A side-by-side look at the Power BI Modeling MCP Server and Tableau Workbook Auditor 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 Tableau Workbook Auditor for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,215 | 7 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Power BI Modeling MCP Server | View Tableau Workbook Auditor |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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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": {
"power-bi-modeling-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"tableau-workbook-auditor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tableau-lineage-mcp"
]
}
}
}