add-connector
The add-connector skill integrates any Power Platform connector into a Power Apps code app, serving as a generic fallback for connectors without dedicated skills like Dataverse, Azure DevOps, or Teams. Use this skill when adding less common connectors or when a specific connector skill is unavailable, following a workflow that checks memory, identifies the connector, retrieves its connection ID, and configures it within the app.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills /tmp/add-connector && cp -r /tmp/add-connector/plugins/mobile-apps/skills/add-connector ~/.claude/skills/add-connectorSKILL.md
**📋 Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** | **Connector reference: [connector-reference.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/connector-reference.md)** — read both first.
# Add Connector (Generic)
Fallback skill for any connector not covered by a dedicated `/add-*` skill. For common connectors, prefer the dedicated skills:
- `/add-dataverse` — Dataverse tables
- `/add-sharepoint` — SharePoint Online
(More dedicated skills will land in v1: `/add-teams`, `/add-excel`, `/add-onedrive`, `/add-azuredevops`, `/add-office365`.)
The native host runtime (`@microsoft/power-apps-native-host`) handles connector routing, connection resolution, and OAuth consent through `PowerAppsProvider` in `app/_layout.tsx` — no separate executor wiring is needed.
## Workflow
1. Check Memory Bank → 2. Identify Connector → 3. Add Connector → 4. Inspect & Configure → 5. Build → 6. Update Memory Bank
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### Step 1 — Check Memory Bank
Check for `memory-bank.md` per [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md).
Also confirm we're inside a Power Apps mobile app:
```bash
test -f power.config.json && test -f app.config.js
```
If either is missing, instruct the user to run `/create-mobile-app` first and stop.
### Step 2 — Identify Connector
**If `$ARGUMENTS` is provided or the caller already specified the connector**, use it directly and skip the question below.
Otherwise, ask the user which connector they want to add. Browse available connectors: [Connector Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/connector-reference/).
**Before proceeding, check if the connector has a dedicated skill. If it does, delegate immediately and STOP:**
| Connector API name | Delegate to |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ |
| `sharepointonline` | `/add-sharepoint` |
| `commondataservice` | `/add-dataverse` |
Invoke the appropriate skill with the same `$ARGUMENTS` and **do not continue this skill's workflow**.
Common connector API names:
- `sharepointonline`, `teams`, `excelonlinebusiness`, `onedriveforbusiness`
- `azuredevops`, `azureblob`, `azurequeues`
- `office365`, `office365users`, `office365groups`
- `sql`, `commondataservice`
**Cloud flows are supported by the Power Apps CLI, but they are not connector data sources.** If the user wants to invoke an existing Power Automate cloud flow from the app, use the flow-specific commands instead of `add-data-source`:
```bash
npx power-apps list-flows --search '<flow-name-or-keyword>' --json
npx power-apps add-flow --flow-id <flow-guid> --non-interactive
```
To remove a flow later:
```bash
npx power-apps remove-flow --flow-id <flow-guid> --non-interactive
```
After `add-flow`, continue at Step 4 and inspect the generated service/model files the same way as connector data sources.
### Step 3 — Add Connector
**First, get the connection ID or connection reference** (see [connector-reference.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/connector-reference.md)):
Run the `/list-connections` skill with the connector API ID (for example `shared_office365users`). Capture the exact `connectionId` from `create-connection`, or the `connectionRef` from `list-connection-references` if the caller is solution-aware. If creation cannot complete in the CLI, direct the user to create one using the environment-specific Connections URL — construct it from the active environment ID in context (from `power.config.json` `environmentId` or a prior step):
`https://make.powerapps.com/environments/<environment-id>/connections` → **+ New connection** → search for the connector → Create.
**Classify the connector before running `add-data-source`:**
| Connector shape | Examples | Required discovery | Add command |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Action-style connector | Teams, Office 365 Users, Outlook, Azure DevOps | None after connection lookup | `npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId>` |
| Table-based connector | Excel Online, OneDrive for Business, Azure Blob, SQL, SharePoint if not delegated | `list-datasets`, then `list-tables` | `npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<dataset>' --resource-name '<table>'` |
| SQL stored procedure | SQL Server | `list-datasets`, then `list-sqlStoredProcedures` if needed | `npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id shared_sql --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<database>' --sql-stored-procedure '<procedure>'` |
**For action-style connectors, print before starting:**
> "→ Running `npx power-apps add-data-source` for <connector>. ~10–30 seconds (writes generated services + connector schemas)."
Then run:
```bash
npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId>
```
**For table-based connectors, discover datasets and tables first:**
```bash
npx power-apps list-datasets --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId> --json
npx power-apps list-tables --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<dataset>' --json
```
Present the datasets/tables to the user if they did not specify them. Add one data source per selected table:
```bash
npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id <apiId> --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<dataset>' --resource-name '<table>'
```
**For SQL stored procedures, discover procedures only when the user asks to invoke a stored procedure rather than a table:**
```bash
npx power-apps list-sqlStoredProcedures --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<database>' --json
npx power-apps add-data-source --api-id shared_sql --connection-id <connectionId> --dataset '<database>' --sql-stored-procedure '<procedure>'
```
**For Dataverse actions/functions rather than tables, discovery is available but this plugin only adds Dataverse table CRUD:**
```bash
npx power-apps find-dataverse-api --search '<operation-name>' --json
```
Surface the matching operation metadata and STOP with a clear note that this pluginGuide 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, direct targeted edits, complex multi-screen changes, responsive layout, per-screen self-QA, and compile-error convergence. Trigger on requests to create, build, generate, modify, update, change, fix, 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".
[DEPRECATED — use canvas-app instead] Generate a complete Power Apps canvas app.
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Use when adding an unspecified data source to an Expo/React Native Power Apps mobile app; routes to Dataverse, SharePoint, or another connector.
Use when the user wants to add Dataverse tables (existing or new) to a Power Apps mobile app, extend an existing Dataverse table with new columns, or apply an approved data model plan.