Power BI Modeling MCP Server MCP Server
The Power BI Modeling MCP Server brings Power BI semantic modeling capabilities to your AI agents.
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Connect
Published as @microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp on npm. Runs locally.
Known issues
95 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.
Most discussed
[Bug]: Can't install 'analysis-services.powerbi-modeling-mcp' extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Visual Studio Code (version 1.115.0).
Version
0.5.3
Model used
N/A
Description
Unable to install on VS Code 1.115.0 (or previous versions) due to error message 'Can't install 'analysis-services.powerbi-modeling-mcp' extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Visual Studio Code (version 1.115.0).' on MacOS: Darwin arm64 25.4.0
Expected Behavior
Extension should install
Actual Behavior
Error message: Can't install 'analysis-services.powerbi-modeling-mcp' extension because it is not com
Read the thread · 2026-04-13 · open · external user · 9 comments
[Bug]: Version 0.4.0 incompatible with Claude Desktop - prints ASCII banner to stdio
The v0.4.0 executable prints an ASCII welcome banner and calls Console.ReadKey() when started with --stdio flag, breaking MCP protocol communication with Claude Desktop.
Error in logs: System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot read keys when either application does not have a console or when console input has been redirected.
The server should run in headless mode when --stdio is specified, outputting only JSON-RPC messages.
Environment:
- Windows 11
- Claude Desktop 1.1617.0.0
- powerbi-mo
Read the thread · 2026-04-12 · open · external user · 5 comments
[Bug]:Remote MCP server OAuth flow broken — AADSTS9010010: resource parameter conflicts with scope on v2.0 endpoint
Version
Remote Power BI MCP Server — https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/mcp/powerbi
Model used
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (via GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.2)
Description
The Remote Power BI MCP server's browser-based OAuth authentication flow stopped working around March 7–8, 2026. The authorization URL constructed by the server sends both a scope and a resource parameter on the OAuth v2.0 endpoint. This combination is invalid on v2.0 and now triggers AADSTS9010010 due t
Read the thread · 2026-03-09 · open · external user · 41 comments
[Bug]: Connection failed to Fabric Workspace
Version
Specify the version of the MCP server.
Model used
LLM model used: Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5,...
Description
A clear and concise description of the bug.
Expected Behavior
What should happen?
Actual Behavior
What actually happened?
Additional Context
Add any other context about the problem: chat session export; screenshots; output window...
Read the thread · 2026-01-15 · closed · external user · 7 comments
[Bug]: Power BI Modeling MCP Server Not Appearing in Configure Tools
Bug Report: Power BI Modeling MCP Server Not Appearing in Configure Tools
Date: December 10, 2025
Environment
- VS Code Version: [To be filled]
- Extension: Power BI Modeling MCP Server (analysis-services.powerbi-modeling-mcp)
- Extension Status: Installed and enabled
- Operating System: Windows
- Shell: PowerShell 5.1
Issue Description
The Power BI Modeling MCP server (powerbi-modeling-mcp) does not appear in the GitHub Copilot Chat "Configure Tools" dialog
Read the thread · 2025-12-10 · closed · external user · 7 comments
Most recent
[Bug]: attempted offline layout edit broke Power BI’s internal integrity binding
Version
latest
Model used
GPT-5.5
Description
The Power BI Modeling MCP successfully connected to and inspected your model, but it cannot edit report-page visuals. My attempted offline layout edit broke Power BI’s internal integrity binding, so I rolled it back immediately. The restored file should open normally. MCP always corrupts the files.
Expected Behavior
File not corrupted
Actual Behavior
My attempted offline layout edit broke Power BI’s internal integrity bi
Read the thread · 2026-08-11 · open · external user · 0 comments
[Bug]: Remote Power BI MCP GenerateQuery consistently returns -32600 across VS Code, external client, and raw HTTP while schema and query execution succeed
Version
Power BI Remote MCP Server (Microsoft-hosted)
Endpoint:
https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/mcp/powerbi
The remote server does not expose a server version number that we could identify.
Tested in August 2026.
Model used
The issue is reproducible across different MCP client paths and is not limited to a single client-side LLM.
Tested with:
- VS Code MCP / GitHub Copilot
- Claude Desktop
- Custom application using raw HTTP / JSON-RPC
The failure also reproduces when `Gen
Read the thread · 2026-08-10 · open · external user · 0 comments
[Feature]: Support for Automating Power BI Desktop Performance Analyzer Workflows
Description:
Hi Power BI Modeling MCP team,
First, thank you for building the Power BI Modeling MCP Server—it's been extremely useful for semantic model development and automation workflows.
I have a question regarding potential support for Power BI Desktop Performance Analyzer automation.
Scenario:
My goal is to use GitHub Copilot (via the Power BI Modeling MCP Server) to perform end-to-end report performance analysis on a local .pbix file without manual intervention.
Ideally, I w
Read the thread · 2026-07-27 · open · external user · 0 comments
[Bug]: DAX query Execute operation does not return row data (0.5.x regression)
Version
Tested across multiple versions:
- 0.1.8 ✅ Returns row data
- 0.5.5 ❌ No row data
- 0.5.8 ❌ No row data
- 0.5.10 ❌ No row data
- 0.5.11 ❌ No row data
Model used
Gemini 3.1 Pro / Claude Opus 4.6
- via Google Antigravity IDE v2.0.4, Windows 11, stdio transport
Description
The dax_query_operations tool's Execute operation successfully executes DAX queries but does not return row data in the response payload starting in version 0.5.5. Version 0.1.8 c
Read the thread · 2026-06-26 · open · external user · 3 comments
README confirmation flag matches no shipped binary; default behavior inverted in 0.5.0; config examples don't work in Claude
README: the --skipconfirmation flag doesn't exist in any shipped binary, and the config examples don't work in Claude
Spent a while getting this server running across a couple of MCP clients and got tripped up by the README. The big one is the confirmation flag — it doesn't match what any binary I have actually accepts, and the behavior around it has flipped between versions, which is a bit scary given it's the flag that controls whether writes to your model get a safety prompt. Also the co
Read the thread · 2026-06-26 · open · external user · 0 comments
GA Timeline?
We’re evaluating the Microsoft Power BI Modeling MCP Server for enterprise use. The license and documentation indicate it is pre-release/Public Preview software. Can Microsoft provide any guidance on expected GA timing, the criteria for GA, and whether the license/support terms will change at GA? We need this from a compliance perspective.
Read the thread · 2026-06-16 · open · external user · 0 comments
[Bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp/issues/new/choose
Bug Description
The MCP server crashes immediately when launched from Claude Desktop because it calls Console.ReadKey() in PrintWelcomeInfo(), but stdin is redirected when running as a stdio MCP server (no real console).
Error from log
Versions affected
- 0.4.0
- 0.5.9
Suggested fix
Wrap the Console.ReadKey() call with a redirect check:
if (!Console.IsInputRedirected) Console.ReadKey();
Steps to reproduce
- Install the extension in VS Code
- Configure Claude
Read the thread · 2026-06-08 · open · external user · 2 comments
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