# Tableau MCP (MCP server)

> Tableau MCP is an MCP server that adds data and analytics tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Tableau's official MCP Server. Helping agents see and understand data. It has 348 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @tableau/mcp-server.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 348 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @tableau/mcp-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Data & analytics |
| Latest release | v4.18.1 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tableau-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tableau/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERVER": "your-value",
        "SITE_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_VALUE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env SERVER=your-value --env SITE_NAME=your-value --env PAT_NAME=your-value --env PAT_VALUE=your-value --transport stdio tableau-mcp -- npx -y @tableau/mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tableau-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tableau/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERVER": "your-value",
        "SITE_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_VALUE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "tableau-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tableau/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERVER": "your-value",
        "SITE_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_NAME": "your-value",
        "PAT_VALUE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `SERVER`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `SITE_NAME`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `PAT_NAME`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `PAT_VALUE`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

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