A side-by-side look at the Power BI Modeling MCP Server and Cli 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 Modeling MCP Server for data visualization work as a local process; choose Cli for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
pushtodisplay_send_update, pushtodisplay_list_boards, pushtodisplay_get_board.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,215 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 8 |
| Full listing | View Power BI Modeling MCP Server | View Cli |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
pushtodisplay_send_updateSend content to a boardpushtodisplay_list_boardsList all boardspushtodisplay_get_boardGet details of a boardpushtodisplay_create_boardCreate a new boardpushtodisplay_update_boardUpdate a board's name, description, or layoutpushtodisplay_set_default_boardSet a board as your defaultpushtodisplay_delete_boardDelete a board permanentlypushtodisplay_list_devicesList active device connectionsPaste 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": {
"power-bi-modeling-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"pushtodisplay-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pushtodisplay"
]
}
}
}