This release restructures the Dataverse MCP tool surface around the following principle: separate data retrieval from discovery, and give each tool a single unambiguous purpose to improve agent tool routing. All tools are billed at the basic rate except search_data, which remains at the premium rate.

Data search: renamed and expanded. Search is renamed to search_data and expanded to support unstructured data alongside structured records. The new name separates data retrieval from metadata discovery (see below).

Metadata search: new. A new search tool replaces list_tables and broadens metadata discovery to include tables, business skills, and apps—giving agents a dedicated exploration step separate from data retrieval.

Discovery: consolidated. describe_table and Fetch merge into a single describe tool that returns detailed information about tables, records, and business skills.

Business skill management: new. Two new tools—upsert_skill and delete_skill—bring business skill lifecycle operations into the MCP tool surface. Any MCP-compatible client can now create, update, and remove reusable skills directly.

Deprecations and migration

Deprecated tool	Replacement	Migration detail
`Search`	`search_data`	Renamed; now also supports unstructured data
`list_tables`	`search`	Broader metadata discovery across tables, skills, and apps
`describe_table`	`describe`	Combined with `Fetch` for unified detail retrieval
`Fetch`	`describe`	Use `describe` to retrieve records by entity and ID

Backward compatibility and aliasing support are being evaluated.

Complete tool reference

Tool	Description	Billing	Status
`search_data`	Search structured and unstructured data in Dataverse	Premium	Renamed from `Search`
`describe`	Describe tables, records, and business skills in detail	Basic	New (merges `describe_table` and `Fetch`)
`search`	Search metadata to find tables, business skills, and apps	Basic	New (replaces `list_tables`)
`upsert_skill`	Create or update a business skill	Basic	New
`delete_skill`	Delete a business skill	Basic	New
`read_query`	Execute SELECT queries to fetch data	Basic	Unchanged
`create_record`	Insert a new row into a Dataverse table	Basic	Unchanged
`update_record`	Update an existing row in a Dataverse table	Basic	Unchanged
`delete_record`	Delete a row from a Dataverse table	Basic	Unchanged
`create_table`	Create a new table with specified schema	Basic	Unchanged
`update_table`	Modify schema or metadata of an existing table	Basic	Unchanged
`delete_table`	Delete a table from Dataverse	Basic	Unchanged