powerbi-mcp

powerbi-mcp

Internal Node.js service for Power BI MCP access. It is designed to run beside a Next.js app, usually under PM2, and be called only from the Next.js server layer.

This project does not replicate the Google Ads MCP repo. It follows the same idea of a focused MCP backend, but it is tailored to Power BI/Fabric, direct JSON-RPC calls, and the agent/tool iteration already proven in the PBI bot POC.

What It Does

• Calls the Fabric Power BI MCP endpoint with a user bearer token.
• Lists and executes MCP tools through JSON-RPC.
• Discovers Power BI workspaces and semantic models for better model prompts.
• Runs an OpenAI-compatible agent loop that can call Power BI MCP tools.
• Exposes internal HTTP endpoints for a Next.js backend.
• Ships with a PM2 process config named powerbi-mcp.

Endpoints

• GET /health
• POST /internal/mcp/tools
• POST /internal/mcp/call
• POST /internal/powerbi/catalog
• POST /internal/chat
• POST /internal/chat/json

Browser/proxy compatibility routes are also available under /api/*:

• GET /api/auth/status
• GET /api/auth/login
• GET /api/auth/callback
• GET /api/auth/logout
• POST /api/mcp/tools
• POST /api/mcp/call
• POST /api/powerbi/catalog
• POST /api/chat
• POST /api/chat/json

All internal routes accept the user Power BI access token in one of these forms:

• Authorization: Bearer <power-bi-access-token>
• x-powerbi-access-token: <power-bi-access-token>
• JSON body field accessToken

If INTERNAL_API_KEY is configured, also send:

x-internal-api-key: <your-internal-key>

Install

cd powerbi-mcp
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run check

Fill .env with your LiteLLM/OpenAI-compatible gateway settings.For the browser route, set your Azure redirect URI to the Next.js proxy callback, for example:

http://localhost:3000/api/powerbi-mcp/auth/callback

Run Locally

npm run dev

The default service URL is http://127.0.0.1:3101.

Run With PM2

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js
pm2 status

Expected process name:

powerbi-mcp

Next.js Drop-In Route

Keep the Next.js route files outside this backend repo. In this workspace they live in the sibling folder:

../powerbi-analyst-next-dropin/app

Copy those files into the real ads-next/app directory:

• app/Power_BI_Analyst/page.tsx
• app/api/powerbi-mcp/[...path]/route.ts

Then browse to:

/Power_BI_Analyst

The Next.js proxy calls this backend at:

http://127.0.0.1:3101/api/*

Next.js Server Example

Call this only from a server route, server action, or API handler. Do not expose the Power BI access token to browser-side code beyond your normal auth flow.

const response = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:3101/internal/chat/json", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-internal-api-key": process.env.POWERBI_MCP_INTERNAL_API_KEY,
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${powerBiAccessToken}`
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    message: "Show total sales this month vs last month",
    history: []
  })
});

const data = await response.json();

For streaming UI responses, call /internal/chat or /api/chat; it returns server-sent events:

data: {"token":"..."}
data: [DONE]

Notes

• This service supports both token-forwarding through /internal/* and browser session flow through /api/auth/*.
• Bind to 127.0.0.1 in production unless you are intentionally putting this behind a private network boundary.
• Set INTERNAL_API_KEY before deploying so only trusted internal callers can use the service.