Lightdash MCP Server

What it does

This server connects your AI assistant to Lightdash, a modern BI platform. It allows the AI to explore your data modeling, retrieve metrics, and analyze charts and dashboards directly from your Lightdash organization, bridging the gap between BI data and LLM reasoning.

Tools

• list_projects: List all projects in the Lightdash organization
• get_project: Get details of a specific project
• list_spaces: List all spaces in a project
• list_charts: List all charts in a project
• list_dashboards: List all dashboards in a project
• get_custom_metrics: Get custom metrics for a project
• get_catalog: Get catalog for a project
• get_metrics_catalog: Get metrics catalog for a project
• get_charts_as_code: Get charts as code for a project
• get_dashboards_as_code: Get dashboards as code for a project

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightdash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "lightdash-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LIGHTDASH_API_KEY": "<your PAT>",
        "LIGHTDASH_API_URL": "https://<your base url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• Claude Desktop