Power BI Authoring MCP Server (Local)
local MCP serverPower BI Authoring MCP Server (Local) is a local MCP server: The Power BI Authoring MCP server lets an AI agent create and change Power BI semantic models. Install it from npm as @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add powerbi-modeling-mcp -- npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"powerbi-modeling-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
The Power BI Authoring MCP server lets an AI agent create and change Power BI semantic models.
Power BI Authoring MCP Server (Local) vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI Authoring MCP Server (Local) | 1,180 | Local | No | npm |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Power BI Authoring MCP Server (Local) is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add powerbi-modeling-mcp -- npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp
Run: codex mcp add powerbi-modeling-mcp -- npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp
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