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Summary

Document the new MCP read_content, create_content, and edit_content tools that let AI assistants read, build, and patch Lightdash charts and dashboards directly from an MCP session.

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  • Added an Editing content subsection under MCP core capabilities, explaining each tool, when to use it, and how it ties into the existing dashboards-as-code workflow.
  • Included an example prompt that chains read_contentcreate_content to clone and modify a chart.
  • Cross-linked the CLI download-edit-upload workflow as the recommended path for bulk/CI edits.
  • Updated the FAQ entry that previously said MCP could not modify dashboards — MCP can now create and edit content while query execution remains read-only.

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Triggered by lightdash/lightdash#24099, which adds the read_content, create_content, and edit_content MCP tools backed by the existing chart/dashboard-as-code payloads and AI agent tool runtime.

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@mintlify mintlify Bot requested a review from IrakliJani June 11, 2026 04:53
IrakliJani added a commit that referenced this pull request Jun 11, 2026
…ject pinning (#819)

Combines and supersedes auto-generated PRs #623, #728, #799, #800, #816, #817:

- Document read_content / create_content / edit_content (content-as-code tools)
- Document list_content (space hierarchy browsing)
- Document render_chart and best-effort exploreUrl / sqlRunnerUrl on query results
- Document get_query_result polling for long-running queries
- Document built-in skills: fallback tools (list_skills, read_skill,
  read_skill_resource) plus skill:// MCP resources and the
  io.modelcontextprotocol/skills capability in a developer accordion
- Expand X-Lightdash-Project header docs with Cursor and curl examples
- Note that an active agent's space scope applies to content tools
- Update FAQ: MCP can now create/edit charts and dashboards
- check-links.js: don't flag pages with hidden:true frontmatter as orphans
  (fixes the failing check caused by timezones-draft.mdx)
@IrakliJani IrakliJani closed this Jun 11, 2026
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