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DimensionTableau MCP ServerTableau's official MCP Server, helping agents see and understand data.MCP ClickHouseConnect ClickHouse to your AI assistants
FMRS57 / 100 · C79 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance14 / 2017 / 20
Documentation13 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Teams on Tableau Cloud that want a quick managed OAuth-based setup
  • Tableau Server customers who need self-hosted infrastructure
  • Developers building AI applications that integrate with Tableau
  • Teams already using ClickHouse who want AI assistants to access data directly.
  • Scenarios requiring fast, read-only data queries and schema exploration.
Not for
  • Users without a Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server environment or license
  • Scenarios that only need static report exports without agent interaction
  • Local environments that cannot meet the Node.js 22.7.5 or later requirement (self-hosted option)
  • Scenarios requiring write access to the database without explicit opt-in.
  • Production environments with stringent security requirements that avoid default permission settings.
Required permissions
  • Access to the Tableau site and data (configured for self-hosting via SERVER, SITE_NAME, PAT_NAME, PAT_VALUE)
  • OAuth 2.1 sign-in with the user's own Tableau Cloud identity under the hosted service, inheriting existing per-user permissions
  • Read access to Tableau content to support data queries, content exploration, and view inspection
  • Requires read-only access to ClickHouse database (default).
  • Optional: write access via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS.
  • Optional: destructive operations via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP.
Risks and side effects
  • Leaked PAT credentials (PAT_NAME, PAT_VALUE) could allow unauthorized Tableau access, so they must be kept secure
  • The data an agent can read is bounded by the signed-in identity's permissions, but sensitive data the user can access may still be exposed
  • The self-hosted option requires maintaining your own runtime and security updates
  • Using the hosted service means Tableau content is processed through https://mcp.tableau.com
  • If write access is enabled, AI might make unintended modifications.
  • If DROP access is enabled, data deletion could occur accidentally.
  • Credentials may be exposed via environment variables.
Supported clientsClaude, ChatGPT, SlackClaude Desktop
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