Use Metabase from Claude
Add the Metabase connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorMetabase
Metabase integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Metabase once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryAnalytics & Data
Use Metabase from Codex
Add the Metabase connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Analytics & Data
What the Metabase connector can do
Metabase is a business intelligence tool for asking questions about data and visualizing the answers as charts and dashboards. With a Metabase connection in type.com, an analytics Space can ask Claude to run a saved card's query, duplicate a dashboard for a new use, or bookmark a frequently used item, without switching out of the thread.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Metabase once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Use Metabase from Claude Code, Codex, and automations
Use Metabase from Claude Code or Codex
Once Metabase is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Automate Metabase on a schedule or webhook
In a Space with Metabase connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
What teams do with Metabase in type.com
Pull numbers from a saved question
Run an existing Metabase card and get its results back in the thread instead of logging into the BI tool.
Run the Metabase card for weekly active users and tell me the latest number.
Duplicate a dashboard for a new team
Copy an existing dashboard as a starting point for a new team or project instead of rebuilding it from scratch.
Copy our Sales Overview dashboard in Metabase into the new Marketing collection.
Bookmark a report for quick access
Save a card or dashboard as a bookmark right after it proves useful, so it is easy to find again later.
Bookmark the Metabase retention dashboard we just reviewed.
Representative actions
- Create Bookmark
Bookmarks a Metabase card, dashboard, collection, or dataset for quick access later.
- Run Card Pivot Query
Executes a card's query and returns results formatted for a pivot table view.
- Run Card Query
Runs the query behind a Metabase card and returns its results, with optional caching control.
- Copy Dashboard
Duplicates an existing dashboard, with options for a shallow copy or a full deep copy.
- Run Dashboard Pivot DashCard Query
Executes a pivot table query for one card on a dashboard, with optional parameter filters.
Connection
API and auth details
Metabase exposes an OpenAPI-described API for BI administration and analytics workflows. Integrations can manage users, permissions, databases, questions/cards, dashboards, collections, alerts, subscriptions, embeds, queries, metadata, and AI agent/MCP-adjacent analytics functionality using API keys or sessions.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- Official site
- https://www.metabase.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Metabase
Can Claude run Metabase queries from type.com?
Yes. Once a Metabase connection is shared with a Space, the agent can run card queries, copy dashboards, or bookmark items directly in a thread.
How does type.com authenticate with Metabase?
Metabase uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is set up.
Can Metabase reporting run on a schedule?
Yes. A recurring query, such as a weekly pull of a key metric card, can be set up as a type.com automation.
Can Claude Code or Codex use Metabase?
Yes. Once Metabase is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Can I automate Metabase on a schedule?
Yes. In a Space with Metabase connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Metabase?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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