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HTTP Server

The Tableau MCP server can be configured to run as an HTTP server, leveraging the Streaming HTTP MCP transport. This is useful for deploying the server remotely and exposing it to multiple clients.

When TRANSPORT is http, the following environment variables can be used to configure the HTTP server. They are all optional.

HTTP_PORT_ENV_VAR_NAME​

The environment variable name to use for the HTTP server port.

  • Default: PORT

[Value of HTTP_PORT_ENV_VAR_NAME]​

The port to use for the HTTP server.

  • Default: 3927

SSL_KEY​

The path to the SSL key file to use for the HTTP server.

SSL_CERT​

The path to the SSL certificate file to use for the HTTP server.

CORS_ORIGIN_CONFIG​

The origin or origins to allow CORS requests from.

  • Default: true
  • Acceptable values include true, false, *, or a URL or array of URLs. See cors config options for details.