# How to connect Tableau to OpenClaw (paste one key, 10 tools) > Connect Tableau to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Tableau key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/tableau The usual route to Tableau access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Tableau setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Tableau in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Tableau actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Tableau. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Tableau** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Paste this into OpenClaw to set up ClawLink:** > I want to connect my apps to OpenClaw through ClawLink. > Please install the ClawLink plugin from ClawHub and enable it: `openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin` > When it is installed, tell me and stop. After I reply, give me the ClawLink pairing link. Setup notes, if you need them: https://claw-link.dev/skill.md **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect tableau # connect Tableau (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions tableau # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run tableau --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect Tableau in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Tableau API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from Tableau, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Tableau is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Tableau tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Tableau MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Tableau MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Tableau to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Tableau tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes Tableau integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/tableau) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Tableau integration can do 10 Tableau tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 10 Tableau tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get current session** `tableau_get_current_session` | Return the Tableau site and user identity established by the connected PAT, including their | | **Get server info** `tableau_get_server_info` | Return the connected Tableau deployment's product, build, and supported REST API versions | | **Get workbook** `tableau_get_workbook` | Return one Tableau workbook by LUID, including its project, owner, tags, views, and freshness | | **List data sources** `tableau_list_data_sources` | List published data sources visible to the connected PAT on its signed-in Tableau site, with | | **List groups** `tableau_list_groups` | List groups the connected PAT is permitted to see on its signed-in Tableau site, with optional | | **List jobs** `tableau_list_jobs` | List active asynchronous jobs the connected PAT is permitted to see on its signed-in Tableau | | **List projects** `tableau_list_projects` | List projects visible to the connected PAT on its signed-in Tableau site, with optional | | **List users** `tableau_list_users` | List users the connected PAT is permitted to see on its signed-in Tableau site, with optional | | **List views** `tableau_list_views` | List views visible to the connected PAT on its signed-in Tableau site, with optional filtering | | **List workbooks** `tableau_list_workbooks` | List workbooks visible to the connected PAT on its signed-in Tableau site, with optional | ## Example prompts **Get Current Session** > Pull the relevant data from Tableau, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Server Info** > Pull the relevant data from Tableau, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Workbook** > Pull the relevant data from Tableau, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Data Sources** > List the relevant items in Tableau, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Tableau working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Tableau API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Tableau account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Tableau. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right Tableau actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Tableau are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Tableau to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Tableau in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Tableau key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the Tableau skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Tableau, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Tableau is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect Tableau from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Tableau tools Tableau tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Tableau call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### Tableau returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for Tableau has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Tableau integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Tableau: link your Tableau account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Tableau API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Tableau to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Tableau skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Tableau. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Tableau key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Tableau to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Tableau in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Tableau up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Tableau working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Tableau skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Tableau, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Tableau is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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