tableaucrmanalytics_get_tablesLABSCO SUMMARY
SQL access to analytics datasets that normally live behind a dashboard.
The CData JDBC Driver presents Tableau CRM Analytics as relational models, so a model can query the underlying datasets directly instead of reading numbers off a chart. Useful when you want the rows behind a dashboard rather than the dashboard, and the read-only surface means nothing gets rewritten while you look.
What it is
A Java MCP server that puts CData's JDBC Driver for Tableau CRM Analytics behind three read-only tools: list the tables, list a table's columns, and run a SQL SELECT. The driver is what does the work — it exposes Tableau CRM Analytics as relational SQL models — and the server hands those models to your client so you can ask questions in plain language instead of writing SQL yourself.
What you get
get_tablesreturns the tables available in the data source, as CSV with a header rowget_columnsreturns the columns of one table, in the same CSV shaperun_queryexecutes a SQL SELECT and returns the rows- Every tool name starts with the
Prefixvalue from your.prpfile, so several CData servers can run side by side without colliding - You ask in plain language and the client picks the tools and writes the SQL itself
Requirements
Build the server with mvn clean install, which produces CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar. Separately download the CData JDBC Driver for Tableau CRM Analytics and license it: run java -jar cdata.jdbc.tableaucrmanalytics.jar --license and enter your name, email and either TRIAL or a licence key. Then write a .prp file naming DriverClass=cdata.jdbc.tableaucrmanalytics.TableauCRMAnalyticsDriver plus the JdbcUrl you build in the driver's connection-string utility, and point your client at java -jar with the jar and that file. Transport is stdio, so the server has to run on the same machine as the client.
Setup effort
Build from source — clone the repository, then point your client at the binary
USE CASES
Getting the rows behind a chart
Query the dataset directly rather than exporting from the dashboard.
Checking a figure two ways
Write the SELECT yourself — via the client — and compare it against the published number.
Discovering available datasets
List tables first to see what the connection actually exposes.
3 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
tableaucrmanalytics_get_columnstableaucrmanalytics_run_queryBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
3 tools named in the project's documentation. Tool names carry the Prefix set in the .prp file: with the sample Prefix=tableaucrmanalytics they are tableaucrmanalytics_get_tables, tableaucrmanalytics_get_columns and tableaucrmanalytics_run_query. The server is read-only (run_query executes SELECT only).
Where it runs
Both documented setups run the server on your machine.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Clone the repository, then point your client at the binary. This one is built from source rather than installed with a single command.
Server setup
git clone https://github.com/cdatasoftware/tableau-crm-analytics-mcp-server-by-cdata.git
cd tableau-crm-analytics-mcp-server-by-cdata
mvn clean installDownload and install the CData JDBC Driver for Tableau CRM Analytics from https://www.cdata.com/drivers/tableaucrm/download/jdbc
License the driver: in the driver's lib folder run java -jar cdata.jdbc.tableaucrmanalytics.jar --license and enter your name, email, and "TRIAL" (or your license key)
Run java -jar cdata.jdbc.tableaucrmanalytics.jar to open the Connection String utility, configure and test the connection, then copy the connection string
Create a .prp file (e.g. tableau-crm-analytics.prp) with Prefix / ServerName / ServerVersion / DriverPath / DriverClass / JdbcUrl / Tables
Tables only picks which tables also get a ready-made description for your assistant, and empty means none; the server can still list and query every table your connection string reaches, so to keep data out of reach, limit that connection or the account it signs in with.
Add the mcpServers entry below to claude_desktop_config.json and restart the client
(optional, to run standalone) java -jar <YOUR_PATH_TO_CDATA_MCP_JAR_WITH> <YOUR_PATH_TO_TABLEAU_CRM_ANALYTICS>
MCP Clients
Claude Desktop — Windows, macOS, Linux
{
"mcpServers": {
"tableau-crm-analytics": {
"command": "<YOUR_PATH_TO_JAVA>",
"args": [
"-jar",
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_CDATA_MCP_JAR_WITH>",
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_TABLEAU_CRM_ANALYTICS>"
]
}
}
}