A side-by-side look at the Power Bi MCP and MCP Mermaid MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Power Bi MCP for data visualization work; choose MCP Mermaid for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
generate_mermaid_diagram.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 642 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 1 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 1 |
| Full listing | View Power Bi MCP | View MCP Mermaid |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
generate_mermaid_diagramGenerate mermaid diagram and chart with mermaid syntax dynamically. Mermaid is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams. The main purpose of Mermaid is to help documentation catch up with development.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.
No confirmed install command for Power Bi MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hustcc-mcp-mermaid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-mermaid"
]
}
}
}