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/

Quick Start

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer
• An MCP client e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, MCP Inspector, etc.

Standard config works in most MCP clients:

{
  "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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