Tableau
Query Tableau data sources and bring charts or Pulse insights into the conversation.
Tools
26 available tools
Search the tool definitions captured from the MCP server. The live list can vary with version, deployment, and credentials.
26 tools found.
Download workbook
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download-workbookDownloads workbook content as a TWB (application/xml) or TWBX (application/octet-stream) file.
Generate pulse insight brief
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generate-pulse-insight-briefGenerate a concise insight brief for Pulse Metrics using Tableau REST API.
Generate pulse metric value insight bundle
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generate-pulse-metric-value-insight-bundleGenerate an insight bundle for the current aggregated value for Pulse Metric using Tableau REST API.
Get custom view data
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get-custom-view-dataRetrieves comma-separated value (CSV) data for a Tableau Custom View (saved/personalized view state), including the user's filters.
Get custom view image
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get-custom-view-imageRetrieves an image of the specified custom view in a published viz.
Get datasource metadata
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get-datasource-metadataRetrieves metadata for a specified datasource by taking the basic, high level, metadata results from Tableau's VizQL Data Service and enriches them with additional context provided by Tableau's…
Get view
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get-viewRetrieves information about the specified view, including upstream datasources, workbook information, project details, owner, tags, and usage statistics.
Get view data
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get-view-dataRetrieves data for the specified view in a Tableau workbook, including the user's filters.
Get view image
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get-view-imageReturns a static, non-interactive image of the specified view in a Tableau workbook.
Get workbook
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get-workbookRetrieves information about the specified workbook, including information about the views contained in the workbook.
List all pulse metric definitions
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list-all-pulse-metric-definitionsRetrieves a list of all published Pulse Metric Definitions using the Tableau REST API.
List custom views
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list-custom-viewsRetrieves a list of custom views for a Tableau workbook including their metadata such as name, owner, and the view they are found in.
List datasources
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list-datasourcesRetrieves a list of published data sources from a specified Tableau site using the Tableau REST API.
List projects
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list-projectsRetrieves a list of projects on a Tableau site including their metadata such as name, description, parent project, content permissions, owner, and timestamps.
List pulse metric definitions from definition IDS
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list-pulse-metric-definitions-from-definition-idsRetrieves a list of specific Pulse Metric Definitions using the Tableau REST API from a list of metric definition IDs.
List pulse metric subscriptions
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list-pulse-metric-subscriptionsRetrieves a list of published Pulse Metric Subscriptions for the current user using the Tableau REST API.
List pulse metrics from metric definition ID
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list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-idRetrieves a list of published Pulse Metrics from a Pulse Metric Definition using the Tableau REST API.
List pulse metrics from metric IDS
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list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-idsRetrieves a list of published Pulse Metrics from a list of metric IDs using the Tableau REST API.
List views
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list-viewsRetrieves a list of views on a Tableau site including their metadata such as name, owner, and the workbook they are found in.
List workbooks
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list-workbooksRetrieves a list of workbooks on a Tableau site including their metadata such as name, description, and information about the views contained in the workbook.
Publish workbook
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publish-workbookPublishes a TWB or TWBX workbook from a local file path or staged upload id to the specified Tableau project.
Query datasource
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query-datasourceExecutes VizQL queries against Tableau data sources to answer business questions from published data.
Request workbook upload
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request-workbook-uploadCreates a short-lived staged upload URL for a Tableau TWB or TWBX workbook.
Reset consent
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reset-consentResets saved OAuth consent for the current user on the Tableau authorization server.
Revoke access token
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revoke-access-tokenRevokes the access token used to authenticate the current session.
Search content
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search-contentSearches and ranks Tableau content across many content types at once — including workbooks, views, datasources, projects, lenses, flows, tables, databases, virtual connections, data roles, and…
Compatibility
Connect Tableau to the clients your teams already use
27 AI clients can connect to Tableau through Runlayer. Pick one for its setup steps and controls.
Why Runlayer
Why connect Tableau through Runlayer?
One approved path
Approve Tableau once and everyone gets it in the AI clients they already use. Runlayer holds the credentials, so nothing sits in client configuration.
Fine-grained policy
Control who can use each server, tool, and resource, and under which runtime conditions.
Runtime security
Scan tool inputs and outputs for prompt injection, credential exposure, PII, and data exfiltration, then alert, mask, or block.
Audit and observability
Trace every request across users, clients, tools, policies, scanner decisions, and downstream systems.
