qlik-sense-mcp-server 1.5.1

MCP Server for Qlik Sense Enterprise APIs

Qlik Sense MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for Qlik Sense Enterprise. Exposes Qlik's Repository (HTTP) and Engine (WebSocket) APIs as 24 MCP tools so an LLM client can discover apps, inspect data models, build hypercubes, and manage reload tasks through a single uniform interface.

What's in the box

Area	Tools	Used for
Repository (apps & metadata)	get_about, get_apps, get_app_details	Discover apps, list tables and fields with cardinalities
Engine (data & script)	get_app_script, get_app_variables, get_app_sheets, get_app_sheet_objects, get_app_object, get_app_field, engine_get_field_range, get_app_field_statistics, engine_create_hypercube	Read load script, list visualizations, query field values, build hypercubes
Reload tasks	get_tasks, get_task_details, get_task_dependencies, get_task_schedule, get_task_executions, get_task_script_log, get_failed_tasks_with_logs, start_task, create_task, update_task, delete_task, create_task_schedule	Inspect, trigger and manage reload tasks

Full list with descriptions: docs/tools.md.

Quick start

uvx qlik-sense-mcp-server

The server starts in Streamable HTTP mode on http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp. Configure it via environment variables — see docs/configuration.md.

For stdio mode (legacy MCP transport), pass --stdio.

Two authentication modes are supported: client certificate (legacy, full QRS access) and JWT via virtual proxy (per-analyst, no on-disk secrets). See docs/AUTH_JWT.md for the JWT setup.

Documentation

Document	What's inside
docs/installation.md	Requirements, install via uvx / pip / source, certificate setup
docs/configuration.md	All QLIK_* environment variables, sample .env, MCP client config snippet
docs/AUTH_JWT.md	JWT authentication via virtual proxy: key generation, virtual proxy setup, QLIK_JWT_TOKEN usage
docs/usage.md	Transports, server start commands, recommended call order, hard limits enforced by this server
docs/tools.md	Inventory of all 24 tools, response/error envelope, error categories
docs/architecture.md	Project layout, components, connection caching, strict id-matching, two-tier timeout
docs/development.md	make targets, tests, versioning, how to add a new tool
docs/troubleshooting.md	Common errors, hypercube planning failures, verbose logging, configuration self-test
CHANGELOG.md	Release notes

Key facts about the v1.5.0 line

• JWT authentication via virtual proxy. Set QLIK_JWT_TOKEN instead of certificate paths and the server will authenticate every Repository and Engine call as the analyst encoded in the token. No certificates or private keys live on the host. The legacy certificate mode is unchanged and still required for full QRS access. Setup guide: docs/AUTH_JWT.md.
• Cached Engine WebSocket connections. Once an app is opened, every subsequent tool call against the same app_id reuses the same WebSocket and the same open document. Switching app_id closes the old document and opens the new one on the same socket. Dropped connections are reopened transparently. Implementation: engine_api.py and docs/architecture.md.
• Streamable HTTP transport by default. The server is a long-lived process; multiple MCP clients can talk to it in parallel. The legacy stdio mode still works behind --stdio.
• tool_call_seconds is injected as the first key of every tool response — wall-clock time of the call in milliseconds. Use it to spot slow tools.
• Hard hypercube limits. engine_create_hypercube rejects requests with max_rows > 5000 or columns * max_rows > 9900 immediately, with a structured error and a hint pointing at set-analysis or top-N patterns. Qlik Engine itself returns error 7009 calc-pages-too-large for any single page over 10000 cells.
• Single timeout knob. QLIK_WS_TIMEOUT (default 180.0 seconds) controls both the WebSocket handshake and every Engine API call.

Requirements

• Python 3.12 (the package is built and tested against this version; see pyproject.toml)
• Qlik Sense Enterprise (Repository on port 4242, Engine on port 4747 — the standard ports)
• Client certificate, private key and root CA from the Qlik Sense node
• Network access from the host running this server to Qlik

Disclaimer

This project is an independent, community-built integration. It is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by Qlik Technologies Inc., QlikTech International AB, or any other Qlik entity. "Qlik", "Qlik Sense", "QlikView" and all related product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

All information about Qlik Sense APIs, port allocations, error codes, protocol behavior and usage patterns used in this project was obtained exclusively from publicly available sources — the Qlik Developer Portal (help.qlik.com, qlik.dev), the Qlik Community forums, and other public documentation. No proprietary, confidential or reverse-engineered material is used.

License

MIT © 2025-2026 Stanislav Chernov