Power Apps Code Apps Skill

A cross-compatible agent skill for building and reviewing Power Apps Code Apps with the right stack, boundaries, deployment flow, and data patterns.

This skill is written as a single-skill portable bundle so it can be shared with:

• Codex
• Claude Code
• other agents that support the open SKILL.md format

It is designed for AI vibecoding workflows where the model needs to understand:

• how Power Apps Code Apps actually work,
• which stack to use,
• how to bootstrap and deploy them,
• how to connect data sources safely,
• where the platform boundaries are,
• and when to switch to Azure Functions, Dataverse extensibility, or custom connectors.

What this skill covers

• Official bootstrap flow with the Microsoft Vite template
• TypeScript, Vite, and @microsoft/power-apps defaults
• npm CLI and PAC CLI usage
• Local Play and browser gotchas
• CSP, CORS, white-screen, caching, and runtime-state troubleshooting
• Dataverse integration
• Dataverse provisioning, solution import, and Web API metadata fallback
• SharePoint boundaries
• Copilot Studio agent integration
• Connection references and ALM
• Backend patterns with Azure Functions, API Management, and custom connectors
• Platform limitations and what not to do

Repository structure

power-apps-code-apps-skill/
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── SKILL.md
└── references/
    ├── backend-security.md
    ├── dataverse-provisioning.md
    ├── data-integrations.md
    ├── limitations-search.md
    ├── runbook.md
    └── troubleshooting.md

Install

Shared install via Skills CLI

After publishing this folder as a GitHub repository, install it with:

npx skills add LeonardSEO/power-apps-code-apps-skill

If your installed Skills CLI supports agent targeting, use its help output to see the current flags:

npx skills add --help

The repository itself is intentionally kept tool-neutral so the installer layer can decide where to place it.

Manual install

Claude Code

Copy this repository to one of these locations:

.claude/skills/power-apps-code-apps/
~/.claude/skills/power-apps-code-apps/

Codex

Copy this repository to your skills location or wrap it in your preferred Codex distribution layer. The skill itself is intentionally portable and keeps the canonical instructions in the root SKILL.md.

Invoke

Use the skill by name:

/power-apps-code-apps

Or reference it from an agent prompt when you want the model to act as a Power Apps Code Apps specialist.

Design goals

• One canonical SKILL.md
• Tool-neutral instructions
• Compatible with both Codex and Claude Code style skill discovery
• Minimal assumptions beyond the shared skill format
• Official Microsoft Learn first, local PDF second

Authoring notes

This skill intentionally separates:

• the skill bundle for sharing,
• from the personal installed copy in ~/.codex/skills.

That keeps the distributable version clean and repo-friendly.

License

MIT