Qlik MCP Server
About
Interact with Qlik Cloud applications and extract data from visualizations using the Qlik Cloud API.
Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- List all Qlik applications in the workspace
- Get all sheets in a Qlik application
- Retrieve all charts in a specific sheet
- Extract data from a specific chart with pagination
- Supports optional metadata inclusion in chart data
- Configurable rate limiting and retry settings
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Qlik MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Deno
- Node.js (optional, for IDE support)
Create a .env file with your Qlik Cloud credentials (see .env.example for a template):
QLIK_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
QLIK_BASE_URL=your_tenant_url
QLIK_APP_ID=your_default_app_id
MAX_ROWS_PER_REQUEST=1000
MAX_TOTAL_ROWS=10000
REQUEST_DELAY_MS=100
MAX_RETRIES=3
RETRY_DELAY_MS=1000
You can also run this MCP server using Docker:
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:
1. Open Cursor settings
2. Navigate to the Claude configuration section
3. Add a new MCP configuration:
{
"name": "Qlik Cloud",
"command": "/path/to/deno",
"args": ["run", "--allow-all", "--env-file=.env", "src/index.ts"],
"cwd": "/path/to/qlik-mcp"
}
Replace /path/to/deno with your Deno installation path (usually ~/.deno/bin/deno on Unix systems) and /path/to/qlik-mcp with the absolute path to your cloned repository.
npm install
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"qlik mcp server": {
"qlik-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"build",
"-t",
"qlik-mcp",
"."
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"qlik-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"build",
"-t",
"qlik-mcp",
"."
]
}
}MCP Server for the Qlik Cloud API, enabling Claude to interact with Qlik applications and extract data from visualizations.
Tools
qlik_get_apps
List all Qlik applications available in the workspace - Optional inputs: -limit (number, default: 100): Maximum number of apps to return
- offset (string): Pagination offset for next page
- Returns: List of applications with their IDs and information
qlik_get_app_sheets
Get all sheets in a Qlik application - Optional inputs: -app_id (string): The ID of the Qlik application (defaults to QLIK_APP_ID env variable)
- Returns: List of sheets with their IDs, titles, and metadata
qlik_get_sheet_charts
Get all charts in a specific sheet - Required inputs: -sheet_id (string): The ID of the sheet to get charts from
- Optional inputs:
- app_id (string): The ID of the Qlik application (defaults to QLIK_APP_ID env variable)
- Returns: List of charts with their IDs, types, and positions
qlik_get_chart_data
Get data from a specific chart - Required inputs: -sheet_id (string): The ID of the sheet containing the chart
- chart_id (string): The ID of the chart to get data from
- Optional inputs:
- app_id (string): The ID of the Qlik application (defaults to QLIK_APP_ID env variable)
- max_rows (number, default: 10000): Maximum total rows to retrieve
- page_size (number, default: 1000): Number of rows per request
- include_metadata (boolean, default: true): Include chart metadata in response
- Returns: Chart data with headers, rows, and optional metadata
Setup
Create a Qlik Cloud API Key:
1. Log in to your Qlik Cloud tenant 2. Navigate to Settings > API keys 3. Create a new API key with appropriate access 4. Save the API key securelyConfigure Environment:
Create a.env file with your Qlik Cloud credentials (see .env.example for a template):
QLIK_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
QLIK_BASE_URL=your_tenant_url
QLIK_APP_ID=your_default_app_id
MAX_ROWS_PER_REQUEST=1000
MAX_TOTAL_ROWS=10000
REQUEST_DELAY_MS=100
MAX_RETRIES=3
RETRY_DELAY_MS=1000
Usage with Docker
You can also run this MCP server using Docker:
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