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Add Data Source

Add Data Source is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from microsoft/power-platform-skills. Guide the user to add a data source, connection, or API connector to a Canvas App via Power Apps Studio, then verify and continue. It works with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot and has 1,062 GitHub stars.

github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/plugins/canvas-apps/skills/add-data-source (opens in a new tab)

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add microsoft/power-platform-skills
/plugin install canvas-apps@power-platform-skills

In the Claude apps, zip the add-data-source folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills.git
cp -r power-platform-skills/plugins/canvas-apps/skills/add-data-source .agents/skills/add-data-source   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills.git
cp -r power-platform-skills/plugins/canvas-apps/skills/add-data-source .cursor/skills/add-data-source   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

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 listdatasources or list_apis directly instead.

When it triggers

  • 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.
  • USE WHEN the user is asking to list or describe existing data sources — call listdatasources or list_apis directly instead.

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FAQ

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How do I install the Add Data Source skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add microsoft/power-platform-skills and then /plugin install canvas-apps@power-platform-skills. For Codex or Cursor, copy the add-data-source folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Add Data Source skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Add Data Source maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.