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Power BI Authoring MCP Server

Microsoft's MCP server for building and modifying Power BI semantic models from AI agents.

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Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Power BI developers who want an agent to create measures, relationships and model changes.

Avoid if

You need a stable API; the server is in public preview.

About Power BI Authoring MCP Server

The Power BI Authoring MCP Server, from Microsoft, connects AI agents to Power BI semantic models so developers can make modelling changes in natural language or run agentic development workflows. This repository is the local server; Microsoft recommends its hosted remote server for models in a Fabric workspace. It is in public preview and may change significantly before general availability.

Power BI Authoring MCP Server is an open-source project, with 1.2k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

Add Power BI Authoring MCP Server to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add powerbi-modeling-mcp -- npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest --start

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerbi-modeling-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest", "--start"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "powerbi-modeling-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest", "--start"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerbi-modeling-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest", "--start"]
    }
  }
}

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.powerbi-modeling-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp@latest", "--start"]

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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