SmartVisuals Catalog
Find SmartVisuals Power BI custom visuals and get GUIDs, data roles and PBIR binding snippets.
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- HIGHTool poisoning patterns detected
- MEDIUMTool 'get_binding_example' description contains placeholder textin get_binding_example
- INFOTool description contains placeholder or incomplete textin get_binding_example
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"catalog": {
"url": "https://www.smartvisuals.io/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://www.smartvisuals.io/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢find_visuals(query, limit)
Search the SmartVisuals catalog by keyword. Returns matching Power BI custom visuals with their slug, name, publication status and a reason explaining why each result matched. Use this to discover which visual fits a reporting need (e.g. 'retention cohort', 'radar comparison', 'time series forecast').
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Space-separated keywords to match against visual names, descriptions, use cases and tags"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 10,
"description": "Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 50)"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_visual(slug)
Return the full catalog entry for one SmartVisuals Power BI custom visual, including its GUID, data roles (field wells), version, description, use cases, free-tier limits, premium features and diagnostic flags. Use after find_visuals to inspect a specific visual.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL slug of the visual (e.g. 'gantt-chart', 'radar-chart', 'cohort-retention')"
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_binding_example(slug)
Return the PBIR (Power BI Report) layout snippet and binding notes for a SmartVisuals visual. The snippet includes the publicCustomVisuals GUID array and a queryState template with placeholder field references for each required data role. Use this when you need to programmatically add a SmartVisuals visual to a Power BI report layout file.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL slug of the visual (e.g. 'gantt-chart', 'radar-chart')"
}
},
"required": [
"slug"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢list_visuals(status)
List every visual in the SmartVisuals catalog. Optionally filter by publication status: 'live' (published on Microsoft Marketplace), 'in-review' (submitted, awaiting Marketplace review) or 'coming-soon' (in development). Returns slug, name, shortName and status for each visual.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"live",
"in-review",
"coming-soon"
],
"description": "Filter by publication status. Omit to return all visuals."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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