plugins/code-apps/skills/deploy/SKILL.md
Builds and deploys a Power Apps code app to Power Platform. Use when deploying changes, redeploying an existing app, or pushing updates.
npx skillsauth add microsoft/power-platform-skills deployInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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📋 Shared Instructions: shared-instructions.md - Cross-cutting concerns.
Builds and deploys the app in the current directory to Power Platform.
Check for memory-bank.md in the project root. If found, read it for the project name and environment. If not found, proceed — the project may have been created without the plugin.
npm run build
If the build fails:
Verify dist/ exists with index.html before continuing.
Ask the user: "Ready to deploy to [environment name]? This will update the live app." Wait for explicit confirmation before proceeding.
npx power-apps push
Capture the app URL from the output if present.
If deploy fails, report the error and stop — do not retry silently. Common fixes:
npx power-apps logout, then retry — the CLI will re-prompt browser login.environmentId in power.config.json to the correct value and retry.If memory-bank.md exists, update:
tools
Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for the current coauthoring session. USE WHEN "configure MCP", "set up MCP server", "MCP not working", "connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available", "MCP not configured", "set up canvas apps". DO NOT USE WHEN prerequisites are missing — direct the user to install .NET 10 SDK first.
development
Use when the user asks to "set up authentication", "add login", "add logout", "add sign in", "enable auth", "add role-based access", "add authorization", "protect routes", "configure identity provider", "configure Entra ID", "configure Entra External ID", "configure OpenID Connect", "add OIDC", "set up SAML", "set up WS-Federation", "set up local login", "add username password", "add Facebook login", "add Google sign in", "add Microsoft Account", "set up invitation login", or otherwise wants to set up authentication (login/logout) and role-based authorization for their Power Pages code site using any supported identity provider (Microsoft Entra ID, Entra External ID, OpenID Connect, SAML2, WS-Federation, local authentication, Microsoft Account, Facebook, or Google).
development
Creates, updates, and deploys Power Apps generative pages for model-driven apps using React v17, TypeScript, and Fluent UI V9. Orchestrates specialist agents for planning, entity creation, and code generation. Use it when user asks to build, retrieve, or update a page in an existing Microsoft Power Apps model-driven app. Use it when user mentions "generative page", "page in a model-driven", or "genux".
development
Creates a new Power Pages code site (SPA) using React, Angular, Vue, or Astro. Guides through the full process from initial concept to deployed site: requirements discovery, scaffolding, component planning, design, implementation, validation, and deployment. Use when the user wants to create, build, or scaffold a new Power Pages website or portal.