pbi-enterprise-cli 4.0.1

Power BI one-stop-shop platform — CLI for AI-driven Power BI development

pbi-enterprise-cli

Full-stack Power BI automation from the command line.

pip install pbi-enterprise-cli
pbi doctor          # verify setup
pbi model tables    # list tables in the connected model
pbi govern check    # run governance rules (exit 3 on violations)

Feature highlights

• 22 command groups covering every layer of Power BI development
• 3 backends — Desktop (TOM via pythonnet), XMLA (Premium/Fabric), Mock (CI)
• PBIR GA format — read and write .pbip project files directly
• Governance engine — built-in rules + BPA + custom plugin system, --fail-on CI gate
• Model snapshots — create/list/restore/diff with pbi snapshot
• Multi-environment — named connections, pbi env promote dev→prod
• Authenticated REST server — API key auth, localhost-only default
• Source profiling — SQL, Excel, CSV, REST → star-schema scaffold
• 30 Claude Code skills — install with pbi skills install --all
• 575 unit tests passing on Python 3.10–3.12, coverage gate enforced

Install options

pip install pbi-enterprise-cli             # base
pip install "pbi-enterprise-cli[ai]"       # + Claude AI measure generation
pip install "pbi-enterprise-cli[xmla]"     # + MSAL auth for XMLA
pip install "pbi-enterprise-cli[sources]"  # + SQL/Excel/REST profiling
pip install "pbi-enterprise-cli[server]"   # + authenticated FastAPI REST server
pip install "pbi-enterprise-cli[all]"      # everything

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Windows (for Desktop/XMLA backends using .NET AMO)
• Power BI Desktop (for the desktop backend)

Links

• GitHub Repository
• Full Documentation
• XMLA Auth Guide
• Deployment Guide
• Stability Policy
• Changelog
• Security Policy