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/plugin marketplace add microsoft/power-platform-skills - 02
/plugin install power-automate@power-platform-skills
Lists and runs Power Automate Desktop flows, the robotic process automation kind, and shows the machine groups they run on. You can start a desktop flow with input data on a chosen machine group and see whether it succeeded.
WHEN TO USE
USE FOR
- List your desktop flows and when they last changed.
- Run a desktop flow on a specific machine group, with input data and a timeout.
- Check which machine groups are available.
This is a saved copy of the skill's SKILL.md instructions. It may differ from the upstream file or the version you install.
Desktop Flow Manager
Manage Power Automate Desktop (RPA) flows, machine groups, and run sessions.
Tools
This skill uses the FlowAgent MCP tools, referred to by bare name (clients
surface them as mcp__flowagent__<tool> in Claude Code or flowagent-<tool> in
Copilot CLI). If no MCP tools are present, the plugin is not wired up — run the setup skill.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
list_desktop_flows | Browse RPA flows (filter by name) |
run_desktop_flow | Trigger with optional machineGroup, body, timeout |
list_machine_groups | Browse machine infrastructure |
Operations
List Desktop Flows
Call list_desktop_flows. Present in table: Name | Status | Created | Modified
Run Desktop Flow
- Call
list_desktop_flowsto find the flow (if name given, usenamefilter) - Optionally call
list_machine_groupsto target a specific group - Call
run_desktop_flowwith optionalmachineGroup,body(input data),timeout - Report: session status (Waiting/InProgress/Failed/Cancelled/Succeeded), outputs
Machine Infrastructure
Call list_machine_groups. Present: Name | Type | Status | Machines
Account or credentials required
2 FOR YOUAll items below are required.
- 01Install with the power-automate plugin, for its FlowAgent server
Install it with Microsoft's power-automate plugin. Every step runs through the plugin's FlowAgent MCP server, which comes only with the plugin. The plugin sends usage data to Microsoft by default; /power-automate:telemetry off stops sending it.
- 02Node.js 18+ and the Azure CLI signed in
Node.js 18 or newer and the Azure CLI signed in (az login). The first time, run the plugin's setup skill.
This skill ships inside the Power Platform Skills plugin. Listed package contents include 25 agents, hooks and an MCP server. Installed components and skill versions may vary by AI tool.
Install as a Claude Code plugin
Typed inside the agent's own prompt, not in a terminal.
The repository is licensed under MIT — use, modification, and redistribution are allowed under that license’s terms.
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