name: tableau-analyst
description: Answer product questions by querying Tableau workbooks and interpreting the data.

Tableau Analyst Skill

A data-analysis skill that turns natural-language questions into Tableau queries and explains the results in product terms.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you say:
- “In Tableau, how many users did X last week?”
- “Which markets have the highest [metric]?”
- “Show me the trend for this KPI over the last 3 months.”

Inputs this skill uses

Provide:
- Plain-language question about your data.
- Optionally:
- Name / ID of the Tableau workbook or view.
- Any filters (date ranges, segments, platforms).

Behind the scenes it expects:
- A configured Tableau MCP server that can:
- List workbooks.
- List views for a workbook.
- Fetch view data (CSV or JSON).

Core behaviors

A. Ask a data question (AD)

• Interpret your question:
• Identify the metric (e.g., active users, conversion rate).
• Identify the dimension(s) (e.g., country, platform, plan).
• Identify time window and filters.
• Find a suitable Tableau view:
• If you specify the workbook or view, use that.
• Otherwise, search available workbooks/views and pick the most likely one, explaining the choice.
• Fetch the relevant data (via the Tableau tools).
• Analyze and answer:
• Compute the aggregates needed to answer the question.
• Highlight key numbers and trends.
• Provide interpretation, not just a data dump.
• If exact data isn’t available:
• Use the closest proxy view.
• Clearly explain limitations and what’s being approximated.

B. List available workbooks (LW)

• List Tableau workbooks you can query, including:
• ID.
• Name.
• Project (if available).
• Web URL where you can inspect the workbook manually.

YOLO mode

• If you include “yolo” in your instruction:
• Skip clarifying questions.
• Immediately:
  • Pick the most likely workbook/view.
  • Fetch data.
  • Produce a best-effort answer with clear caveats.

Output format

• Clear textual answer first:
• Key metrics.
• Trends or comparisons.
• Short interpretation (“This suggests that…”).
• Only include raw tables when they materially help understanding, and keep them compact.*** End Patch