Tableau

Tableau MCP Connector for Claude

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Access workbooks, views, data sources, and dashboard insights from Tableau — the enterprise BI and analytics platform.

7 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect your Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server to any AI agent and explore business intelligence through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Workbooks — List, search, and retrieve workbook metadata and connections
  • Views — Query dashboard views, download rendered images, and access underlying data
  • Data Sources — List published data sources with freshness and connection details
  • Sites & Projects — Navigate the site hierarchy and project structure
  • Users & Groups — Query user membership, roles, and permissions
  • Jobs — Monitor extract refresh jobs and background task status

Who is this for?

  • Data Analysts — find and explore dashboards without navigating the portal
  • BI Admins — monitor extract jobs and data freshness through chat
  • Executives — ask questions about KPIs and get dashboard summaries
  • Data Engineers — audit data source connections and refresh schedules
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7 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

list_workbooks

List Tableau workbooks

get_workbook

Get workbook details

list_views

List all views (dashboards)

list_datasources

Useful for monitoring data freshness. List published data sources

list_projects

List projects in the site

list_users

List site users

list_jobs

List background jobs

See how to talk to your AI agent using Tableau.

Show me all workbooks in the Sales project.

Found 12 workbooks in 'Sales': 1. 'Q1 Pipeline Dashboard' (updated 2h ago, 3 views). 2. 'Revenue by Region' (updated yesterday, 5 views). 3. 'Win Rate Analysis' (updated 3d ago, 2 views).

What data sources haven't been refreshed in over 24 hours?

3 stale data sources: 1. 'Salesforce_Opps' — last refresh: 36h ago (FAILED). 2. 'GA4_Metrics' — 28h ago (success). 3. 'HR_Headcount' — 48h ago (FAILED). Recommend checking extract schedules.

How many active users accessed Tableau this week?

Active users this week: 142 unique logins. Viewers: 98 (69%). Explorers: 31 (22%). Creators: 13 (9%). Peak activity: Tuesday 10AM (89 concurrent). Most viewed: 'Executive KPI Dashboard' (245 views).

Tableau uses Personal Access Tokens (PATs). Generate one in My Account Settings > Personal Access Tokens. You'll need the token name and token secret.

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