tableau-graphql-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TABLEAU_COOKIE | No | Advanced: a browser session cookie (SSO fallback). | |
| TABLEAU_SERVER | No | https://tableau.company.com (Server) or https://<pod>.online.tableau.com (Cloud). | |
| TABLEAU_TIMEOUT | No | Per-request timeout (seconds). | 60 |
| TABLEAU_PAT_NAME | No | Personal Access Token name. | |
| TABLEAU_AUTH_TOKEN | No | Advanced: a pre-obtained X-Tableau-Auth token (SSO tenants where PATs are disabled). | |
| TABLEAU_PAT_SECRET | No | PAT secret: the whole string, do not split on :. | |
| TABLEAU_API_VERSION | No | REST API version; else read from /api/serverinfo. | |
| TABLEAU_METADATA_PATH | No | Override the GraphQL path; else auto-detected. | |
| TABLEAU_SITE_CONTENT_URL | No | Site slug (the part after /#/site/). Empty = Default site (Server only); Cloud always has one. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| graphql_queryA | Run ANY read-only GraphQL query against the Tableau Metadata API. This is the general-purpose tool; use it for any lineage question. Returns {"data": ..., "errors": ...}. |
| introspect_schemaA | Introspect the live Metadata API GraphQL schema (introspection is enabled). |
| lineage_examplesA | Return a schema cheat-sheet and a library of curated lineage questions with their
correct GraphQL queries (+ example variables). Read this before composing a |
| where_usedA | Find which workbooks (and published datasources) USE the given names, the common 'where is this used / impact analysis' question, resolved robustly. |
| impact_analysisA | Full transitive (MULTI-HOP) downstream impact of a column, field, or table. Returns every field that directly OR indirectly depends on it, and all affected sheets, dashboards, workbooks, plus the de-duplicated set of OWNERS to notify before a change. |
| search_contentA | Find content whose NAME contains |
| server_infoA | Report the connected Tableau environment: server URL, site, product & REST API version, which Metadata API endpoint is in use, the auth method, and whether external-asset (Data Management / Catalog) lineage appears available. Good first call to confirm the connection and understand what lineage depth to expect. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
The tools are mostly distinct: graphql_query is a general-purpose escape hatch, while where_used and impact_analysis are specialized lineage tools with clearly differentiated one-hop versus transitive semantics. Some overlap remains because graphql_query can answer nearly any lineage question, but the descriptions give clear selection guidance.
All names use snake_case, which is readable and consistent at the casing level. However, the set mixes verb_noun names like introspect_schema and search_content with noun-phrase names like lineage_examples, impact_analysis, where_used, and server_info, so there is no predictable action-oriented pattern throughout.
Seven tools is well-scoped for a read-only Tableau Metadata GraphQL server. The set provides a general query tool plus targeted helpers without excessive fragmentation.
The surface covers the important read-only metadata workflows: arbitrary GraphQL querying, schema introspection, examples, content search, direct usage lookup, transitive impact analysis, and environment info. Minor gaps are acceptable because graphql_query can handle less common shapes, though agents must compose those queries themselves.