What is power-bi-mcp?
power-bi-mcp is a MCP server by FreelexHo that power BI refresh with table-level polling and retry, refresh diagnostics, DAX queries with RLS simulation, PBIP source locating and refresh reports. It is listed under Data & databases and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | FreelexHo |
| Repository | FreelexHo/power-bi-mcp |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Data & databases |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,805 of 4,418 MCP servers; #192 in Data & databases |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is power-bi-mcp safe to install?
power-bi-mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install power-bi-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/FreelexHo/power-bi-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add power-bi-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http power-bi-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs power-bi-mcp for you:
Add the "power-bi-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/FreelexHo/power-bi-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.