setup-solution
# setup-solution Creates a Dataverse publisher and solution, then registers Power Pages site components into the solution. Generates `.solution-manifest.json` for downstream use by export, import, and pipeline automation skills. Use this to initialize solution infrastructure after a Power Pages site has been deployed at least once and PAC CLI is authenticated to the target environment.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills /tmp/setup-solution && cp -r /tmp/setup-solution/plugins/power-pages/skills/setup-solution ~/.claude/skills/setup-solutionSKILL.md
> **Plugin check**: Run `node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-version.js"` — if it outputs a message, show it to the user before proceeding.
# setup-solution
Creates a Dataverse publisher and solution, then adds Power Pages site components. Writes `.solution-manifest.json` for use by `export-solution`, `import-solution`, and `setup-pipeline` skills.
## Prerequisites
- PAC CLI installed and authenticated (`pac env who` returns an environment URL)
- Azure CLI installed and logged in (`az account show` succeeds)
- `powerpages.config.json` exists in the project root (site must be deployed at least once so `.powerpages-site/` exists with component records)
## Phases
### Phase 0 — ALM plan gate
> **`plan-alm` is the front door.** When the user expresses an ALM intent (*promote / ship / deploy / set up CI-CD / move to staging / push to prod*), the orchestrator (`/power-pages:plan-alm`) should run first. This Phase 0 enforces that and is meant to fail closed when there's no plan, not to be a one-time check the user can dismiss forever.
**Skip rule.** If this skill was invoked *as part of an active `plan-alm` orchestration*, skip Phase 0 entirely and proceed to Phase 1. The gate helper exposes this via its `inExecution` block — pass through silently to Phase 1 when:
```
inExecution.status === "active"
```
The helper computes this from `docs/.alm-plan-data.json` — `PLAN_STATUS === "In Execution"` AND `LAST_INVOCATION_AT` within the last 60 minutes. `check-alm-plan.js` refreshes `LAST_INVOCATION_AT` automatically on every invocation that finds the plan in execution, so each in-chain skill keeps the chain alive for the next one — even multi-hour deploys (deploy-pipeline alone can take 60 min per stage) survive the window without the chain incorrectly de-classifying. Stalled chains (no heartbeat for > 60 min) reclassify as `stale-heartbeat` and Phase 0 gates fire normally so an abandoned plan doesn't silently bypass user confirmation.
When `inExecution.status` is anything other than `"active"` (`"not-running"`, `"stale-heartbeat"`, `"no-plan"`), run the Phase 0 gate flow below. Branch on the remaining helper fields:
**Step 1 — Run the gate helper.**
```bash
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/lib/check-alm-plan.js" --projectRoot "."
```
The helper returns JSON with `{ exists, deferred, stale, staleness: { reason, detail }, generatedAt, planStatus, ... }`. Sync mode (when `.solution-manifest.json` already exists) may additionally pass `--envUrl`, `--token`, `--solutionId` once Phase 1 has acquired them, but for the initial gate the existence-only check is sufficient.
**Step 2 — Branch on the result.**
| Result | Behavior |
|---|---|
| `deferred: true` | The user has explicitly deferred ALM for this project (`.alm-deferred` marker present). Pass through silently to Phase 1 — do not nag. |
| `exists: false` | The user hasn't run `plan-alm` yet. See Step 3. |
| `exists: true, stale: false` | Plan is current. Pass through silently to Phase 1. |
| `exists: true, stale: true` (reason: `solution-modified`) | The solution changed after the plan was generated. See Step 4. |
**Step 3 — No plan.** Tell the user:
> "No ALM plan exists for this project. `/power-pages:plan-alm` builds one — it detects the project state, asks about your promotion strategy (PP Pipelines vs Manual export/import), and orchestrates the right skills (including this one) in the right order. Want me to run plan-alm now?"
<!-- gate: setup-solution:0.no-plan | category=intent | cancel-leaves=nothing -->
> 🚦 **Gate (intent · setup-solution:0.no-plan):** Fail-closed entry gate when `check-alm-plan.js` returns `exists:false`. Helper-script-backed.
`AskUserQuestion`:
| Question | Header | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Run `/power-pages:plan-alm` first? | ALM plan gate | Yes — run /power-pages:plan-alm now (Recommended), Continue without a plan (advanced — I know what I'm doing), Cancel |
- **Yes (Recommended)** → invoke `/power-pages:plan-alm`. plan-alm's Phase 7 dispatches back into this skill at the appropriate stage.
- **Continue without a plan** → set `BYPASSED_PLAN_GATE = true` and proceed to Phase 1.
- **Cancel** → exit cleanly.
**Step 4 — Stale plan.** Tell the user:
> "ALM plan exists from `{generatedAt}` but the source solution has been modified since (at `{solution.modifiedon}`). Components may have changed. Re-running `plan-alm` will refresh the analysis and the rendered HTML."
<!-- gate: setup-solution:0.stale-plan | category=intent | cancel-leaves=nothing -->
> 🚦 **Gate (intent · setup-solution:0.stale-plan):** Fail-closed entry gate when `check-alm-plan.js` returns `stale:true`. Helper-script-backed.
`AskUserQuestion`:
| Question | Header | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh the plan first? | ALM plan freshness | Refresh — re-run /power-pages:plan-alm (Recommended), Continue with the existing plan, Cancel |
- **Refresh (Recommended)** → invoke `/power-pages:plan-alm`. After completion, re-run the Phase 0 helper once to confirm freshness; if still stale, surface the detail and proceed to Phase 1 anyway (don't infinite-loop).
- **Continue** → set `STALE_PLAN_ACK = true` and proceed to Phase 1.
- **Cancel** → exit cleanly.
**Why this gate exists.** Direct invocation of `setup-solution` builds (or syncs) a solution without consulting the orchestrator's plan. If a plan already exists and recommends a multi-solution split, running this skill standalone may consolidate components into the wrong base solution. If no plan exists yet, `plan-alm` would have surfaced split recommendations, the asset-size advisory, and missing-component gaps before any solution was created — running `setup-solution` first burns through those decisions silently. The gate ensures `setup-solution` runs in the right context, while still leaving an explicit bypass for users who genuinely know they want a one-off solution.
### Phase 1 — Verify Prerequisites
**Create all tasks upfront at the start of this phase.**
Tasks to create:
1.Guide the user to add a data source, connection, or API connector to a Canvas App via Power Apps Studio, then verify and continue. USE WHEN the user asks to add a data source, add a connection, add an API, add a connector, connect to SharePoint / Dataverse / SQL / Excel / OneDrive / Teams / Office 365, or any similar request to make new data available to the app. DO NOT USE WHEN the user is asking to list or describe existing data sources — call list_data_sources or list_apis directly instead.
Creates or edits a Power Apps Canvas App through the Canvas Authoring MCP coauthoring session. Handles new app generation from requirements, simple inline edits, and complex multi-screen changes with parallel screen builders. Triggers on requests to create, build, generate, modify, update, change, or edit a Canvas App or .pa.yaml files.
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.
[DEPRECATED — use canvas-app instead] Generate a complete Power Apps canvas app.
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Adds Azure DevOps connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when querying work items, creating bugs, managing pipelines, or making ADO API calls.
Adds any Power Platform connector to a Power Apps code app. Generic fallback for connectors not covered by a specific skill.
Adds a data source or connector to a Power Apps code app. Asks what the user wants to accomplish and routes to the appropriate specialized skill.