Full read-write Claude connector for Looker
Let Claude build and update Looks and dashboards in Looker
Stop clicking through the Looker UI to build reports. Claude runs explore queries, creates and edits Looks and dashboards, schedules deliveries, and organizes content right inside the model where your metrics already live, saving once you approve.
Looker is Google Cloud's business intelligence and data modeling platform, where teams define metrics in LookML and explore them through dashboards and Looks. People want Claude to do more than read a chart: to build and update content, manage schedules, and curate the model directly.
What is a Looker MCP server?
A Looker MCP server is a small hosted service that exposes Looker's data and actions to Claude over the Model Context Protocol, so Claude can records, tables, and queries inside your own account. We build it as a custom connector with separate read and write tools, and destructive actions stay gated behind your approval.
What can Looker's current connector do today?
Looker ships a native, Google-managed MCP server, and it is genuinely useful: Claude can explore models, run queries, and surface saved Looks and dashboards. Its standard tool set leans toward reading and discovery, and admins enable tools selectively. A custom connector goes further, adding scoped write actions like creating content, editing dashboards, and scheduling, with human-in-the-loop controls.
What does full read-write Looker access unlock?
Full read-write Looker access lets Claude create and update Looks and dashboards, run and save explore queries, manage schedules and content folders, and adjust dashboard filters, then save once you approve. The reporting work that used to mean clicking through the UI happens where your model already lives.
- Create a new Look from an explore query and save it to a folder
- Update tiles and filters on an existing dashboard
- Run a saved explore query and write the results back as a refreshed Look
- Schedule a dashboard or Look delivery on a cadence you set
- Organize content by creating folders and moving Looks between them
- Adjust a dashboard's default filters after you approve the change
Can Claude create and update Looks and dashboards in Looker?
Yes. Looker's native MCP server is great at exploring models and reading content, with a standard tool set that leans toward discovery. A full read-write custom connector lets Claude create a Look from an explore query, update tiles and filters on a dashboard, and save the result to a folder over the Looker API.
Can Claude schedule a dashboard or Look delivery in Looker?
Claude can prepare a scheduled delivery for a dashboard or Look on the cadence you set, but scheduling and sending are gated write actions that run only after you approve them. You decide which steps are automatic and which wait for a confirmation, so nothing goes out by surprise.
Does the connector get more access to my Looker instance than I have?
No. The connector authenticates through the Looker API with scoped credentials and inherits the permissions tied to that account. It never grants Claude more access to models, folders, or content than your own account holds, and it can run behind IP allowlisting on locked-down instances.
How a Looker connector works
We build a small MCP server that authenticates to Looker through the API with scoped client credentials, never broader than the permissions your own Looker account holds. Read tools (run query, fetch dashboard) and write tools (create Look, edit dashboard, schedule delivery) are separated, and outbound or destructive actions like sending a scheduled delivery or deleting content require your confirmation. Where your Looker instance is locked down, we can run behind IP allowlisting so only approved addresses reach it.
Frequently asked questions
Can Claude create and edit Looks and dashboards in Looker, not just read them?
Will Claude schedule or send a Looker delivery without my approval?
Does the connector get more access to my Looker instance than I have?
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