Power Platform Skills

Power Apps

Canvas apps

Build or change a canvas app's screens, controls, and formulas while the app is open in Power Apps Studio.

For makers and developers Version 3.1.1

Install Canvas apps

Your AI assistant

  1. Add the Power Platform marketplace. You only do this once.

    Add the marketplace

  2. Install the plugin.

    Install in GitHub Copilot app

The app asks you to confirm each step.

Paste this into a terminal and press Enter. It adds the marketplace, then installs the plugin.

copilot plugin marketplace add microsoft/power-platform-skills; copilot plugin install canvas-apps@power-platform-skills

In the Windows Command Prompt, change ; to & first. VS Code also picks up plugins you install with GitHub Copilot CLI.

Opens a terminal with the install command already typed. Press Enter to install.

Install in Claude Code

Prefer to type it? Run this in a terminal:

claude plugin install canvas-apps --marketplace microsoft/power-platform-skills

The Claude desktop app's Code tab and the Claude Code extension for VS Code use the same plugins.

Things you can ask

  • Create a Canvas App for managing inventory
  • Edit my Canvas App to add a new screen for reports
  • List the available Canvas App controls.

What you need

  • .NET 10 SDK or later
  • A canvas app saved in your environment, with coauthoring turned on in Settings > Updates > Coauthoring
  • Power Apps Studio open in your browser while you work
  • A work account that can edit the app

Skills you can run

Your assistant picks the right skill from your request. You can also start one by typing its name.

/configure-canvas-mcp
Connect your assistant to the app that is open in Power Apps Studio.
/canvas-app
Build a new connected app or change an existing one.

Good to know

  • Create the app and turn on coauthoring in Power Apps Studio first. The plugin can't do those two steps for you.
  • Your organization's data policies can limit which connectors you can use, and an admin may need to allow local MCP servers.

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