# Add Data Source (agent skill)

> 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 967 GitHub stars.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills |
| Skill path | plugins/canvas-apps/skills/add-data-source/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | add-data-source |
| GitHub stars | 967 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | power-platform-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| Category | Data & analysis |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## 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.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

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

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

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
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
```

### Cursor

```sh
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
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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