MCP notes/limitations
What to know before you rely on the MCP Connector, including what data it can reach and the current beta limits.
MCP is currently available through our early access beta program. To request access, contact our Support Team.
The MCP Connector is a new, early-access feature. It is a great way to bring your reporting into an AI conversation, and there are a few things to know about what it can and cannot do today.
What data is available
- Dashboard data only. Only the data that already exists in your DashThis dashboards is available through MCP. The connector reads the values that are on your dashboards. It does not reach back into your connected platforms for anything that is not already in a widget.
- Current values, by period. The connector returns the current values of your widgets for a reporting period you choose, and it can compare against the previous period or the previous year.
Read-only
The current MCP implementation is read-only. The connected AI assistant can view your dashboards and their values, but it cannot create, edit, or delete anything in DashThis. Your dashboards and data are never changed.
Current limitations
- A few widgets don't return values yet. A behind-the-scenes upgrade to how DashThis stores widget data is nearly complete — most widgets are already readable, and the rest follow as it wraps up. Nothing changes in your dashboard in the meantime: they display normally.
- Preset periods only. You can use preset date ranges such as last 7 days, last 30 days, this month, last month, this year, and last year. Fully custom date ranges are not supported through MCP yet.
- Usage limits. To keep the connector fast for everyone, there are fair-use limits on how often and how much it reads at once.
- Staying connected. Your connection lasts one hour at a time and refreshes automatically while you keep using the assistant. If you do not use it for 14 days, you will be asked to sign in and approve access again.
- Very large dashboards. Your assistant reads a dashboard a batch of widgets at a time, so a dashboard with many widgets is read over a few automatic requests behind the scenes. Very long widget tables may be shortened, so a big table might not show every row. You still get one combined answer.
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