Looker MCP Server Skill

This skill documents how to access, configure, and use the Looker Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. It enables AI assistants, local IDEs (VS Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Gemini CLI), and automated agents to interact directly with Looker instances to query data, inspect semantic models, manage LookML projects, and execute system diagnostics.

1. Accessing the Looker MCP Server

Looker supports two primary deployment modes for the MCP server:

A. Looker-Managed MCP Server (Recommended for Cloud / GCP Core)

The Looker-Managed MCP Server is built directly into Looker instances (Looker Core and Looker Original). It is hosted and managed by Google Cloud, eliminating the need to run separate server infrastructure.

• Endpoint: https://<YOUR_LOOKER_INSTANCE_URL>/mcp
• Enablement:
  1. Navigate to Admin Panel > Platform > MCP.
  2. Toggle Enable MCP Server to On.
  3. Ensure users and client applications have appropriate API and feature permissions.