Looker Admin MCP

MCP server for Looker administration. Provides 60+ admin tools for user, group, role, schedule, alert, and content access management through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Note: This server focuses on administration tasks, complementing Google's MCP Toolbox for Databases which handles analytics and data querying.

Features

Category	Tools	Operations
User Management	9	CRUD, role assignment
Group Management	9	CRUD, membership
Role Management	11	Roles, permissions, model sets
Scheduled Plans	8	CRUD, run-once
Alerts	7	CRUD, follow/unfollow
Content Access	8	Folders, permissions
System	8	Sessions, user attributes

Safety

Destructive operations (delete_user, delete_group, delete_role, etc.) require confirm=True parameter to execute.

# Example: Delete a user
delete_user(user_id=123)                    # Returns warning, doesn't delete
delete_user(user_id=123, confirm=True)      # Actually deletes

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• uv (Python package manager)
• Docker Desktop (Recommended)

Quick Start

1. Clone and setup:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd looker-mcp
   uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
   uv pip install -e .
   

2. Configure credentials:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your Looker credentials
   

3. Build Docker image:

   ./docker-build-run.sh build
   

MCP Client Configuration

Add to your client's MCP config (e.g., .cursor/mcp.json):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "looker-admin": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run", "--rm", "-i",
                "-e", "MCP_MODE=stdio",
                "-e", "LOOKERSDK_BASE_URL=${.env:LOOKERSDK_BASE_URL}",
                "-e", "LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_ID=${.env:LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_ID}",
                "-e", "LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_SECRET=${.env:LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_SECRET}",
                "-e", "LOOKERSDK_VERIFY_SSL=${.env:LOOKERSDK_VERIFY_SSL}",
                "looker-mcp:latest"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Available Tools

User Management (9 tools)

• looker_me - Get current authenticated user
• list_users - List all users with pagination
• search_users - Search by email, name, status
• get_user - Get user details
• create_user - Create new user
• update_user - Update user info
• delete_user - Delete user (requires confirm=True)
• get_user_roles - Get user's roles
• set_user_roles - Assign roles to user

Group Management (9 tools)

• list_groups - List all groups
• search_groups - Search groups by name
• get_group - Get group details
• create_group - Create new group
• update_group - Rename group
• delete_group - Delete group (requires confirm=True)
• list_group_users - List members in group
• add_user_to_group - Add user to group
• remove_user_from_group - Remove user from group

Role Management (11 tools)

• list_roles - List all roles
• get_role - Get role details with permissions
• create_role - Create new role
• update_role - Update role
• delete_role - Delete role (requires confirm=True)
• list_permission_sets - List permission sets
• get_permission_set - Get permission set details
• list_model_sets - List model sets
• get_model_set - Get model set details
• create_model_set - Create new model set
• list_role_users - List users with a role

Scheduled Plans (8 tools)

• list_scheduled_plans - List all schedules
• get_scheduled_plans_for_dashboard - Get dashboard schedules
• get_scheduled_plans_for_look - Get look schedules
• get_scheduled_plan - Get schedule details
• create_scheduled_plan - Create new schedule
• update_scheduled_plan - Update schedule
• delete_scheduled_plan - Delete schedule (requires confirm=True)
• run_scheduled_plan_once - Run schedule immediately

Alerts (7 tools)

• search_alerts - Find alerts
• get_alert - Get alert details
• create_alert - Create new alert
• update_alert - Update alert
• delete_alert - Delete alert (requires confirm=True)
• follow_alert - Subscribe to alert
• unfollow_alert - Unsubscribe from alert

Content Access (8 tools)

• list_folders - List folders
• get_folder - Get folder details
• get_folder_children - Get folder contents
• get_folder_ancestors - Get folder hierarchy
• search_folders - Search folders
• get_content_metadata_access - Get permissions
• update_content_metadata_access - Set permissions
• get_content_access - Get detailed access rules

System Admin (8 tools)

• list_user_sessions - List active sessions
• delete_user_session - Kill session (requires confirm=True)
• list_user_attributes - List user attributes
• get_user_attribute - Get attribute details
• get_user_attribute_values - Get user's attribute values
• set_user_attribute_value - Set attribute value
• get_api_versions - Get API versions
• get_looker_version - Get Looker instance version

Project Structure

src/looker_admin_mcp/
├── client/
│   ├── sdk.py              # SDK initialization
│   └── models.py           # TypedDicts for responses
├── server/
│   ├── looker.py           # Main server + error handling
│   ├── main.py             # Entry point
│   └── transports.py       # Stdio/SSE transport
└── tools/
    ├── user.py             # User management (9 tools)
    ├── groups.py           # Group management (9 tools)
    ├── roles.py            # Role management (11 tools)
    ├── schedules.py        # Scheduled plans (8 tools)
    ├── alerts.py           # Alert management (7 tools)
    ├── content_access.py   # Folder/permissions (8 tools)
    └── system.py           # System admin (8 tools)

Environment Variables

LOOKERSDK_BASE_URL=https://your-looker-instance.com
LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
LOOKERSDK_VERIFY_SSL=true
LOOKERSDK_TIMEOUT=120  # Optional

Complementary Tools

This server handles administration. For analytics/data:

• Google MCP Toolbox - Query data, explore models, create dashboards