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Tableau

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MCP server for Tableau API integration

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What can you do with Tableau?

  • Comprehensive Tableau API coverage
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
  • Full error handling and retry logic
  • Async support for better performance

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package tableau-mcp-server
Claude Code 
claude mcp add tableau -e 'TABLEAU_API_KEY=<your tableau_api_key>' -e 'TABLEAU_API_URL=<TABLEAU_API_URL>' -- uvx tableau-mcp-server==0.1.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "tableau": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "tableau-mcp-server==0.1.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TABLEAU_API_KEY": "<your tableau_api_key>",
                "TABLEAU_API_URL": "<TABLEAU_API_URL>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • TABLEAU_API_KEY required secret API Key for TABLEAU
  • TABLEAU_API_URL API URL for TABLEAU

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Tableau MCP Server
  2. Tableau Mcp Server
  3. Overview
  4. Features
  5. Installation
  6. Configuration
  7. Quick Start
  8. License

Tableau MCP Server

Tableau Mcp Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Tableau with GenAI applications.

Overview

Data visualization and analytics platform

Features

  • Comprehensive Tableau API coverage
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
  • Full error handling and retry logic
  • Async support for better performance

Installation

pip install tableau-mcp-server

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/asklokesh/tableau-mcp-server.git
cd tableau-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .env file or set environment variables according to Tableau API requirements.

Quick Start

from tableau_mcp import TableauMCPServer

# Initialize the server
server = TableauMCPServer()

# Start the server
server.start()

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Frequently asked questions

What is Tableau?

MCP server for Tableau API integration

How do I install Tableau?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add tableau -e 'TABLEAU_API_KEY=<your tableau_api_key>' -e 'TABLEAU_API_URL=<TABLEAU_API_URL>' -- uvx tableau-mcp-server==0.1.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Tableau need an API key?

Yes. It expects TABLEAU_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Tableau open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Tableau?

It is published by asklokesh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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