pbiviz
Builds, packages and tests custom visuals for Microsoft's Power BI reporting tool.
Claude Code
> /plugin marketplace add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development
Codex
$ codex mcp add pbiviz -- npx -y powerbi-visuals-tools mcp
Cursor
{ "mcpServers": { "pbiviz": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "powerbi-visuals-tools", "mcp" ] } } }
Add it to mcp.json.
Gemini CLI
{ "mcpServers": { "pbiviz": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "powerbi-visuals-tools", "mcp" ] } } }
Add it to settings.json.
GitHub Copilot
$ copilot mcp add pbiviz -- npx -y powerbi-visuals-tools mcp
OpenCode
{ "mcp": { "pbiviz": { "type": "local", "command": [ "npx", "-y", "powerbi-visuals-tools", "mcp" ] } } }
Add it to opencode.json.
Windsurf
{ "mcpServers": { "pbiviz": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "powerbi-visuals-tools", "mcp" ] } } }
Add it to mcp_config.json.
Security report
Low risk
Known flaws
None known
Signed build
No
No build provenance published
Maintained
Nov 10, 2026
Last push
Licence
GPL-3.0
Runs as
npx
On your machine
Deprecated
No
Signals from public registries, not an audit. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
pbiviz README
PowerBI Visual Tools (pbiviz)
The easiest way to create custom visuals is by using the PowerBI command line tools which can be easily to installed via NPM. The command line tools provide everything you need to develop visuals and test them in live PowerBI reports and dashboards.
Features:
- Visual project generation
- TypeScript compilation
- Less compilation
- Automatic live reload
- pbiviz packaging (for distribution)
Basic Setup
Before you can get started you'll need to install the tools. This should only take a few seconds.
Dependencies
Before you can run (or install) the command line tools you must install NodeJS.
- NodeJS 18.0+ Required - Download NodeJS
Installation
To install the command line tools simply run the following command
npm install -g powerbi-visuals-tools
To confirm it was installed correctly you can run the command without any parameters which should display the help screen.
pbiviz
How to build a visual?
Refer to our documentation repository
Usage
You can learn more about using these tools in the following guides
PowerBI Visuals Tools Changes
Visuals API Changes
Contributing
If you would like to contribute please see How To Contribute.
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Questions about pbiviz.
- Which coding agents can use pbiviz?
- pbiviz works in any agent that reads an MCP config file: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode and Windsurf. Each agent reads it from its own file; this page names the file for each one.
- How do I add pbiviz to Claude Code?
- Run this in claude code: /plugin marketplace add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development
- Is pbiviz safe to install?
- Low risk. Signals from public registries, not an audit.

