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Tableau MCP

by Tableau (Salesforce)

Tableau's official MCP server. Lets agents see and understand Tableau workbooks, datasources, and views over MCP. 259 GitHub stars and 12 commits on main in the last 30 days.

259·6 tools·Released SEP 2025·Apache-2.0
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Tableau's official MCP server. Lets agents see and understand Tableau workbooks, datasources, and views over MCP. 259 GitHub stars and 12 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationTableau Cloud or Server credentials. Personal access token (PAT) or username/password authentication. Site ID and server URL configured per environment.
{ "mcpServers": { "tableau": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@tableau/tableau-mcp" ], "env": { "TABLEAU_SERVER": "https://your-site.tableau.com", "TABLEAU_SITE_ID": "your-site-id", "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "pat-name", "TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE": "pat-secret" } } } }
PrereqGenerate a Tableau personal access token under My Account > Settings > Personal Access Tokens. Site ID is the slug after the host: tableau.com/site/<site-id>. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "tableau": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@tableau/tableau-mcp" ], "env": { "TABLEAU_SERVER": "https://your-site.tableau.com", "TABLEAU_SITE_ID": "your-site-id", "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "pat-name", "TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE": "pat-secret" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "tableau": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@tableau/tableau-mcp" ], "env": { "TABLEAU_SERVER": "https://your-site.tableau.com", "TABLEAU_SITE_ID": "your-site-id", "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "pat-name", "TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE": "pat-secret" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "tableau": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@tableau/tableau-mcp" ], "env": { "TABLEAU_SERVER": "https://your-site.tableau.com", "TABLEAU_SITE_ID": "your-site-id", "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "pat-name", "TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE": "pat-secret" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "tableau": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@tableau/tableau-mcp" ], "env": { "TABLEAU_SERVER": "https://your-site.tableau.com", "TABLEAU_SITE_ID": "your-site-id", "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "pat-name", "TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE": "pat-secret" } } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_datasources
List published Tableau datasources accessible to the credentials
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list_workbooks
List Tableau workbooks the user can read
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get_view
Retrieve metadata and rendered image for a workbook view
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query_datasource
Run a VizQL Data Service query against a datasource
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get_metadata
Inspect datasource fields, types, and calculated columns
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search_content
Search Tableau content (workbooks, views, datasources) by keyword
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OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Tableau official maintenance.
  • 259 GitHub stars and Apache-2.0 license.
  • 12 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Direct VizQL Data Service access preserves Tableau row-level security.
  • Image rendering of views surfaces visual context inside agents.
  • Tool surface covers Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server.
Weaknesses
  • Tableau Cloud or Server license required.
  • Tool surface scoped to read-only operations; no workbook creation or publishing tools.
  • PAT or basic-auth credentials carry the connecting user permission scope; service-account practice still applies.
Security Notes

Tableau MCP carries the user PAT or service-account credentials. Use a dedicated service account scoped to the agent use case rather than reusing personal credentials. Row-level security on the datasource controls what data the agent can read.

Best For

Tableau-heavy organisations adopting agentic analytics; data teams that want agents to query published datasources via VizQL without bypassing governance; analytics consumers who want rendered views surfaced inside an agent UI.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
Apache-2.0
GitHub
npm
@tableau/tableau-mcp
Last Release
@tableau/tableau-mcp (npm latest)MAY 5, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
259

// Reading this259 stars on tableau/tableau-mcp. 12 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#1
Globally · #1 in Data / Analytics

// Reading thisFirst Tableau MCP in the directory. Pairs with Power BI Modeling, Google Analytics, and dbt MCPs for analytics category coverage.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 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 5, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 5, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 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 page4.5editorial259MAY 5, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 5, 2026

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

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