Free ways for students to try AI + MCP + Power BI development (semantic models & reports)

Hi pcoley,

Based on our understanding, current MCP integrations and AI assisted workflows are well suited for semantic model development scenarios, including TMDL or PBIP editing, DAX generation, relationships, tables, metadata management, and Git based development. However, AI assisted report canvas or visual authoring is still evolving. Although PBIR projects are text or JSON based and can be edited through AI assisted workflows in VS Code, full visual canvas authoring equivalent to interactively designing reports inside Power BI Desktop is not yet fully mature across the ecosystem.

Since AI assisted PBIR or report visual orchestration is still evolving, we kindly request you to consider sharing this scenario in the Fabric Ideas forum using the link :Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community

Additionally, please find the links below for your reference:
Power BI Desktop projects (PBIP) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Power BI Desktop project report folder - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Tabular Model Definition Language (TMDL) | Microsoft Learn

We hope the information provided helps to resolve the issue. Should you have any further queries, please feel free to reach out to the Microsoft Fabric community.

Thank you.