knowi_doLABSCO SUMMARY
Analytics you can talk to, and then change.
Most BI integrations stop at reading. This one creates datasources, queries, widgets, dashboards and alerts, so a question that turns out to be worth asking every week becomes a saved artifact in the same conversation.
What it is
The MCP endpoint built into Knowi itself — a hosted analytics platform — reached over Streamable HTTP at www.knowi.com, or at your own Knowi instance if your company runs one.
What you get
- A data question answered end to end: the dataset found, a query generated, results returned
- Search across every dashboard, widget, dataset and report when you do not know where a number lives
- Dashboards, widgets and cards created and laid out, not merely read
- Datasources and queries created, and data pushed into a dataset that is created if it does not exist
- Alerts created, listed, tested and updated
- Documents ingested, questioned directly, and their data extracted
- CSV and PDF exports, and an embed URL for putting a widget somewhere else
- Natural-language and deterministic tools kept separate, so you can choose predictability over interpretation
Requirements
An MCP token generated in Knowi under Settings then AI Settings — it is shown once. Add the endpoint with that token as a bearer header; there is nothing to install, since the server ships inside Knowi.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — claude mcp add knowi https://www.knowi.com/api/2.0/mcp --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MCP_TOKEN"
USE CASES
01
Answering a data question with nothing saved yet
Let it find the dataset and write the query, rather than hunting for the right widget first.
02
Finding where a number actually lives
Search dashboards, widgets, datasets and reports at once, then pull the full metadata for whatever matched.
03
Turning a one-off question into a dashboard
Save the query, make it a widget, and lay it out where the team will see it.
04
Getting told when a number moves
Set the alert, fire a test so you know it works, and check what else is already watching.
05
Handing the result to someone who is not in Knowi
Export to PDF or CSV, or get an embed URL for the widget itself.
06
Asking questions of a document rather than a table
Ingest the file, then query it and pull structured data out of it.
30 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
knowi_askknowi_searchknowi_list_dashboardsknowi_get_dataknowi_push_dataknowi_get_detailsknowi_find_widgetknowi_create_datasourceknowi_create_queryknowi_create_widgetknowi_update_widgetknowi_create_reportknowi_create_alertknowi_list_alertsknowi_test_alertknowi_update_alertknowi_runknowi_export_pdfknowi_export_csvknowi_get_embed_urlknowi_get_insightsknowi_layout_dashboardknowi_import_fileknowi_ingest_documentknowi_ask_documentknowi_extract_document_dataknowi_list_documentsknowi_delete_documentknowi_deleteBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
30 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- A client that can reach a remote MCP server over HTTP
- A Knowi MCP token from Settings → AI Settings → MCP Token; Knowi shows it only once
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
claude mcp add
TERMINAL
claude mcp add knowi https://www.knowi.com/api/2.0/mcp \
--transport http \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_MCP_TOKEN>"Hosted endpoint
ENDPOINT URL
https://www.knowi.com/api/2.0/mcpAdd this hosted endpoint to your MCP client using the credentials listed under Requirements.
MCP Clients
Claude Code
This is the address for knowi.com accounts. If your company runs its own Knowi instance, use that instance's hostname instead of www.knowi.com. <YOUR_MCP_TOKEN> is the token from Settings → AI Settings → MCP Token, which Knowi shows only once.
CLAUDE CODE · TERMINAL
claude mcp add knowi https://www.knowi.com/api/2.0/mcp \
--transport http \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_MCP_TOKEN>"
