semantic-models vs Power BI Analyst MCP
semantic-models is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Kurt Buhler. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Power BI Analyst MCP is an MCP server published by mbrummerstedt. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  semantic-models | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development | Listed Version: 26.40.7 Forks (GitHub): 151 Stars (GitHub): 1 061 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 115 Downloads/week (PyPI): 31 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | semantic-models | Power BI Analyst MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 061 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 151 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-17 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (powerbi-analyst-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | GPL-3.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
semantic-models
Design, build, optimize, and review Power BI semantic models.
Power BI Analyst MCP
Browse Power BI workspaces, run DAX queries, and page through large results.
How to run each
semantic-models As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development
/plugin install semantic-models@power-bi-agentic-developmentPower BI Analyst MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio powerbi-analyst-mcp -- uvx powerbi-analyst-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of semantic-models publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: semantic-models · What it can do: Power BI Analyst MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.