Power BI Model Design Review skill: review your data model with Claude

Makes your AI assistant review a Power BI data model for schema, relationships, storage modes, performance and governance.

Installs: 9K; on skills.sh
Stars: 40.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

power-bi-model-design-review has your assistant act as a Power BI data modeling expert and review your model in three phases: architecture, performance and scalability, and maintainability and governance. You describe the model, its tables and relationships, your performance needs and known issues, and it returns an executive summary and a detailed report with ranked recommendations. The folder holds only SKILL.md and bundles no scripts.

Good for

Power BI developers who want a second opinion on a model before release
BI leads preparing a pre-production, performance or modernization review
Teams that want review findings ranked high, medium and low with a roadmap

Install power-bi-model-design-review

Claude Code

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Download the skill folder from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/skills/power-bi-model-design-review.
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Put it at ~/.claude/skills/power-bi-model-design-review/ so that SKILL.md sits directly inside.
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Start a new session; the skill loads when its description matches the task.

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What's in the skill

When it loads

Comprehensive Power BI data model design review prompt for evaluating model architecture, relationships, and optimization opportunities.

Sections in SKILL.md

Review Framework
Comprehensive Model Assessment
Detailed Review Process
Phase 1: Model Architecture Analysis
Phase 2: Performance and Scalability Review
Phase 3: Maintainability and Governance Review
Review Output Structure
Executive Summary Template
Detailed Review Report
Review Checklist Templates
Quick Assessment Checklist (30-minute review)
Comprehensive Review Checklist (4-8 hour review)
Specialized Review Types
Pre-Production Review
Performance Optimization Review
Modernization Assessment

Key facts

Author: Awesome Copilot Community (author field of the power-bi-development plugin)
Repo: github/awesome-copilot
License: MIT
Installs on skills.sh: 8,975 as of 2026-11-02
GitHub stars: 40,666 for the whole github/awesome-copilot repo, 2026-11-02
Last repo commit: 2026-10-30
What is inside: 1 file, SKILL.md; it bundles no scripts
Part of: The power-bi-development plugin (4 skills, 4 agents)
You provide: Model description, architecture overview, performance needs, known issues, review focus

What it includes

Checks schema, relationships and storage modes
Three dimensions with checklists: Schema Architecture Review, Relationship Design Evaluation and Storage Mode Strategy Review.
Try: “Review this Power BI model: 3 fact tables, 9 dimensions, Import mode. Focus on relationships and size.”
Read · Review framework
Schema design, relationship network, data quality
Two parts: a Schema Design Assessment (fact table and relationship network analysis) and a Data Quality and Integrity Review.
Read · Phase 1: Model Architecture Analysis
Model size and efficiency, then query performance
Two parts: Model Size and Efficiency Analysis (data reduction, compression, scalability) and Query Performance Analysis (DAX, relationship performance, indexing and aggregation).
Read · Phase 2: Performance and Scalability Review
Maintainability, then security and compliance
Two parts: a Model Maintainability Assessment (documentation, code organization, change management) and a Security and Compliance Review (row-level security, data protection).
Read · Phase 3: Maintainability and Governance Review
Findings, priorities and a roadmap
The summary lists key findings and recommendations ranked High, Medium and Low, with a roadmap from quick wins to long-term changes. The detailed report covers each issue with impact, solution and guidance.
Write · Executive Summary and Detailed Report
A 30-minute quick check and a 4-8 hour full check
Two checklist templates: the Quick Assessment Checklist for a 30-minute review and the Comprehensive Review Checklist for 4 to 8 hours.
Read · Review checklists
Pre-production, performance, modernization
Three variants, each with focus areas and deliverables: Pre-Production Review, Performance Optimization Review and Modernization Assessment.
Read · Specialized review types

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

The skill itself bundles no scripts. The Copilot CLI plugin route adds 4 agents that list edit and command-running tools, so use the single-skill install if you only want the review.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

The plugin route adds 4 agents with edit and run tools
The power-bi-development plugin lists 4 expert agents. The data modeling agent lists editFiles, runCommands and runTests among its tools. Install only the skill if you do not want them. github.com

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No mode switch. The skill bundles no scripts.
Scopes	Works from the model description you give it

Questions

What does power-bi-model-design-review check?

Schema design, relationships, storage modes, model size and performance, and maintainability and governance. Output is an executive summary plus a detailed report with High, Medium and Low priority recommendations.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top. In Claude Code, put the skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/ or .claude/skills/. In Claude on the web or desktop, zip the folder and upload it under Customize, then Skills.

What do I need to give it?

A model description and business purpose, an overview of tables and relationships, performance requirements, known issues, review focus, and the time you have for fixes. The SKILL.md lists these under Usage Instructions.

Does it connect to Power BI?

The SKILL.md does not mention a connection, an API or a tool for reading a model. It works from what you describe or paste.

Does it need an API key?

The skill names no key and bundles no scripts.

Is it from Microsoft?

No. Power BI is a Microsoft product, but this skill sits in GitHub's community awesome-copilot repo, and the plugin that lists it names "Awesome Copilot Community" as author. It is not in a Microsoft repo.

Which plugin includes it?

The power-bi-development plugin in awesome-copilot lists it with power-bi-dax-optimization, power-bi-performance-troubleshooting and power-bi-report-design-consultation, plus 4 agents. It installs with Copilot CLI.

Is it safe?

The skill is instructions only for your assistant and bundles no scripts. The plugin route adds 4 agents with edit and command tools, so install just the skill if you want a review and nothing else.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: github/awesome-copilot
Folder: skills/power-bi-model-design-review

github/awesome-copilot skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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power-bi-model-design-review SKILL.md · github.com
awesome-copilot README, Install a Plugin · github.com
power-bi-development plugin.json · github.com
power-bi-data-modeling-expert agent · github.com