Tableau MCP Server
for AI Agents

Q: What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne Tableau MCP server support?

The StackOne Tableau MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

Production-ready Tableau MCP server with 114 extensible actions — plus built-in authentication, security, and optimized execution.

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Tableau MCP Server

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114 Agent Actions

Create, read, update, and delete across Tableau — and extend your agent's capabilities with custom actions.

MCP Actions → Create Actions →

Authentication

Agent Tool Authentication

Per-user OAuth in one call. Your Tableau MCP server gets session-scoped tokens with zero credentials stored on your infra.

Agent Auth →

Security

Agent Protection

Every Tableau tool response scanned for prompt injection in milliseconds — 88.7% accuracy, all running on CPU.

Prompt Injection Defense →

Performance

Max Agent Context. Min Cost.

Free up to 96% of your agent's context window to enhance reasoning and reduce cost, on every Tableau call.

Tools Discovery →

What is the Tableau MCP Server?

A Tableau MCP server lets AI agents read and write Tableau data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's Tableau MCP server ships with 114 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, and optimized agent context. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.

All Tableau MCP Tools and Actions

Every action from Tableau's API, ready for your agent. Create, read, update, and delete — scoped to exactly what you need.

Data Sources

Query Data Sources
Get a list of all data sources on the site
Query Data Source
Get details of a specific data source
Download Data Source
Download a data source file
Update Data Source
Update data source properties
Delete Data Source
Delete a data source from the site

Data Source Connections

Query Data Source Connections
Get connection details for a data source
Update Data Source Connection
Update connection details for a data source

Data Source Revisions

Get Data Source Revisions
Get revision history for a data source
Remove Data Source Revision
Delete a specific revision of a data source

Jobs

Query Jobs
Get all jobs on the site
Get Job
Get details of a specific job

Project Permissions

Add Project Permissions
Add permissions to a project for a user or group
List Project Permissions
Get permissions for a specific project

Workbook Permissions

Add Workbook Permissions
Add permissions to a workbook for a user or group
List Workbook Permissions
Get permissions for a specific workbook

Default Workbook Permissions

Add Default Workbook Permissions
Add default workbook permissions to a project
List Default Workbook Permissions
Get default workbook permissions for a project

Default Datasource Permissions

Add Default Datasource Permissions
Add default datasource permissions to a project
List Default Datasource Permissions
Get default datasource permissions for a project

Projects

Create Project
Create a new project on the site
Query Projects
Get a list of all projects on the site
Update Project
Update an existing project
Delete Project
Delete a project from the site

Server Active Directory Domains

List Server Active Directory Domains
List all Active Directory domains configured on the server (Tableau Server only)
Update Server Active Directory Domain
Update an Active Directory domain configuration (Tableau Server only)

Site By Names

Query Site By Name
Get site details by site name
Delete Site By Name
Delete a site using its site name (Server Admin only)

Site By Content URLs

Query Site By Content URL
Get site details by content URL
Delete Site By Content URL
Delete a site using its content URL (Server Admin only)

Embedding Settings

Get Embedding Settings
Get embedding settings for the site
Update Embedding Settings
Update embedding settings for the site

Sites

Create Site
Create a new site (Server Admin only)
List Sites
List all sites on Tableau Server (not available for Tableau Cloud)
Update Site
Update site settings
Delete Site
Delete a site by ID (Server Admin only)

Groups

Create Group
Create a new group on the site
Query Groups
Get a list of all groups on the site
Update Group
Update a group on the site
Delete Group
Delete a group from the site

Workbooks

Query Workbook
Get details of a specific workbook
Download Workbook
Download the workbook file in .twbx format
Update Workbook
Update workbook properties including name, owner, project, and acceleration settings
Delete Workbook
Delete a workbook from the site

Workbook Connections

Query Workbook Connections
Get connection details for a workbook
Update Workbook Connection
Update connection details for a workbook

Workbook Revisions

Get Workbook Revisions
Get revision history for a workbook
Download Workbook Revision
Download a specific revision of a workbook

Custom Views

List Custom Views
Get a list of custom views on the site
Get Custom View
Get details of a specified custom view
Update Custom View
Update a custom view's name or owner
Delete Custom View
Delete a custom view

Other (63)

Add Tags To Data Source
Add tags to a data source
Add Datasource Permissions
Add permissions to a datasource for a user or group
Add User To Site
Add a new user to the site
Add User To Group
Add a user to a group
Add Tags To Workbook
Add tags to a workbook
Add Tags To View
Add tags to a view
List Schedules
Get all schedules on the site
List Extract Refresh Tasks For Site
Get all extract refresh tasks on the site
List Data Source Permissions
Get permissions for a specific datasource
Get Server Info
Get Tableau Server product and version information
Query Current Site
Get details of the site you are signed into
Get Current Server Session
Get information about the current session
Get Recently Viewed
Get recently viewed content for the current user
Get Site By ID
Get site details using the site ID
Query Views For Site
Get all views across all workbooks in the site
Get User Personal Space
Get the personal space for the current user (API 3.13+)
List Authentication Configurations
List authentication configurations for a site (API 3.24+, Tableau Cloud only)
Query User On Site
Get details of a specific user on the site
Get Users On Site
List all users on the site with filtering and pagination
Get Groups For User
Get all groups that a user belongs to
Get Users In Group
Get all users that belong to a group
List Personal Access Tokens
List all personal access tokens for a user (Tableau Cloud only)
Query Workbooks For Site
Get a list of all workbooks on the site
Query Workbooks For User
Get all workbooks owned by a specific user
Query Views For Workbook
Get all views in a specific workbook
Get View
Get details of a specific view
Query View Data
Get underlying data from a view in CSV format
Download Workbook As PDF
Export the workbook as a PDF file
Download Workbook As PowerPoint
Export the workbook as a PowerPoint file
Get Workbook Preview Image
Get the preview image for a workbook
Query View Image
Get the view rendered as an image
Query View PDF
Export a view as a PDF file
Download View Crosstab As Excel
Export view data as an Excel crosstab file
Get View By Path
Get view details using the view's URL name
Get Workbook Downgrade Info
Get version compatibility information for downgrading a workbook
Update User
Update user details on the site
Delete Project Permission For User
Remove a specific permission from a project for a user
Delete Project Permission For Group
Remove a specific permission from a project for a group
Delete Workbook Permission For User
Remove a specific permission from a workbook for a user
Delete Workbook Permission For Group
Remove a specific permission from a workbook for a group
Delete Datasource Permission For User
Remove a specific permission from a datasource for a user
Delete Datasource Permission For Group
Remove a specific permission from a datasource for a group
Delete Default Workbook Permissions For User
Remove default workbook permissions from a project for a user
Delete Default Workbook Permissions For Group
Remove default workbook permissions from a project for a group
Delete Default Datasource Permissions For User
Remove default datasource permissions from a project for a user
Delete Default Datasource Permissions For Group
Remove default datasource permissions from a project for a group
Delete Server Session
Delete a specified server session (Tableau Server only)
Delete Site Asynchronously
Delete a site asynchronously by ID (Server Admin only)
Delete Site Asynchronously By Name
Delete a site asynchronously by name (Server Admin only)
Delete Site Asynchronously By Content URL
Delete a site asynchronously by content URL (Server Admin only)
Remove User From Site
Remove a user from the site
Remove User From Group
Remove a user from a group
Delete Tag From Workbook
Remove a tag from a workbook
Delete Tag From View
Remove a tag from a view
Run Extract Refresh Task
Run an extract refresh task immediately
Cancel Job
Cancel a running or pending job
Sign Out
Sign out and invalidate the current authentication token
Switch Site
Switch to another site without re-authenticating (Tableau Server only)
Revoke Admin Personal Access Tokens
Revoke all PATs created by server administrators (Tableau Server only)
Revoke Personal Access Token
Revoke a personal access token (Tableau Cloud only)
Refresh Workbook
Refresh all extracts in a workbook
Hide View Recommendation
Hide a recommended view for the current user
Unhide View Recommendation
Unhide a previously hidden view recommendation

Set Up Your Tableau MCP Server in Minutes

One endpoint. Any framework. Your agent is talking to Tableau in under 10 lines of code.

MCP Clients

Agent Frameworks

Claude Desktop-

JSON

Docs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.stackone.com/mcp?x-account-id=<account_id>",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic <YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for MCP Tools: A Technical Guide

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Tableau MCP Server FAQ

Tableau MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?

A Tableau MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling Tableau. A Tableau MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling Tableau at runtime. StackOne provides both.

How does Tableau authentication work for AI agents?

Tableau authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own Tableau account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via origin_owner_id.

Are Tableau MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?

Yes — Tableau MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.

What is the context bloat of a Tableau agent and how do I avoid it?

Context bloat happens when Tableau tool schemas and API responses eat your Tableau agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single Tableau query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.

Can I limit which actions my Tableau agent can access?

Yes — you can limit which actions your Tableau agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.

Can I create custom agent actions for my Tableau MCP server?

Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your Tableau MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research Tableau's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.

When should I NOT use a Tableau MCP server?

Skip a Tableau MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct Tableau API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call Tableau actions at runtime.

What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne Tableau MCP server support?

The StackOne Tableau MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

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