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Power BI Modeling MCP

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Official Microsoft MCP server for Power BI semantic modelling. Bring Power BI semantic model capabilities to AI agents: tables, columns, measures, relationships, DAX queries. 715 stars and 1 commit on main in the last 30 days.

715·6 tools·Released FEB 2026·MIT
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Official Microsoft MCP server for Power BI semantic modelling. Bring Power BI semantic model capabilities to AI agents: tables, columns, measures, relationships, DAX queries. 715 GitHub stars and 1 commit on main in the last 30 days. Tier 2 placement reflects the modest cadence; the Microsoft official-vendor signal carries the score.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationMicrosoft Entra ID authentication. Service principal scoped to specific Power BI workspaces and datasets.
{ "mcpServers": { "powerbi-modeling": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp" ] } } }
PrereqAuthenticates via Microsoft Entra ID interactive flow on first run. Service principal authentication supported for headless agents. NPM: `@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp`. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "powerbi-modeling": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "powerbi-modeling": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "powerbi-modeling": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "powerbi-modeling": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp" ] } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

query_dax
Execute a DAX query against a Power BI dataset
Read
list_tables
List tables in a semantic model
Read
list_columns
List columns in a table
Read
list_measures
List measures defined on a model
Read
list_relationships
List relationships between tables
Read
get_dataset_metadata
Get dataset and model metadata
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Official Microsoft maintenance.
  • 715 GitHub stars and MIT licence.
  • Semantic modelling focus: tables, columns, measures, relationships, DAX queries.
  • Useful for analytics workflows where the agent inspects or queries semantic models inside Power BI.
Weaknesses
  • 1 commit on main in the last 30 days, modest cadence for Tier 1.
  • Power BI tenant credentials required: the MCP runs against a Microsoft Entra ID-authenticated session.
  • DAX query authoring assumes the agent understands Power BI semantic conventions.
Security Notes

The MCP uses Microsoft Entra ID authentication for Power BI workspace access. Scope the agent service principal to the specific workspaces and datasets needed. DAX queries can return large result sets; budget the agent context window accordingly.

Best For

Power BI customers who want agents to query semantic models with DAX from inside the editor; analytics teams that maintain Power BI semantic models and want agent-driven inspection of tables, columns, measures, and relationships; Microsoft-aligned organisations on Microsoft Entra ID.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
npm
powerbi-modeling-mcp
Last Release
@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp (npm latest)MAY 3, 2026
First Released
FEB 1, 2026

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
715

// Reading this715 stars on the microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp repo. 1 commit on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#2
Globally · #2 in Data / Analytics

// Reading thisPairs with the Google Analytics MCP and existing dbt MCP in the data category for analytics workflows.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 3, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 3, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4editorial715MAY 3, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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