ReportDash DataStore MCP for Claude Desktop

Connect your ReportDash DataStore sources to Claude Desktop in 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

• Claude Desktop - Download here
• Node.js (v14 or higher) - Download here
• ReportDash DataStore account with API access

Setup (5 minutes)

Step 1: Get Your API Key

1. Open ReportDash DataStore app (https://datastore.reportdash.com)
2. Go to Destinations → API Access
3. Click "Generate New Key"
4. Copy the API key (starts with ds_...)

Step 2: Configure Claude Desktop

On macOS:

# Open the config file
nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

On Windows:

1. Press Win + R
2. Type: %APPDATA%\Claude
3. Open claude_desktop_config.json in Notepad

On Linux:

# Open the config file
nano ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Step 3: Add Configuration

Paste this into the config file (replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your actual key):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reportdash-datastore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "reportdash-datastore-mcp-claude-desktop"],
      "env": {
        "REPORTDASH_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

💡 If you already have other MCP servers configured:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "existing-server": {
      "command": "...",
      "args": ["..."]
    },
    "reportdash-datastore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "reportdash-datastore-mcp-claude-desktop"],
      "env": {
        "REPORTDASH_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop completely.

Step 5: Test It!

Ask Claude:

"List my reportdash datastore sources"

or

"Show me the tables for my Google Ads data in datastore"

🎉 Done! Claude can now access your ReportDash DataStore.

Testing Your Connection

Before configuring Claude Desktop, test your connection:

REPORTDASH_API_KEY=your_key_here npx reportdash-datastore-mcp-claude-desktop --test

You should see:

✅ Connection successful!
✅ API key is valid

🎉 You can now use ReportDash DataStore in Claude Desktop!

Troubleshooting

❌ "command not found: npx"

Solution: Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/

After installing, verify:

node --version
npx --version

❌ "REPORTDASH_API_KEY environment variable is required"

Solution: Check your claude_desktop_config.json:

• Make sure REPORTDASH_API_KEY is spelled correctly
• Make sure your API key is inside quotes
• Make sure there are no extra spaces

❌ "API key is invalid"

Solution:

1. Generate a new API key in ReportDash DataStore app
2. Update your claude_desktop_config.json with the new key
3. Restart Claude Desktop

❌ Claude says "I don't have access to reportdash datastore"

Solution:

1. Verify your config file is saved correctly
2. Make sure you restarted Claude Desktop completely (not just the window)
3. Check Claude Desktop logs:
   • Mac: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\

❌ Connection timeout

Solution:

• Check your internet connection
• If using a custom API URL, verify it's correct
• Check if your firewall is blocking Node.js

What You Can Do

Once connected, you can ask Claude to:

• List sources: "Show me all my connected data sources in datastore"
• Query data: "Get my Google Ads clicks from datastore for the last 7 days"
• Analyze trends: "Compare this month's performance to last month using datastore"
• Create visualizations: "Create a chart of my campaign performance from datastore"
• Generate reports: "Create a weekly summary of all my marketing channels"

Support

• 📧 Email: support@reportdash.com
• 📖 Documentation: https://docs.reportdash.com
• 💬 App: https://datastore.reportdash.com
• 🐛 Report Issues: https://github.com/reportdash/datastore-mcp-claude-desktop/issues

Privacy & Security

• Your API key is stored locally on your computer
• The MCP server runs locally and only forwards requests to ReportDash DataStore API
• No data is stored or logged by the MCP server
• All communication uses HTTPS encryption

Uninstalling

1. Remove the reportdash-datastore section from claude_desktop_config.json
2. Restart Claude Desktop
3. (Optional) Revoke your API key in ReportDash DataStore (https://datastore.reportdash.com) > Destinations > API Access

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details