Tableau MCP Server

Tableau MCP Server

Enables reading and writing to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud via the REST API, supporting operations on sites, projects, workbooks, views, and data sources.

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Tableau MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud, built on the official mcp Python SDK (FastMCP). It authenticates via a Personal Access Token (PAT) and exposes read/write tools backed by the Tableau REST API.

Features

  • PAT-based sign-in with automatic sign-out on shutdown (via FastMCP lifespan)
  • Async httpx client with typed exceptions (TableauError, AuthenticationError, APIError, NotFoundError)
  • Tools for sites, projects, workbooks, views, data sources
  • View data (CSV) and image (PNG) retrieval
  • Extract refresh and workbook download helpers

Installation

git clone https://github.com/asklokesh/tableau-mcp-server.git
cd tableau-mcp-server
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Configuration

All settings are read from environment variables with the TABLEAU_ prefix (a .env file next to the working directory is also supported).

Variable Default Description
TABLEAU_SERVER_URL (required) Base URL, e.g. https://10ax.online.tableau.com or https://tableau.example.com
TABLEAU_API_VERSION 3.22 Tableau REST API version
TABLEAU_SITE_CONTENT_URL "" Site content URL; empty string targets the default site
TABLEAU_PAT_NAME (required) Personal Access Token name
TABLEAU_PAT_SECRET (required) Personal Access Token secret
TABLEAU_TIMEOUT 60 HTTP request timeout (seconds)

Running

tableau-mcp
# or
python -m tableau_mcp.server

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tableau": {
      "command": "tableau-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TABLEAU_SERVER_URL": "https://10ax.online.tableau.com",
        "TABLEAU_SITE_CONTENT_URL": "mysite",
        "TABLEAU_PAT_NAME": "my-pat",
        "TABLEAU_PAT_SECRET": "xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool Description
list_sites List all sites reachable with the current PAT
list_projects List projects on a site
list_workbooks List workbooks, optionally filtered by project name
list_views List views on a site or for a specific workbook
list_datasources List published data sources
query_view_data Return view data as CSV (optional vf_* filters)
query_view_image Return view rendering as a base64-encoded PNG
refresh_datasource Trigger an extract refresh for a data source
refresh_workbook Trigger an extract refresh for a workbook
download_workbook Download a workbook as base64-encoded .twb/.twbx

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest -x --tb=short
ruff check src tests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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