Power BI Desktop MCP Server

Power BI Desktop MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Microsoft Power BI Desktop — querying report data, executing DAX queries, managing data models, retrieving visualizations, and integrating Power BI's business intelligence capabilities into agent-driven data analysis and reporting workflows.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Developer Tools power-bi microsoft business-intelligence mcp-server dax reports data-visualization

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Local access only. No credentials. Business data — apply governance. Community MCP. Windows-only.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

A data analyst using Power BI Desktop needs AI assistance with DAX queries, data model exploration, and report analysis on Windows.

Avoid When

You're using Power BI Service (cloud) — this is specifically for the local Desktop application.

Use Cases

• Executing DAX queries against Power BI data models from analysis agents
• Retrieving report page data from BI reporting agents
• Managing Power BI Desktop data model from data engineering agents
• Querying relationships and measures from data exploration agents
• Automating Power BI report generation from business intelligence agents
• Integrating Power BI data into AI-driven reporting pipelines

Not For

• Power BI Service (cloud) — this is for Power BI Desktop application only
• Teams without Windows and Power BI Desktop installed
• Real-time streaming reports (DAX query-based access)

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

OpenAPI Spec ↗

Authentication

Methods: none

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication — local MCP communicating with Power BI Desktop process via local API. Power BI Desktop must be running with a report open.

Pricing

Model: free

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

Power BI Desktop is free. MCP server is free open source. Windows required for Power BI Desktop.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

Full

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Windows-only — Power BI Desktop requires Windows OS
⚠ Power BI Desktop must be running with report open — specific prerequisite
⚠ DAX language knowledge required — agents need Power BI/DAX expertise
⚠ Community MCP from individual developer — not official Microsoft
⚠ Power BI Desktop API changes with updates — check version compatibility
⚠ Business data in reports — handle with appropriate data governance

Alternatives

mcp-rest-api

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.