diff --git a/ortools/sat/colab/BUILD.bazel b/ortools/sat/colab/BUILD.bazel
index 553697fe995..7527e877601 100644
--- a/ortools/sat/colab/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ortools/sat/colab/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@
 
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_library")
 
+py_library(
+    name = "flags",
+    srcs = ["flags.py"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 py_library(
     name = "visualization",
     srcs = ["visualization.py"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+
diff --git a/ortools/sat/colab/flags.py b/ortools/sat/colab/flags.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec31be8e240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ortools/sat/colab/flags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright 2010-2022 Google LLC
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Collection of helpers to manage absl flags in colab."""
+
+class NotebookStringFlag:
+    """Stub for absl flag to be used within a jupyter notebook."""
+    def __init__(self, name:str, value:str, doc:str):
+        self.__name = name
+        self.__value = value
+        self.__doc__ = doc
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the value passed at creation."""
+        return self.__value
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the parameter."""
+        return self.__name
+
+
+def define_string(name:str, value:str, doc:str):
+    return NotebookStringFlag(name, value, doc)
+
+
+class NotebookIntFlag:
+    """Stub for absl flag to be used within a jupyter notebook."""
+    def __init__(self, name:str, value:int, doc:str):
+        self.__name = name
+        self.__value = value
+        self.__doc__ = doc
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> int:
+        """Returns the value passed at creation."""
+        return self.__value
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the parameter."""
+        return self.__name
+
+
+def define_integer(name:str, value:int, doc:str):
+    return NotebookIntFlag(name, value, doc)    
+
+
+class NotebookFloatFlag:
+    """Stub for absl flag to be used within a jupyter notebook."""
+    def __init__(self, name:str, value:float, doc:str):
+        self.__name = name
+        self.__value = value
+        self.__doc__ = doc
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> float:
+        """Returns the value passed at creation."""
+        return self.__value
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the parameter."""
+        return self.__name
+
+
+def define_float(name:str, value:bool, doc:str):
+    return NotebookFloatFlag(name, value, doc)    
+
+
+class NotebookBoolFlag:
+    """Stub for absl flag to be used within a jupyter notebook."""
+    def __init__(self, name:str, value:bool, doc:str):
+        self.__name = name
+        self.__value = value
+        self.__doc__ = doc
+
+    @property
+    def value(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns the value passed at creation."""
+        return self.__value
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the parameter."""
+        return self.__name
+
+def define_bool(name:str, value:bool, doc:str):
+    return NotebookBoolFlag(name, value, doc)    
+