Chart logic · Building and maintaining assets

Which BI tools let outside agents read chart logic?

5 of 15 tools do, according to their public docs, and 7 partly.

Yes: Omni, Looker, Tableau, Metabase, Mode. Partly: Databricks, Snowflake, Hex, Sigma, Power BI, Alteryx, MotherDuck.

The question we asked: Can an outside coding agent read the calculation behind a specific chart or table in BI content?

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An outside agent can retrieve, through the vendor's API, CLI, MCP server or skills, the calculation behind a specific chart or table in BI content. Downloading a whole file or workbook it must then parse is partly.

Databricks

Partly
Quoted from Databricks’s docsThe serialized lvdash.json file that you have after exporting a dashboard includes complete query syntax and widget settings.
Source: docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dashboards/automate/import-export · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Claude partly · GPT partly · Gemini partly

Snowflake

Partly
Quoted from Snowflake’s docsThese interfaces return metadata, not content.
Source: docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-artifacts · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Gemini
Claude partly · GPT partly · Gemini partly

Omni

Yes
Quoted from Omni’s docsLists the saved queries in a document, such as a workbook or app.
Source: docs.omni.co/ai/mcp/tools · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude yes · GPT yes · Gemini yes

Hex

Partly
Quoted from Hex’s docsExports a Hex project in the .hex.yaml format.
Source: learn.hex.tech/docs/api-integrations/api/reference · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude partly · GPT partly · Gemini yes (preview)

Sigma

Partlypreview
Quoted from Sigma’s docsTo retrieve the code representation of an existing workbook, call the Get a workbook endpoint with the workbookId for the workbook and the query parameter includeContents=true:
Source: help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/manage-workbooks-as-code · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude partly (preview) · GPT partly (preview) · Gemini partly (preview)

BigQuery

Not found
Nothing in the docs settles this.
Claude nothing found · GPT nothing found · Gemini nothing found

Looker

Yes
Quoted from Looker’s docsGet information about the dashboard element with a specific id.
Claude yes · GPT yes · Gemini yes

Tableau

Yes
Quoted from Tableau’s docsFor example, suppose you want to use a query variable to find the Sample_Superstore workbook.
Source: help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/docs/meta_api_examples.html · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude yes · GPT yes · Gemini yes

Power BI

Partlypreview
Quoted from Power BI’s docsVisual bindings that map fields to visual roles such as Category, Values, Legend, and Tooltips
Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/mcp/remote-mcp-server-get-started · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude partly (preview) · GPT partly (preview) · Gemini yes (preview)

Metabase

Yes
Quoted from Metabase’s docsmb logs in to a Metabase instance and lets you or an AI agent read and write content over the Metabase API: questions, dashboards, collections, transforms, and more.
Source: www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/metabase-cli · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude yes · GPT yes · Gemini yes

Alteryx

Partly
Quoted from Alteryx’s docsTo download a workflow package, use the GET {baseURL}/v3/workflows/{workflowId}/package endpoint.
Claude partly · GPT partly · Gemini partly

MotherDuck

Partly
Quoted from MotherDuck’s docsRead a specific Dive by ID, including its full component code
Source: motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/dives/read-dive · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude partly · GPT partly · Gemini partly

Mode

Yes
Quoted from Mode’s docsYou can use the queries resource to manage, update, or retrieve information about a SQL query in a given report.
Source: mode.com/developer/api-reference/analytics/queries · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Claude yes · GPT yes · Gemini yes

Redshift

Not found
Nothing in the docs settles this.
Claude nothing found · GPT nothing found · Gemini nothing found

Streamlit

Not found
Nothing in the docs settles this.
Claude nothing found · GPT nothing found · Gemini nothing found