Tableau MCP Server: Setup for Claude, Cursor and Other Apps

• Answers questions from a published data source

  Runs a query against a published Tableau data source and returns the numbers, so you can ask business questions in plain words.

  Try: “For the Superstore datasource, what are the top 5 states by sales in 2025?”

  Read · query-datasource

• Finds workbooks, views and data sources by keyword

  Searches your Tableau site for content that matches a phrase.

  Try: “Find the most viewed workbook about marketing.”

  Read · search-content

• Lists published data sources

  Returns the data sources you can see on the site.

  Try: “List the data sources in the Finance project.”

  Read · list-datasources

• Shows the fields in a data source

  Returns a data source description and its fields so the assistant knows what it can ask for.

  Try: “What fields does the Superstore datasource have?”

  Read · get-datasource-metadata

• Lists workbooks on the site

  Returns up to 1000 workbooks per call.

  Try: “List workbooks owned by the sales team.”

  Read · list-workbooks

• Shows one workbook and its views

  Returns workbook details, its views and their usage statistics.

  Try: “Show me the views in the Quarterly Revenue workbook.”

  Read · get-workbook

• Lists dashboards and sheets

  Returns up to 1000 views per call.

  Try: “List all views in the Finances project.”

  Read · list-views

• Shows details for one view

  Returns details for a single published view.

  Try: “Show details of the Economy view.”

  Read · get-view

• Pulls the data behind a view as a table

  Returns the data for a view in CSV form.

  Try: “Get the data behind the Economy view.”

  Read · get-view-data

• Shows a view as an image

  Returns a picture of a view.

  Try: “Show me the Economy view in the Finances project.”

  Read · get-view-image

• Lists saved custom views of a workbook

  Returns the custom views for one workbook.

  Try: “List custom views of the Sales workbook.”

  Read · list-custom-views

• Pulls the data behind a custom view

  Returns CSV data for a saved custom view.

  Try: “Get the data for my custom view of the Sales workbook.”

  Read · get-custom-view-data

• Shows a custom view as an image

  Returns a picture of a saved custom view with its filters.

  Try: “Show my filtered custom view as an image.”

  Read · get-custom-view-image

• Lists projects on the site

  Returns project names, owners and permissions.

  Try: “List the projects I can publish to.”

  Read · list-projects

• Downloads a workbook file

  Downloads a workbook as a TWB or TWBX file.

  Try: “Download the Quarterly Revenue workbook.”

  Files · download-workbook

• Moves a workbook to another project

  Moves a workbook into a different project or your Personal Space.

  Try: “Move the Sales workbook to the Archive project.”

  Write · move-workbook

• Prepares an upload for a workbook

  Creates a short-lived upload address for a TWB or TWBX file. Nothing is published yet.

  Try: “Prepare to upload my workbook file.”

  Network · request-workbook-upload

• Publishes a workbook to Tableau

  Publishes a TWB or TWBX file into a project you choose.

  Try: “Publish this workbook to the Marketing project.”

  Write · publish-workbook

• Prepares an upload for a data source

  Creates a short-lived upload address for a TDS or TDSX file. Nothing is published yet.

  Try: “Prepare to upload my data source file.”

  Network · request-datasource-upload

• Publishes a data source to Tableau

  Publishes a TDS or TDSX file into a project.

  Try: “Publish this data source to the Finance project.”

  Write · publish-datasource

• Lists Tableau Prep flows

  Returns the published Prep flows on the site.

  Try: “List my Prep flows.”

  Read · list-flows

• Shows one Prep flow

  Returns details of a flow, with its outputs and optionally inputs and recent runs.

  Try: “Show details of the Customer Clean-up flow.”

  Read · get-flow

• Explains what a Prep flow does

  Reads the flow itself and summarises where its data comes from and what it outputs.

  Try: “What does the Customer Clean-up flow do?”

  Read · describe-flow

• Shows past flow runs

  Returns the run history of flows, with status and failure reasons.

  Try: “Which flow runs failed this week?”

  Read · list-flow-runs

• Lists scheduled flow runs

  Returns the schedules that run Prep flows.

  Try: “When do my flows run?”

  Read · list-flow-tasks

• Shows one flow schedule

  Returns a single scheduled flow task.

  Try: “Show the schedule for the nightly flow task.”

  Read · get-flow-task

• Runs a Prep flow now

  Starts a flow run after a preview and a confirmation step. It returns a job, not the finished result.

  Try: “Run the Customer Clean-up flow now.”

  Write · run-flow

• Runs a scheduled flow now

  Triggers an existing scheduled flow task right away, and resumes it if it was suspended.

  Try: “Run the nightly flow task now.”

  Write · run-flow-task

• Stops a running flow

  Asks Tableau to cancel a queued or running flow run.

  Try: “Cancel the flow run that is stuck.”

  Write · cancel-flow-run

• Lists Pulse metric definitions

  Returns every published Pulse metric definition.

  Try: “What Pulse metrics exist on our site?”

  Read · list-all-pulse-metric-definitions

• Looks up chosen Pulse definitions

  Returns specific Pulse metric definitions by ID.

  Try: “Show the definitions for these metric IDs.”

  Read · list-pulse-metric-definitions-from-definition-ids

• Lists metrics for a definition

  Returns the Pulse metrics built from one definition.

  Try: “List the metrics for the Revenue definition.”

  Read · list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id

• Looks up chosen Pulse metrics

  Returns specific Pulse metrics by ID.

  Try: “Show these Pulse metrics.”

  Read · list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-ids

• Lists your Pulse subscriptions

  Returns the Pulse metrics you follow.

  Try: “Which Pulse metrics am I subscribed to?”

  Read · list-pulse-metric-subscriptions

• Explains a Pulse metric's current value

  Generates insights for the current value of a Pulse metric.

  Try: “Explain why Revenue changed this month.”

  Read · generate-pulse-metric-value-insight-bundle

• Chats about Pulse metrics

  Answers follow-up questions about Pulse metrics in a back and forth conversation.

  Try: “Why did Revenue drop in the West region?”

  Read · generate-pulse-insight-brief

• Creates insight cards

  Generates insight cards. The README lists it without further detail.

  Try: “Give me insight cards for Revenue.”

  Read · generate-insight-cards

• Lists extract refresh schedules

  Returns scheduled refreshes for data source and workbook extracts. Site administrators only.

  Try: “Which extract refreshes run daily?”

  Read · list-extract-refresh-tasks

• Changes an extract refresh schedule

  Changes how often a Tableau Cloud refresh runs. Site administrators only.

  Try: “Change the Sales refresh from daily to weekly.”

  Write · update-cloud-extract-refresh-task

• Confirms a schedule change

  Second step that applies the schedule change you previewed.

  Try: “Confirm the refresh schedule change.”

  Write · confirm-update-cloud-extract-refresh-task

• Lists background jobs

  Returns extract refreshes, subscription deliveries and flow runs. Site administrators only.

  Try: “Which background jobs failed today?”

  Read · list-jobs

• Lists site users

  Returns users with their site role and last login. Site administrators only.

  Try: “Who has not logged in for 90 days?”

  Read · list-users

• Changes a user's site role

  Changes a user's site role, for example to Unlicensed to free a licence. Site administrators only.

  Try: “Set inactive users to Unlicensed.”

  Write · update-user

• Reports on site usage and stale content

  Queries Tableau Cloud Admin Insights data and a stale-content report.

  Try: “Which workbooks have not been opened in a year?”

  Read · query-admin-insights

• Deletes a workbook, data source or refresh task

  Deletes a workbook, a data source or an extract refresh task after a preview. Workbooks and data sources go to the recycle bin on Tableau Cloud; a refresh task is gone for good. Site administrators only, and it needs the ADMIN_TOOLS_ENABLED setting.

  Try: “Delete the stale workbooks you found.”

  Delete · delete-content

• Confirms a delete

  Second step that carries out the delete you previewed.

  Try: “Confirm deleting those workbooks.”

  Delete · confirm-delete-content

• Looks up governed definitions and lineage

  Reads definitions, relationships and lineage from Tableau Knowledge. Needs a Tableau+ site.

  Try: “Where does the Revenue field come from?”

  Read · query-knowledge-context

• Checks Tableau Knowledge health

  Reads the state of the knowledge graph and suggests improvements. Needs a Tableau+ site.

  Try: “How complete is our Tableau Knowledge?”

  Read · inspect-knowledge-context

• Edits Tableau Knowledge

  Creates, updates and deletes governed definitions. Off by default and needs a Tableau+ site.

  Try: “Add a definition for Net Revenue.”

  Delete · manage-knowledge-context

• Starts a data app project

  Creates a starter Tableau extension project that queries a published data source.

  Try: “Scaffold a data app called Sales Explorer.”

  Write · scaffold-data-app

• Signs out of the session

  Revokes the access token for the current session.

  Try: “Revoke my Tableau access.”

  Write · revoke-access-token

• Clears saved sign-in consent

  Resets the consent you saved on Tableau's sign-in server.

  Try: “Reset my Tableau consent.”

  Write · reset-consent

• Shows an interactive chart

  Displays a Tableau view inside apps that support interactive tool results.

  Try: “Show the Economy view interactively.”

  Read · render-interactive-viz

• Used by the assistant behind the scenes

  Gets a token for embedded views

  Used by the interactive chart viewer. The README lists the name only.

  Read · get-embed-token

• Records a viewer event

  Used by the interactive chart viewer. The README lists the name only.

  Write · record-event

Watch out for

• It can delete workbooks and data sources

  A delete tool exists and works in two steps, a preview then a confirm. It is limited to site administrators, so do not connect an admin token you do not need. github.com

• It can publish and move content

  The assistant can publish workbooks and data sources and move workbooks between projects. Review each request before approving it. raw.githubusercontent.com

• Admins can change licences and refresh schedules

  Admin tools can set user site roles and change extract refresh schedules on Tableau Cloud. Use a non-admin account if you only need questions answered. raw.githubusercontent.com

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