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Overview Context types Tools Use cases Connection Security

Overview

Modus mines the semantic models you select in Power BI: tables, columns, DAX measures, relationships, reports, dashboards, and dataflows. Agents get the model, not just the picture of it.

What Modus reads

1Workspace
2Semantic model
3Table
3Report
3Dashboard
3Dataflow
3Relationship
4Column
4Measure
4Tile

You select the level Modus is allowed to mine. Everything below it is discovered automatically; everything outside it is never touched.

6context types mined

8agent tool groups

1connection method

4security controls

Context types

Each object Modus mines produces typed context items, addressed by their position in the hierarchy. This is what an agent actually receives.

Semantic model metadata
The model you select, its tables, and its refresh posture.
Table & column metadata
Columns with data types, formats, and any classification Power BI carries.
Measure metadata
DAX expressions, names, and folders — the actual metric logic.
Relationship metadata
Cardinality and filter direction between model tables.
Report & dashboard metadata
Pages, tiles, and what each visual is bound to.
Dataflow metadata
Upstream dataflows feeding the model.

Example context item

power_bi_measure_metadata

FinanceRevenue ModelSalesNet Revenue

Type: DAX measure
Expression: SUMX(Sales, Sales[Amount] - Sales[Discount])
Format: Currency, 0 dp
Used by: 3 reports · 1 dashboard

Tools

Tools are granted per skill, never globally. Anything that changes state in Power BI is marked as a write and stops for human approval.

List Workspaces
List the Power BI workspaces the connection can see.
List Semantic Models
List semantic models in a workspace.
List Reports
List reports in a workspace.
List Dashboards
List dashboards in a workspace.
Get Dashboard Tiles
Fetch the tiles on a dashboard and what each is bound to.
Get Report Pages
Fetch the pages of a report.
Get Semantic Model Datasources
Resolve which sources a semantic model reads from.
Run DAX Query
Execute a read-only DAX query against a semantic model for live numbers.

Common use cases

Answer with the same DAX measure the CFO’s report uses.
Explain why two reports disagree by diffing their measures and relationships.
Pull a live figure from the semantic model instead of exporting to a spreadsheet.

Connection method

Connect once. Modus stores credentials in a managed secret store, rotates what it can, and never asks an agent to handle them.

OAuth (managed)

Managed OAuth through Modus. You approve the tenant scopes once; tokens are stored and rotated for you.

Security & governance

Governance is applied once, at the layer every agent runs through, so it holds no matter which agent asks.

Metadata-first mining

Modus learns from structure and usage, not bulk data. Raw records stay in your environment; only the metadata needed to understand the system is stored.

Scoped selection

You choose exactly which schemas, folders, spaces, or boards Modus is allowed to see. Nothing outside the selection is ever mined.

Read-only by default

Mining runs on a read-only credential. Any tool that writes back is a separate, explicitly granted action.

Group access by sensitivity

Map your identity groups to sensitivity tiers so each team only ever composes context at or below its clearance.

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