MCP100 RecommendedFirst-party MCP

tableau

by ecosystem:tableau

Updated September 24, 2026

Analytics & DataProfessional ServicesSoftware & TechnologyAccess · Self-hosted

MCP100 verdict

Discover and inspect Tableau workbooks, data sources, metadata, and related content through the permissions of the connected Tableau account.

MCP100 Assessment

Editorial verdict

Evidence

Current source snapshot

Popularity

345 MCP repository stars

No MCP-specific package metric is stored

Repository identity: tableau/tableau-mcp

Package identity: @tableau/mcp-server

Stars observed September 24, 2026 · Downloads observation date unavailable

Exact reviewed repository identity; current GitHub repository stars are eligible as repository-level adoption evidence.

No exact MCP-specific package metric was sufficiently verified in this snapshot; preserve existing Not measured/unknown rather than guessing.

Maintenance

Publisher activity observed September 24, 2026

Current source snapshot

Trust review

Source relationship: First-party MCP

Reviewed July 30, 2026

Sources

GitHub repository ↗

Evidence-backed setup

Install & Agents

Choose your MCP client. A client connects to the MCP server; the language model is selected inside that client. Only stored, source-backed configurations are shown.

Claude Code

Local stdio

MCP100 logic checked

claude mcp add tableau -e SERVER="https://YOUR_TABLEAU_SERVER" -e SITE_NAME="YOUR_TABLEAU_SITE" -e PAT_NAME="YOUR_TABLEAU_PAT_NAME" -e PAT_VALUE="YOUR_TABLEAU_PAT_VALUE" -- npx "-y" "@tableau/mcp-server@latest"

The publisher connection details were combined with this client's official MCP transport configuration; installation was not executed by MCP100.

Verify safely: Restart Claude Code, confirm tableau tools are listed, and perform one read-only test with non-sensitive data.

Uninstall and revoke

Remove tableau from Claude Code, restart the client, remove any separately installed package, and revoke dedicated credentials if used.

Evidence & methodology

Publisher-documented setup is not the same as MCP100 execution testing. “MCP100 logic checked” means the stored configuration shape was reviewed, not that third-party MCP software was run.

Evidence checked 2026-08-12

Evidence 1 ↗Evidence 2 ↗

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From the publisher README

Publisher installation details

Original client setup and configuration retained from the publisher documentation.

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Getting Started

Hosted Tableau MCP (Recommended for Tableau Cloud)

Tableau MCP is available as a managed service at https://mcp.tableau.com. It uses OAuth 2.1 so every user signs in with their own Tableau Cloud identity, and all existing per-user permissions are enforced automatically.

Point any MCP-compatible client at https://mcp.tableau.com and complete the OAuth sign-in flow when prompted.

See Popular Client Integrations for step-by-step setup instructions for Slack, Claude, ChatGPT, and other common AI clients.

Tableau Server customers and Cloud customers who require self-hosted infrastructure should see the Enterprise Deployment and Self-Hosted Getting Started guides.

Self-Hosted / Local (npx)

The quickest way to run Tableau MCP locally. Requires Node.js 22.7.5 or later — no cloning or building needed. Configure your AI tool (MCP client) with:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tableau": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@tableau/mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "SERVER": "https://my-tableau-server.com",
        "SITE_NAME": "my_site",
        "PAT_NAME": "my_pat",
        "PAT_VALUE": "pat_value"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Docker, building from source, and other self-hosted options, see the Getting Started guide.

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Capability

What it does

Explore Tableau sites, workbooks, data sources, metadata, and governed analytics.

Analytics & DataProfessional ServicesSoftware & Technology

Representative uses

Business-intelligence discovery and analysis using authorized Tableau content.

Important limits

Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials

Tools43 toolsView tools

Data Sources & Analysis4 tools
Discover Tableau data sources, inspect their metadata, query governed analytical data, and generate insight cards from available analytical context.
Workbooks & Publishing5 tools
Find, inspect, download, upload, and publish Tableau workbooks so analytical content can move from discovery through authoring and distribution.
Views, Projects & Content Exploration9 tools
Navigate projects and views, retrieve view data or images, work with custom views, and search published Tableau content.
Flows, Refresh Tasks & Jobs8 tools
Inspect flows and flow runs, follow platform jobs, and manage extract-refresh tasks that keep analytical content current.
Pulse Metrics & Insights7 tools
Explore Tableau Pulse metric definitions, subscriptions, and metric instances, then generate value insight bundles and concise insight briefs.
Administration, Access & Embedded Experience10 tools
Manage user/admin workflows, protected content actions, access-token state, and MCP-app embedding features when the authenticated profile and feature gates permit them.

View tool names (43)

list-datasources
get-datasource-metadata
query-datasource
generate-insight-cards
list-workbooks
get-workbook
download-workbook
request-workbook-upload
publish-workbook
list-projects
list-views
list-custom-views
get-view
get-view-data
get-view-image
get-custom-view-data
get-custom-view-image
search-content
list-flows
get-flow
list-flow-runs
list-flow-tasks
list-extract-refresh-tasks
update-cloud-extract-refresh-task
confirm-update-cloud-extract-refresh-task
list-jobs
list-all-pulse-metric-definitions
list-pulse-metric-definitions-from-definition-ids
list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id
list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-ids
list-pulse-metric-subscriptions
generate-pulse-metric-value-insight-bundle
generate-pulse-insight-brief
list-users
update-user
query-admin-insights
delete-content
confirm-delete-content
revoke-access-token
reset-consent
get-embed-token
record-event
render-interactive-viz

Profile: Official @tableau/mcp-server 4.6.0 source snapshot c5e4bb24d02e8d1072fa54df6bec694be9ad857d; web tool catalog 43 is the pinned source-defined web tool catalog, not a guarantee that one runtime session exposes all 43.

Source: Official source

Context Footprint

~8.6K estimated schema tokens

Context impact: High

Estimated token footprint of the MCP tool schemas exposed to the agent.

Approx. estimate

Official @tableau/mcp-server 4.6.0 source snapshot c5e4bb24d02e8d1072fa54df6bec694be9ad857d; web tool catalog

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Publisher documentation

Publisher README

Original product, capability, tool, and usage documentation from the MCP publisher. Installation sections appear under Install & Agents.

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Tableau MCP

Overview

Tableau MCP is a suite of developer primitives, including tools, resources and prompts, that will make it easier for developers to build AI applications that integrate with Tableau.

Official Documentation

https://tableau.github.io/tableau-mcp/

Deploy to Heroku

Example Prompts to Client

Prompt #1: Querying Data

For the Superstore Datasource, what are the top 5 states with the most sales in 2025?

Response

Based on the Superstore Datasource, here are the top 5 states with the most sales in 2025:
  1. California - $146,388.34
  2. New York - $93,922.99
  3. Washington - $65,539.90
  4. Texas - $43,421.76
  5. Pennsylvania - $42,688.31
California leads by a significant margin with over $146,000 in sales, followed by New York with nearly $94,000. These two states alone account for a substantial portion of the total sales across the top 5 states.

Prompt #2: Content Exploration

Find me the most viewed workbook within the last year.

Response

The most viewed workbook within the last year is:

Global Connections
- Owner: John Doe
- Project: Marketing
- Views in last year: 523
- Last Modified: September 2, 2025
- Workbook ID: 111fb672-9401-4913-a167-17b3d89a3e4f

Prompt #3: Getting a View

Show me the "Economy" view in the "Finances" project.

Response

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FAQ

What can Tableau MCP do?

Explore Tableau sites, workbooks, data sources, metadata, and governed analytics.

Can Tableau MCP explore workbooks, data sources, and metadata?

Yes. The reviewed Tableau MCP surface includes discovery and inspection of workbooks, data sources, metadata, and related Tableau content, subject to the connected Tableau permissions.

Does Tableau MCP work with Codex?

Yes. MCP100 reviewed an evidence-backed setup for Codex, but has not independently verified it with a live runtime test.

How does Tableau MCP authenticate?

The official package documents Tableau authentication and server connection configuration.

What governed analytics data can an AI agent access through Tableau MCP?

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.

Is this an official MCP?

ecosystem:tableau is listed as First-party MCP in MCP100’s current evidence.

Current official resources:

Publisher documentation ↗

Tableau MCP

Overview

Tableau MCP is a suite of developer primitives, including tools, resources and prompts, that will make it easier for developers to build AI applications that integrate with Tableau.

Official Documentation

https://tableau.github.io/tableau-mcp/

Deploy to Heroku

Example Prompts to Client

Prompt #1: Querying Data

For the Superstore Datasource, what are the top 5 states with the most sales in 2025?

Response

Based on the Superstore Datasource, here are the top 5 states with the most sales in 2025:
  1. California - $146,388.34
  2. New York - $93,922.99
  3. Washington - $65,539.90
  4. Texas - $43,421.76
  5. Pennsylvania - $42,688.31
California leads by a significant margin with over $146,000 in sales, followed by New York with nearly $94,000. These two states alone account for a substantial portion of the total sales across the top 5 states.

Prompt #2: Content Exploration

Find me the most viewed workbook within the last year.

Response

The most viewed workbook within the last year is:

Global Connections
- Owner: John Doe
- Project: Marketing
- Views in last year: 523
- Last Modified: September 2, 2025
- Workbook ID: 111fb672-9401-4913-a167-17b3d89a3e4f

Prompt #3: Getting a View

Show me the "Economy" view in the "Finances" project.

Recommended for governed Tableau analysis when content permissions are narrow and any publishing or modification capability is treated separately and only when explicitly exposed.

Best for

Not ideal for

Avoid if

Trade-offs

Evidence

Popularity

Maintenance

Trust review

Sources

Install & Agents

Claude Code

Publisher installation details

Getting Started

Hosted Tableau MCP (Recommended for Tableau Cloud)

Self-Hosted / Local (npx)

What it does

Representative uses

Important limits

Context Footprint

Access & risk

Other options

confluent

dbt

coda

Publisher README

Tableau MCP

Overview

Official Documentation

Deploy to Heroku

Example Prompts to Client

Prompt #1: Querying Data

Response

Prompt #2: Content Exploration

Response

Prompt #3: Getting a View

Response

FAQ

Publisher installation details

Getting Started

Hosted Tableau MCP (Recommended for Tableau Cloud)

Self-Hosted / Local (npx)

Publisher README

Tableau MCP

Overview

Official Documentation

Deploy to Heroku

Example Prompts to Client

Prompt #1: Querying Data

Response

Prompt #2: Content Exploration

Response

Prompt #3: Getting a View

Response