Building a Power Platform app for the first time with VS Code and Claude Code

I recently came across a guide from Nick Doelman about putting the Power Apps Maker Portal in the cupboard and bringing out Visual Studio Code and Claude Code instead. As someone who’s always looking for ways to improve how I work with the Power Platform — and, honestly, someone who likes exploring new ways of […]

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The BuyerHub agent shown in the redesigned Copilot Studio authoring experience

Why My Copilot Studio Agent Ignored a Dataverse Autonumber — and the Workflow That Fixed It

I’ve been playing around with the new Copilot Studio experience recently, after it’s had a facelift! I created an agent for my Power Pages site, BuyerHub, with the purpose of providing guidance, answering questions, and logging any complaints or queries buyers have about their orders. The first version of the agent worked, but not the

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AI Builder Receipt Processing: From Upload to a Dataverse Currency Field

The new AB-410 exam — Building Intelligent Applications — replaces PL-200, and AI Builder features heavily throughout the materials. That’s no surprise given the exam’s name. As part of my exam prep, I’ve been building a solution for an eBay reseller (a made-up scenario for the purpose of the build). One part of that solution

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How to Get More Than 3 Power Apps Developer Environments on a Single Azure Tenant

One of the things I enjoy most about working in the Power Platform community is that you never stop learning — and sometimes that learning comes from a quick conversation with a colleague rather than any documentation or course. I recently found myself chatting with a colleague when they mentioned something that immediately caught my

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How to Publish Copilot Agents Without a Paid License Using Copilot Studio Authors

I, like many people, have an M365 E5 Developer tenant I use to learn and develop my skills and ideas. I, like many others, have been taking part in creating Copilot Agents as part of Microsoft’s Copilot Agent Academy. At several points, particularly in the Operative missions, you need to publish your agent. However, with the

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