Skip to main content
Tableau is a leading business intelligence platform for data visualization. The Tableau MCP server lets you list workbooks, export views, and access Pulse metrics using natural language.

​
What Can It Do?

  • List workbooks and views across your site
  • Export view data as CSV or images
  • Access Tableau Pulse metrics and AI insights
  • Search content across your organization
  • Query datasources directly using VizQL Data Service with date aggregations, binning, field aliases, and advanced filtering

​
Where to Use It

Add Tableau as a tool to any agent. The agent can then access your dashboards conversationally, choosing the right actions based on context. To add an MCP tool to your agent:
  1. Open your agent’s configuration
  2. Click Add tools → Connect an app with MCP
  3. Search for the integration and select it
  4. Authenticate with your account
You can control which tools your agent has access to. After adding an integration, click on it to enable or disable specific tools based on what your agent needs.

​
In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

For automated pipelines, use an Agent Node with Tableau tools. This gives you the flexibility of an agent within a deterministic workflow.

​
As a Custom MCP Node

You can also create a standalone MCP node for a specific action. This generates a reusable node that performs one task, useful when you need the same operation repeatedly in workflows.
To create a custom MCP node:
  1. Go to your node library and search for the integration
  2. Click Create a node with AI
  3. Describe the specific action you want (e.g., “List all workbooks in the Finance project”)
  4. Test the node and save it for reuse
Custom MCP nodes are single-purpose by design. For tasks that require multiple steps or dynamic decision-making, use an agent instead.

​
Setting Up Credentials

Tableau uses Personal Access Tokens (PAT) for authentication. Generate a token in your Tableau account settings, then add it to your Connectors page.

​
Available Tools

​
Example Prompts

Use these with your agent or in the Agent Node: List workbooks:
Export data:
Get dashboard image:
Search content:
Get Pulse insights:
Get datasource metadata:
Query datasource directly:
Query with date aggregation:
Query with binning:

​
Troubleshooting

Agents are smart enough to chain multiple API calls together. For example, asking “Export the Finance dashboard” will find the view first, then export it. If results seem off, check the agent’s step-by-step reasoning.

​
Need Help?

Use this integration directly in Claude or Cursor. Connect remotely via the Tableau MCP server using credentials from your Connectors page.