Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Introducing Fabric MCP (Preview)

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Fabric is a developer-focused framework that brings together Microsoft Fabric’s public APIs, item definitions, and best-practice guidance into a unified context layer designed for AI-assisted development. It runs locally on your machine, giving AI agents the context they need to generate code and author items without accessing your environment—keeping … Continue reading “Introducing Fabric MCP (Preview)”

Fabric CLI: open source, AI-ready, and more powerful

The Fabric CLI is now open source—marking a major milestone in its evolution from a fast, intuitive, and scriptable interface for Microsoft Fabric into a community-driven platform for automation and exploration. Whether used interactively for ad-hoc operations or non-interactively in CI/CD pipelines, the CLI empowers developers to work efficiently and flexibly. With version 1.1.0, it … Continue reading “Fabric CLI: open source, AI-ready, and more powerful”

Fabric CLI: explore and automate Microsoft Fabric from your terminal (Generally Available)

During FabCon Las Vegas, we introduced the Fabric CLI — a developer-first command-line tool that brings a familiar, file-system-like experience to working with Microsoft Fabric. Since then, thousands of developers have jumped in: exploring, scripting, and embedding the CLI into local workflows. But for many enterprise teams, one question kept coming up: “When will it … Continue reading “Fabric CLI: explore and automate Microsoft Fabric from your terminal (Generally Available)”

Introducing the Fabric CLI (Preview)

TL; DR Give it a try. Break things. Tell us what you want next. Install the CLI and get started We’re excited to announce that the Fabric Command Line Interface (CLI) is now available in public preview — bringing a fast, flexible, and scriptable way to work with Microsoft Fabric from your terminal. What is … Continue reading “Introducing the Fabric CLI (Preview)”

Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode

Update (March 2025): Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode is now generally available—fully supported for production use, backed by Microsoft’s SLA, and built to meet the security, compliance, and reliability standards our customers expect. We’re committed to continually enriching this offering to support new scenarios and overcome existing limitations. As we step into 2025, … Continue reading “Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode”