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Side-by-side MCP evidence comparison
Evidence field	tableauMCP100 Selected	dbtMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for	Business-intelligence discovery and analysis using authorized Tableau content.	Analytics-engineering investigation and governed dbt development and job workflows.
Not ideal for	Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials	Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials
Avoid when	The connected identity is broader than the task requires Tool calls cannot be reviewed before consequential mutations	The connected identity is broader than the task requires Tool calls cannot be reviewed before consequential mutations
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP ecosystem:tableau · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP ecosystem:dbt · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Not documented	Repo: Aug 5, 2026 Package: Not documented
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	322 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	596 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z
External adoption evidence	github: repository stars: 322Exact attributable signal.github: repository stars · Admission snapshot · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗	github: repository stars: 596Exact attributable signal.github: repository stars · Admission snapshot · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	The official package documents Tableau authentication and server connection configuration.	The server documents dbt platform credentials and local project configuration.
Cost	The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply.	The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply.
Permissions	Tableau site roles, content permissions, and connected-data policies determine what the server can return.	dbt platform tokens, project permissions, enabled toolsets, and underlying warehouse roles determine authority.
Data handling	Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive analytics & data information.	Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive analytics & data information.
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Workbook metadata and query results may expose business-sensitive information or inherited data access.	Job execution and warehouse-backed queries can change state or incur compute cost.
Risk context	Workbook metadata and query results may expose business-sensitive information or inherited data access. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review.	Job execution and warehouse-backed queries can change state or incur compute cost. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review.
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-07-30	2026-07-30
Candidate evidence	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.

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