A side-by-side look at the Metabase MCP and Power BI Modeling MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Metabase MCP for data visualization work as a local process; choose Power BI Modeling MCP Server for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
METABASE_URL, METABASE_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | METABASE_URLMETABASE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 1,215 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Metabase MCP | View Power BI Modeling MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"1luvc0d3-metabase-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ai-1luvc0d3/metabase-mcp"
],
"env": {
"METABASE_URL": "YOUR_METABASE_URL_HERE",
"METABASE_API_KEY": "YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"power-bi-modeling-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}