pbir-format
Format reference for Power BI Enhanced Report (PBIR) JSON schemas and patterns. Automatically invoke when the user asks about PBIR JSON structure, visual.json properties, PBIR expressions, objects vs visualContainerObjects, theme inheritance, conditional formatting patterns, extension measures, bookmarks, field references, filter formatting, query roles, PBIR page structure, report wallpaper, or any PBIR metadata format question.
npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill pbir-format --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# PBIR Format Reference Skill that teaches Claude about the Power BI Enhanced Report (PBIR) JSON format to read and use it. Doesn't support legacy `report.json` or `layout` report metadata. To convert from legacy to PBIR format, users have to open and save their reports in Power BI Desktop. Follow within reason the [mental model](./important/MENTAL-MODEL.md) when working with reports. **Hard rule:** Treat PBIR JSON as an implementation detail. Read it when schema context is useful, but make every report, visual, page, bookmark, filter, mobile-layout, and theme change through `pbir`. Never hand-edit, text-replace, or script writes to report JSON. If `pbir` cannot express a requested mutation, stop and report the capability gap instead of inventing a raw-JSON fallback. ## General, critical guidance - **Check examples:** Check [examples](./examples/) for a valid report - **Take a backup:** Make a copy of the report before modifying it - **PBIX vs PBIP vs PBIR:** Work on a local `.Report` folder in PBIR format. Use Power BI Desktop or `pbir report convert` for supported conversions; do not unzip, rezip, or patch PBIX internals. Do not work directly on PBIT files. - **Valid JSON vs. Ren
- General, critical guidance
- Report Structure
- Rules
- Modifying a report
- Creating a report
- Additional validation
- What to Read for Common Tasks
- definition.pbir
- Related Skills
- References
What does the pbir-format skill do?
Format reference for Power BI Enhanced Report (PBIR) JSON schemas and patterns. Automatically invoke when the user asks about PBIR JSON structure, visual.json properties, PBIR expressions, objects vs visualContainerObjects, theme inheritance, conditional formatting patterns, extension measures, bookmarks, field references, filter formatting, query roles, PBIR page structure, report wallpaper, or any PBIR metadata format question.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill pbir-format --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development, a repository with 833 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.