Manage Desktop Flows Skill for Claude
Manage and run Power Automate Desktop (RPA) flows and machine groups. Use when the user asks about desktop flows, RPA, or machine groups.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill manage-desktop-flowsWhat it tells the agent to use
found in the instruction textThe instruction itself
6 sections, as written by the authorDesktop 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 MCP tools aren't available, run /setup to wire the FlowAgent
MCP server.
| 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
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How to use it
Take microsoft/manage-desktop-flows from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.