Is Powerbi MCP Server safe to use?

Powerbi MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Powerbi MCP Server?

Powerbi MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Powerbi MCP Server do?

Powerbi MCP Server provides 7 tools: list_workspaces, list_datasets, get_dataset_schema, execute_dax_query, get_dataset_refresh_history and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Powerbi MCP Server?

Powerbi MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Powerbi MCP Server actively maintained?

Powerbi MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 113 days ago.

Powerbi MCP Server

PowerBI REST API integration. Query workspaces, datasets, and execute DAX queries via MCP.

7 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 113d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

7 tools · ~572 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerbi-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "POWERBI_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id-here",
        "POWERBI_TENANT_ID": "your-tenant-id-here",
        "POWERBI_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "powerbi-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Powerbi MCP Server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with PowerBI REST APIs. This server enables AI assistants like Claude to query PowerBI workspaces, datasets, and execute DAX queries.

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Is Powerbi MCP Server safe to use?: Powerbi MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Powerbi MCP Server?: Powerbi MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Powerbi MCP Server do?: Powerbi MCP Server provides 7 tools: list_workspaces, list_datasets, get_dataset_schema, execute_dax_query, get_dataset_refresh_history and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Powerbi MCP Server?: Powerbi MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Powerbi MCP Server actively maintained?: Powerbi MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 113 days ago.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerbi-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "POWERBI_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id-here",
        "POWERBI_TENANT_ID": "your-tenant-id-here",
        "POWERBI_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "powerbi-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Powerbi MCP Server does

Test This Server

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PowerBI MCP Server

[!WARNING] Security Best Practices

Never commit credentials to version control

Store credentials in .env files (add to .gitignore)

Rotate client secrets regularly in Azure AD

Use least-privilege access (only grant necessary workspace permissions)

This server has read/write access to PowerBI datasets - use with caution

✨ Features

Query Your Data: Run DAX queries to extract insights and analyze your PowerBI data directly through conversation
Discover Workspaces & Datasets: Explore what data is available across your organization's PowerBI environment
Understand Data Models: Get detailed schema information to know what tables, columns, and relationships exist
Natural Language to Insights: Ask questions about your data and get answers without opening PowerBI

See all available tools below.

💡 What Can You Do?

Scenario	Example Prompt
Explore available data	"What workspaces do I have access to?"
Discover reports	"What reports are available in my workspace?"
Understand data schema	"Show me the schema for dataset [dataset-name]"
Monitor data freshes	"When was this dataset last refreshed?"
Check parameters	"What parameters does this dataset accept?"
Query data with DAX	"Run a DAX query to get top 10 sales by region from [dataset]"
Analyze data quality	"What tables are in the Sales dataset?"
Extract insights	"Get the list of all measures in the Financial dataset"

📋 Prerequisites

Azure AD Service Principal: Required for authentication. Follow the Azure AD Configuration steps below to set this up.

🔐 Azure AD Configuration

Before installing the server, you need to set up an Azure AD application with PowerBI access.

Create Azure AD App Registration

Go to Azure Portal
Navigate to Azure Active Directory > App registrations
Click New registration
Enter a name (e.g., "PowerBI MCP Server")
Click Register

Get Credentials

After registration, collect these values:

Tenant ID: Found in app Overview page (Directory ID)
Client ID: Found in app Overview page (Application ID)
Client Secret:
- Go to Certificates & secrets
- Click New client secret
- Add description and set expiry
- Copy the secret Value (you can only see this once!)

Enable Service Principal in PowerBI

Go to PowerBI Admin Portal
Navigate to Tenant settings > Developer settings
Enable Service principals can use PowerBI APIs
Add your app to the security group or enable for entire organization
Click Apply

[!NOTE] Service principals can access workspaces where they've been granted explicit permissions (Admin, Member, or Contributor roles).

Grant Workspace Access

For each workspace you want to access:

Go to the workspace in PowerBI
Click workspace settings (⚙️) > Access
Click Add people or groups
Search for your app name
Assign role: Admin, Member, or Contributor
Click Add

📦 Installation

Method 0: From PyPI (Recommended)

Once published to PyPI, this is the simplest installation method.

Add the following to your MCP client configuratio

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

56/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−44

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (7)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~572 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Powerbi MCP Server safe to use?: Powerbi MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Powerbi MCP Server?: Powerbi MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Powerbi MCP Server do?: Powerbi MCP Server provides 7 tools: list_workspaces, list_datasets, get_dataset_schema, execute_dax_query, get_dataset_refresh_history and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Powerbi MCP Server?: Powerbi MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Powerbi MCP Server actively maintained?: Powerbi MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 113 days ago.