Tableau MCP
Tableau MCP is a MCP server for reporting and business intelligence, published by tableau.
An official MCP server enabling Claude and other AI agents to query Tableau data, explore workbooks, and retrieve visualizations.
Is it any good?
Effectiveness · benchmark pending
We haven't benchmarked Tableau MCP yet, so its score is provisional — computed from safety, maintenance, and documentation only, with popularity given no weight. When we benchmark it, we measure whether it produces materially better output than a frontier model alone, and that result leads the score. How we measure.
About Tableau MCP
Description · AI-summarised from the tableau README
Tableau MCP is an official developer suite from Tableau providing tools, resources, and prompts for building AI applications that integrate with Tableau. It exposes Tableau datasources and workbooks as queryable resources to MCP-compatible clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.), allowing agents to run natural-language queries against Tableau data, discover and retrieve workbook content, and render views as images. Supports both Tableau Server and cloud deployments via PAT authentication.
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Install Tableau MCP
Install
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{
"mcpServers": {
"tableau-tableau-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@tableau/tableau-tableau-mcp"]
}
}
}Install with your AI
Zero install · paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor…
Install the "Tableau MCP" skill into my project by following all instructions at https://skillsdirectory.co/s/tableau-tableau-mcp
Your assistant reads /s/tableau-tableau-mcp and follows it — fetching the files from the source, placing them, and confirming before it runs anything. No account needed. How this works.
Frequently asked
FAQ
What does Tableau MCP do?
An official MCP server enabling Claude and other AI agents to query Tableau data, explore workbooks, and retrieve visualizations.
How do I install Tableau MCP?
Tableau MCP is a MCP server. Primary install path: { "mcpServers": { "tableau-tableau-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@tableau/tableau-tableau-mcp"] } } }
What is the Skill Score for Tableau MCP?
Tableau MCP has a Skill Score of 6.2/10 (Solid). It is currently a provisional score — Tableau MCP hasn't been benchmarked yet, so it weights safety 75/100 (40%), maintenance 48/100 (30%), and documentation 70/100 (30%). Popularity carries zero weight until effectiveness is measured. See methodology.
Is Tableau MCP free?
Tableau MCP is published under the Apache-2.0 license. See the vendor's source repository for any usage limits or paid tiers.
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