks, with optional namefilter and limit (default 100)
List paragraph metadata (index, id, title, status) without code or output
Move a paragraph to a new position within the same notebook
Run all paragraphs in a notebook and wait for completion (preserves chart settings)
Run a paragraph and return the result (preserves chart settings)
Start paragraph execution without waiting — for parallel runs, check status with getparagraphstatus
Full-text search across all notebook paragraphs, with maxresults (default 20)
Set owners, writers, and readers for a notebook
Stop a running paragraph (cancel long-running or stuck queries)
Update paragraph code/text with automatic backup of previous version
Update paragraph visualization/chart config (graph type, column mappings, display settings)
Update dynamic form values without re-executing (preserves chart settings)