Power Platform Weekly - Issue #260
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week brought several general availability (GA) announcements:
Microsoft 365 Copilot is now GA in model-driven apps
New app skills are now GA in Power Apps.
App-based form and grid experiences in Copilot Chat will reach GA in July.
Agent feed with Power Apps MCP Server will be GA on May 4.
The Power Platform ToolBox continues to grow. A new addition is Pipeline Visualizer by Matt Collins-Jones, announced last week.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Power Apps: Canvas Apps vs. Code Apps – When Low-Code Hits Its Ceiling
🦸🏻♀️ Zsolt Zombik not only breaks down the differences between the different app types, but he also shows how you can make a code agent build the different types of apps.
Crafting Effective Instructions for Copilot Studio Agents
🦸🏻♀️ This post, by Craig White, covers why Copilot Studio agent instructions really matter, and introduces a framework that he built to help validate the instructions.
8 Microsoft Sales AI Agents and How to Choose
🦸🏻♀️ Hamish Sheild often has the same conversation with customers. Someone will say “we want to try the Dynamics 365 Sales Agent” and he would ask which one. They have no idea. Read this article and you will know.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ Time for the Timeline by Anna Black
🦸🏻♀️ HELP! My Segments Have Expired - Customer Insights Journeys by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ How To Clear LookUp Fields Using A Custom Page by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Unique join link attendance tracking in Customer Insights - Journeys online Teams events by Amey Holden
🦸🏻♀️ What is coming to Dynamics 365 Contact Center in 2026 Release Wave 1 by Dian Taylor
🦸🏻♀️ VNet for Dataverse - How to not get your data stolen by Sean Astrakhan
🦸🏻♀️ Copilot Studio: Publish To Website With Single Sign-On by Matthew Devaney
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
.NET Rocks Podcast
👩💻 How are LLMs changing software development? Carl and Richard talk to Rob Conery about his experiences as a consultant bringing the new AI tools and techniques into companies. Rob talks about focusing on the most painful problems first to show the team quick results and make their lives better. The conversation digs into how these tools seriously change the way developers work and what it takes to embrace those changes. Lots of good thinking from a very experienced developer on how to do more than ever before!
Unresolved Dependencies Podcast
🧭 In this special third episode of their podcast, Joe and Sebastian look ahead to the 2026 ColorCloud in Hamburg, April 15 - 17. Sebastian will talk about Project Operations, what’s new there, and how the App can make a difference for each business. On top, he will be joined by community legend and trivia quiz moderator Andrew Bibby for an ultimate showdown on Agent Builder vs Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Merge Conflict Podcast
👩💻 James and Frank dig into the messy world of AI agents—Claudes, Copilots, “claws”—and why now is the wrong time to over-box these tools. They debate GUI vs. CLI futures, explain when AI should be invisible and baked into workflows, and warn about AI-produced “slop” and long-term maintenance. Plus, James’ Light Phone/e-ink experiment adds a practical take on simplicity and real-world tradeoffs.
📅 Events & Webinars
Update Days Power Platform
(📅 April 27-28, 2026)
Curious about diving deeper into Power Platform? Encountering challenges while using it on advanced projects? You’re not alone. Join a conference that goes beyond the basics, offering practical insights into enterprise-level challenges like governance, professional development, and scalable solutions. Come learn from experts who work in the field every day, and connect with peers who, just like you, want to use Power Platform efficiently and strategically.
European BizApps Summit
(📅 May 5-7, 2026)
With 3000 attendees, the European BizApps Summit is the largest European conference focused on Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft Fabric, and Business Applications in general.
DynamicsCon
(📅 May 12-16, 2026)
Join thousands of other Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dynamics GP, and Power Platform users and professionals for more than 300 sessions, exhibitors, and endless community networking.
DynamicsMinds
(📅 May 25-27, 2026)
DynamicsMinds 2026 brings the global Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform community together for three inspiring days of real‑world insights, learning, and connection. Join industry experts and peers to explore what’s next and elevate the way you build, automate, and innovate.
Build
(📅 June 2-3, 2026)
At Microsoft Build, you’ll go deep on real code, real systems, and real workflows with the teams building and scaling AI. Two days. Hands-on sessions. No fluff.
European Power Platform Conference
(📅 June 29-July 2, 2026)
The European Power Platform Conference 2026 in Copenhagen brings together the Power Platform community to learn, connect, and share real‑world experiences. Through expert-led sessions and customer stories, attendees will explore how to build impactful solutions with Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot in a strong, collaborative community setting.
💙 Out of the Blue
No, you don’t need a Copilot license to deploy agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot
👩💻🚀🧭 Henry Jammes explains how Copilot Studio agents can be deployed to Microsoft 365 Copilot without per-user Copilot licensing, using Copilot Credits instead. The post covers the differences between custom and declarative agents, the evolution from pay-as-you-go billing to standalone prepaid capacity packs (no Azure subscription required as of April 2026), and channel-specific gotchas to watch for.
Bridging the gap: Connecting legacy desktop applications to Copilot Studio agents
👩💻🚀 James Papadimitriou demonstrates two approaches for connecting legacy desktop applications to Copilot Studio agents: a Separation of Concerns pattern that pairs scheduled Power Automate desktop flows with a Dataverse knowledge source, and a fully agentic approach using Computer Use Agents (CUA) that navigate desktop UIs through vision-based automation.
Making business apps smarter with AI, Copilot, and agents in Power Apps
🧭🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Ryan Cunningham announces that Microsoft 365 Copilot is now generally available in model-driven apps and in public preview for canvas apps, alongside GA app skills for data entry, exploration, visualization, and summarization. The post also covers the agent feed with Power Apps MCP Server coming GA in May 2026 for human-in-the-loop oversight of agent activity.
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