Source And External Table Metadata Exposure

via “datasource metadata discovery via graphql metadata api”

Tableau's official MCP Server. Helping Agents see and understand data.

Unique: Uses GraphQL Metadata API for efficient schema discovery vs REST API enumeration, enabling agents to understand datasource structure with minimal API calls

vs others: Provides semantic metadata via Tableau's Metadata API vs generic database introspection, allowing agents to leverage Tableau's semantic layer and field descriptions

** - MCP server for dbt-core (OSS) users as the official dbt MCP only supports dbt Cloud. Supports project metadata, model and column-level lineage and dbt documentation.

Unique: Exposes dbt source definitions from manifest as queryable metadata, enabling LLM agents to understand raw data inputs and their properties without querying actual databases.

vs others: Provides source context without database connections, making it lightweight and fast for lineage and documentation use cases.