Add the Power BI Modeling (Authoring) MCP server to Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "power-bi-modeling": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp",
        "--start"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Scopes, env vars, OAuth and limits: Cursor MCP config guide

Cursor prompts you to sign in the first time a remote OAuth server is used. Power BI Modeling (Authoring) runs locally; set any credentials Microsoft asks for before starting Cursor.

Ask Cursor for something Power BI Modeling (Authoring) can do. Create and change Power BI semantic models: tables, measures, relationships, security roles and DAX, with TMDL and PBIP files. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.

• · Remote servers take a url; local servers take command and args.
• · Values can reference ${env:NAME} so secrets stay out of the file.

How do I add the Power BI Modeling (Authoring) MCP server to Cursor?

Run: { …. Cursor prompts you to sign in the first time a remote OAuth server is used.

Is this the official Power BI Modeling (Authoring) MCP server?

Yes. It is published by Microsoft as com.microsoft/powerbi-modeling-mcp in the official MCP registry.

Does the Power BI Modeling (Authoring) MCP server need an API key?

It runs locally from a package. See Microsoft's docs for any credentials it needs.