https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp
Official Tableau MCP server, providing a suite of tools that make it easier for developers to build and configure AI applications that integrate with Tableau Cloud and Server.
https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp
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Official Tableau MCP server, providing a suite of tools that make it easier for developers to build and configure AI applications that integrate with Tableau Cloud and Server.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp
- Owner: tableau
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2025-05-02T20:16:03.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-24T19:19:55.000Z (21 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-26T09:47:11.086Z (20 days ago)
- Topics: mcp, mcp-server, modelcontextprotocol, tableau
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://tableau.github.io/tableau-mcp/
- Size: 14.4 MB
- Stars: 155
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 58
- Open Issues: 18
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Codeowners: CODEOWNERS
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# Tableau MCP
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## 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/
## Quick Start
### Requirements
- Node.js 22.7.5 or newer
- An MCP client e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, MCP Inspector, etc.
Standard config works in most MCP clients:
```json
{
"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"
}
}
}
}
```
## Deploy to Heroku
[](https://www.heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp)
## 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 an image of the "Economy" view in the "Finances" project.
```
#### Response
