#82648·metabase

MCP: support dashboard tabs and explicit card dimensions

Author: letItCurlCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
LabelsPriority:P2Type:New Feature.Needs Triage

What problem will this feature request solve?

The connected Metabase MCP can create dashboards and add questions, but the exposed tools do not let an agent create/rename/reorder tabs, move cards between tabs, or set exact card dimensions. A dashboard with many questions therefore still needs manual UI editing.

Describe the solution you'd like.

  • Create, rename, and reorder dashboard tabs, and assign/move cards to them.
  • Set explicit card width and height (for example, full width / 24 columns and height 12), including resizing existing cards in place.
  • Return tab IDs and card positions/dimensions so the result can be verified.

The current size presets do not cover full width with height 12: full is 24×9, while tall is 9×12.

How does this feature request impact you?

We can build the questions through MCP, but must switch to browser automation to finish a simple three-tab dashboard with consistent card sizes.

Additional information

Observed with the connected update_dashboard tool, whose available card actions are add/remove/move and whose size choices are wide/tall/full. This request is about the capabilities exposed to MCP clients, not whether the regular Metabase UI supports them.