Power BI – November 2025

Maarten François

R&D Lead

Power BI – November 2025

Version Updates

Modeling

1. Power BI Modeling MCP Server (PREVIEW)

MCP (Servers) will enable your AI agents to safely connect with Power BI tools and services. For example have an AI agent interact with your model and directly make changes.

Other possible features:

Build and update Semantic Models. Talk to your AI agent in natural language and have it create or update Semantic Models based on what you have described.
Perform Bulk operations. Rename/Translate/Document model objects.
Apply best practices. Have the agent evaluate and implement modeling best practices on your Semantic Model.
Agentic Workflow. Enable agents to autonomously plan and execute modeling tasks.
Query and Validate DAX expression.

A quick intro of some features from the PBI November Update video on Youtube:

2. A bunch of features have been made (GENERALLY AVAILABLE)

Semantic Model Version History
TMDL Visual Studio Code Extension
Spark and Impala Connectors

1. Standalone copilot in Power BI App (PREVIEW)

You’ll be able to ask copilot any data related question directly from within the Power BI app.

2. Standalone Copilot updates

The standalone Copilot in Power BI has also received some updates.

In the past you, as a user, should choose from a list of data sources before being able to get your questions answered. Now this is usually done automatically. When copilot has some uncertainty on what source to use it will ask questions to be able to refine the context and get the correct source.
Access Copilot from the Power BI Home Page. You can still swap to the old version (without Copilot) of the home page.
Copilot will suggest prompts based on recently opened items.
Improvements to file attachments have been made. Items will be sorted by recency and you’ll be able to filter by items type. (All, Reports, Semantic Models and Data Agents).
Improvements to the Report Copilot, giving you more control and flexibility.
Copilot has also become smarter. You’ll have better visual recommendations, more types of visuals and better context awareness.

3. Verified Answers Updates

The entire visual state will be used by VA. (Also slicers). In the past only the filter state at the time of creation was captured.
- Slicer selections
- Field parameters
- Cross filters and highlights
- Drill throughs
10 possible filter permutations instead of 3 can be configured.
Improved filtering reliability.
Card Visual support.

4. MCP Server for Chat with your Data (PREVIEW)

Model Context Protocol server will become available for PBI agents. This will enable you to create custom agents on top of your data.
The server provides the following tools:

Semantic Model Schema
Generate Queries
Execute Queries

5. Copilot helps writing and explaining DAX Queries in PBI – Web and Desktop (GENERALLY AVAILABLE)

Reporting

1. Expand matrix columns automatically to fill the available space

In last month’s update this was added for the Table visual. Now the same functionality has been made available in a Matrix visual.

2. Card visual has been made Generally Available

3. Image Visual enhancements

State customization: based on the interaction state of you image (Default, Hover and pressed) you’ll be able to set and customize what image is shown.
More formatting options:
- Background
- Border
- Shape
More options for:
- Sources (URL or Data)
- Fit
- Effects (Exposure/Contrast/Saturation/Blur)
- Layout (Eg: Card -Collage)

4. Data Functions for Translytical task Flow in OneLake Catalog (PREVIEW)

General

1. Deprecation of R and Python visuals in Embed for Customers

From May 2026, support will end for the ability yo embed reports and dashboards with R or Python visuals when using “Embed for your customers” and ‘Publish to Web”.