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Create Flow Skill for Claude

Guided flow creation wizard. Use when the user wants to create a new flow interactively.

1k tokens
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the whole folder, loaded on every use
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0
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how many repositories repackaged it
601
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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill create-flow

What it tells the agent to use

found in the instruction text
Bash runs shell commands — read the instruction before connecting

The instruction itself

3 sections, as written by the author

Guided Flow Creation Wizard

Walk the user through creating a Power Automate flow step by step.

Tools

This skill uses the FlowAgent MCP tools. Clients surface them with a

client-specific prefix — mcp__flowagent__<tool> (Claude Code) or

flowagent-<tool> (Copilot CLI) — so they're referred to by bare name below.

If MCP tools aren't available, run /setup to wire the FlowAgent MCP server.

Steps

  • Gather requirements: Ask what the flow should do. Identify triggers, actions, connectors.
  • Select environment: Call list_environments (use query to filter). Let user pick or auto-select.
  • Check for templates: Call list_templates. If a template matches (approval, digest, webhook, etc.), offer to use scaffold_flow as a starting point.
  • Discover connectors: For each connector, call get_connector with query to find the operation, then get_operation_details for exact parameters. Never guess parameter names or types.
  • Verify connections: Call list_connections filtered by each connector. Confirm Connected status.
  • Resolve dynamic values: For params with dynamicValues/dynamicTree annotations, call invoke_operation to get actual values (Teams channels, SharePoint sites, etc.).
  • Review with user: Present the flow design. Use AskUserQuestion to confirm trigger, actions, and connections before creating.
  • Generate definition: Build following all rules:
  • Always declare $authentication (SecureObject) and $connections (Object) parameters
  • Use correct action type: OpenApiConnection or OpenApiConnectionWebhook (from get_operation_details)
  • Do NOT include authentication in action inputs
  • Use Embedded source in connection references
  • HTTP Request triggers require Premium; prefer Button kind
  • Validate: Call validate_flow (and optionally preflight_flow) to pre-check. For expressions, look up syntax with get_expression_help.

10. Create: Call create_flow in Stopped state. Report ID and name.

11. Optionally publish: Ask if user wants to enable. If yes, call publish_flow. For later one-off tweaks, use edit_flow (surgical) rather than resending the whole definition.

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take microsoft/create-flow from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

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