te2-cli
CLI syntax reference for Tabular Editor 2 (TabularEditor.exe); deployment, scripting, BPA analysis, and CI/CD integration. Automatically invoke when the user mentions "TabularEditor.exe", TE2 CLI flags (-D, -S, -A, -B, -TMDL, -O, -C), or asks to "deploy a model via CLI", "set up CI/CD for Power BI", "automate model deployment", "run BPA from command line", "save model as TMDL".
npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te2-cli --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.
# Tabular Editor 2 CLI Command-line interface for Tabular Editor 2 (TE2). This skill covers the `TabularEditor.exe` executable; TE3 has its own CLI and is a separate product. > [!NOTE] > The TE2 CLI (`TabularEditor.exe`) is still supported and stable, and remains a solid choice for existing Windows CI/CD pipelines. It is now considered outdated against the newer cross-platform Tabular Editor CLI (`te`), which is built on TE3 and is in preview until Q4 2026. For the `te` command set and a flag-by-flag migration, see the `te-cli` skill. Download `te` preview binaries from the [Tabular Editor CLI downloads page](https://tabulareditor.com/download-tabular-editor-cli). ## Installation ### Tabular Editor 2 (Free) - Download: https://github.com/TabularEditor/TabularEditor/releases - Extract to preferred location or use Chocolatey: `choco install tabulareditor2` ## Executable `TabularEditor.exe` -- free, Windows-only. For Mac/Linux, run via a Windows VM or container. ## Connection Sources ### Local Files ```bash # model.bim (JSON format) TabularEditor.exe Model.bim # TMDL folder TabularEditor.exe definition/ # PBIP project TabularEditor.exe MyReport.pbip ``` ### Remote XMLA Endpoints ```ba
- Installation
- Tabular Editor 2 (Free)
- Executable
- Connection Sources
- Local Files
- Remote XMLA Endpoints
- Power BI Desktop
- Command-Line Reference
- Basic Syntax
- Script Execution
- Deployment
- Deployment Options
- Save Output
- Best Practice Analyzer
model.bim (JSON format) TabularEditor.exe Model.bim TMDL folder TabularEditor.exe definition/ PBIP project TabularEditor.exe MyReport.pbip Analysis Services TabularEditor.exe "localhost\tabular" "AdventureWorks" Power BI Premium/Fabric TabularEditor.exe "powerbi://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/WorkspaceName" "ModelName"
What does the te2-cli skill do?
CLI syntax reference for Tabular Editor 2 (TabularEditor.exe); deployment, scripting, BPA analysis, and CI/CD integration. Automatically invoke when the user mentions "TabularEditor.exe", TE2 CLI flags (-D, -S, -A, -B, -TMDL, -O, -C), or asks to "deploy a model via CLI", "set up CI/CD for Power BI", "automate model deployment", "run BPA from command line", "save model as TMDL".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te2-cli --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.