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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
tableau-mcp
by tableau
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Official
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File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsDatabase
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filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

tableau-mcp · Summary

Tableau's official MCP Server provides tools, resources and prompts for AI applications to integrate with Tableau data.

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

tableau-mcp · Use cases

  • AI assistants analyzing Tableau data to answer business questions
  • Automated reporting systems querying Tableau for real-time metrics
  • Content exploration and navigation of Tableau workbooks and views

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

tableau-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install Node.js 22.7.5 or newer
  2. Configure your MCP client with the following settings:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tableau": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@tableau/mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "SERVER": "https://my-tableau-server.com",
        "SITE_NAME": "my_site",
        "PAT_NAME": "my_pat",
        "PAT_VALUE": "pat_value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Alternative Deployment

[Deploy to Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/tableau/tableau-mcp)

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