Power Apps Code Apps Plugin for Claude Code & GitHub Copilot CLI

Build, connect, and deploy Power Apps Code Apps using AI — from scaffold to pac code push in minutes.

Built by Rahul Mittal | Fills the gap in the official microsoft/power-platform-skills marketplace.

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What is this?

This plugin gives Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI everything they need to build Power Apps Code Apps — React/Vue/TypeScript SPAs hosted natively within Microsoft Power Platform. It provides:

• 9 skill files — deep knowledge context covering architecture, SDK APIs, Vite config, connectors, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, ALM, telemetry, and all known gotchas
• 8 slash commands — agentic actions from scaffold to deployment
• CLAUDE.md — root context file read on every session

The microsoft/power-platform-skills repo has plugins for Power Pages and Model Apps. Code Apps had no official plugin — until now.

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Quick start

Install the plugin in Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add rahulm-28/power-apps-code-apps-skills
/plugin install code-apps@power-apps-code-apps-skills

Install the plugin in GitHub Copilot CLI

gh copilot plugin marketplace add rahulm-28/power-apps-code-apps-skills
gh copilot plugin install code-apps@power-apps-code-apps-skills

Use it

/scaffold-code-app
> "Build me a leave management app where employees can submit leave requests 
>  and managers can approve or reject them, with data in Dataverse"

Claude handles the rest: project scaffold, Vite config, SDK setup, pac code init, folder structure, starter components.

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Available commands

Command	Description
/scaffold-code-app	Scaffold a new Code App with React + Vite + Power Apps SDK
/add-connector	Add any of 1,500+ Power Platform connectors with typed services
/setup-dataverse	Connect Dataverse tables, generate CRUD service classes and hooks
/add-copilot-studio	Wire a Copilot Studio agent with a ready-to-use chat component
/deploy-code-app	Build and deploy via pac code push with pre-flight validation
/check-env	Validate prerequisites, auth, environment, and project config
/add-app-insights	Set up Azure Application Insights with SDK logger integration
/create-solution	Wrap in a Power Platform solution with GitHub Actions CI/CD

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What are Power Apps Code Apps?

Code Apps let professional developers build SPAs using React, Vue, or TypeScript that run inside Power Platform with:

• Automatic Microsoft Entra authentication — no code needed
• Access to 1,500+ Power Platform connectors from JavaScript
• Managed platform policies: DLP, Conditional Access, sharing limits
• Native hosting in Power Platform — no Azure App Service needed
• ALM via Power Platform solutions

They reached General Availability in February 2026.

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What the AI agent knows (skills)

Skill	Covers
Code Apps Overview	Architecture, comparison with Canvas/PCF, prerequisites, limits
SDK API Reference	getContext(), IContext, setConfig, generated service patterns
Project Setup	Vite config, package.json scripts, power.config.json, dev server
Connector Patterns	All major connectors, add-data-source, generated services, examples
Dataverse Patterns	CRUD operations, OData filters, custom tables, relationships
Copilot Studio Integration	ExecuteCopilotAsyncV2, chat components, error handling
ALM & Deployment	Solutions, pac code push, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, env promotion
Gotchas & Limits	All known pitfalls — the most important file
App Insights Telemetry	SDK logger, setConfig, per-environment connection strings

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Critical rules the agent enforces

• ❌ Never calls initialize() — removed in SDK v1.0
• ❌ Never uses PCF APIs (context.webAPI, Xrm.WebApi)
• ❌ Never pins React 19 — always exactly 18.2.0
• ❌ Never embeds a Code App in a Model-Driven App
• ❌ Never skips pac code run in the dev script
• ❌ Never edits src/generated/ files

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Prerequisites

• Node.js LTS (18.x or 20.x)
• Power Platform CLI (npm install -g @microsoft/powerplatform-cli)
• Power Platform environment with Code Apps enabled (admin setting in PPAC)
• Power Apps Premium license for end users

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Repository structure

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json     ← Marketplace registration
.claude/settings.json               ← Auto-allowed CLI tools
CLAUDE.md                           ← Root context (read every session)
AGENTS.md                           ← Contributor guidelines
plugins/code-apps/
  .claude-plugin/plugin.json        ← Skills + commands manifest
  skills/                           ← 9 knowledge context files
  commands/                         ← 8 slash command definitions
  resources/                        ← Supporting reference docs
  github/                           ← GitHub Copilot CLI instructions

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Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome. See AGENTS.md for development guidelines.

When adding new skills or commands:

• Test against a real Power Platform developer environment
• No PCF API references allowed
• Keep SDK version references current
• Update 08-gotchas-and-limits.md if a new limitation is discovered

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License

MIT — © Rahul Mittal

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Related

• microsoft/power-platform-skills — Official Power Pages and Model Apps plugins
• microsoft/PowerAppsCodeApps — Official samples and templates
• Power Apps Code Apps docs
• Rahul Mittal on LinkedIn