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Create and change Power BI semantic models: tables, measures, relationships and DAX, from models open in Power BI Desktop or PBIP files.

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npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp --start

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Connects an AI assistant to Power BI semantic models so it can create and update tables, columns, measures and relationships. It supports batch operations on many objects, such as bulk renaming and refactoring, checks against modeling best practices, and running and validating DAX queries. It also works with TMDL and Power BI Project (PBIP) files.

Runs locally over stdio with npx and needs Node.js. Models open in Power BI Desktop and local PBIP/TMDL files need no sign-in. Fabric workspaces need Microsoft Entra ID sign-in. The EULA must be accepted before any other tool works. Back up your model first, since the assistant can make unintended changes.

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Create and edit tables, columns, measures and relationships
Run bulk rename and refactor operations on many objects
Execute and validate DAX queries against a model
Evaluate a model against modeling best practices
Work with TMDL and Power BI Project (PBIP) files
Connect to models in Power BI Desktop or Fabric workspaces

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Connect to 'Sales.pbix' in Power BI Desktop and list its tables
Add a year-over-year growth measure to the Sales table
Rename all columns in the Customer table to Title Case
Run a DAX query to check total revenue by region

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

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

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. powerbi-modeling should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:

claude_desktop_config.json

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

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

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Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

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

Needs Node.js on your computer.

VS Code

Install in VS Code a11y.new_tab

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"powerbi-modeling","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp","--start"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

mcp_config.json

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

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add powerbi-modeling -- npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp --start

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

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

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Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add powerbi-modeling npx -- -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp --start

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

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

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/powerbi-modeling into my MCP client?

No. Power BI Modeling runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp --start.

Does Power BI Modeling need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is Power BI Modeling a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with npx -y @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp --start, which needs Node.js.

What can Power BI Modeling do?

You can create and edit tables, columns, measures and relationships, run bulk rename and refactor operations on many objects and execute and validate DAX queries against a model.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Power BI Modeling's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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