--- title: "Claude for Power Automate: install FlowStudio MCP for Claude Code and Claude Desktop" description: Connect Claude (Code, Desktop, or CLI) to Power Automate flows via FlowStudio MCP. 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This guide covers three install paths (Claude Code, Claude CLI, and Claude Desktop) and takes about five minutes. *Choosing between agents? See [Cowork vs IDE agents vs Copilot Studio for Power Automate](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-which-agent-power-automate?hsLang=en).* Video: Power Automate Setup for AI Agents in 60 Seconds (2 min) Connect Claude to Power Automate so you can build, debug, and operate cloud flows from a chat instead of the portal. Works with Claude Code (CLI plus VS Code extension), Claude Desktop, and any other Anthropic Claude surface that supports the Model Context Protocol. ## Claude Power Automate setup Claude Power Automate works through FlowStudio MCP, an independent MCP server. Install via the VS Code extension for Claude Code, the Claude CLI plugin, or the Claude Desktop config. All three paths reach the same 30+ Power Automate tools and 5 bundled skill recipes. For the full agent install matrix across Copilot Studio, Codex, and other agents, see [Install FlowStudio MCP for Power Automate](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-getting-started?hsLang=en). ## How Claude works with Power Automate Claude does not have native access to Microsoft Power Automate. You give it access by installing [FlowStudio MCP](https://mcp.flowstudio.app?utm_source=hubspot&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=learn-claude), an MCP server for Power Automate. Once FlowStudio MCP is registered with Claude, Claude can call 30+ Power Automate tools: list flows, read run history, inspect action-level inputs and outputs, build new flows, fix broken ones, and apply governance metadata. The same MCP connection works across Claude Code (the Anthropic Claude CLI and the VS Code extension), Claude Desktop on Windows and macOS, and any other Claude surface that supports MCP. One API key, one config block, available everywhere Claude runs. ## No code editor? Use claude.ai The quickest route needs no editor and no terminal. At [claude.ai](https://claude.ai), open **Settings \> Connectors**, click **Add** then **Add custom connector**, and paste this address: `https://mcp.flowstudio.app/mcp/oauth` Claude asks for the Microsoft sign-in the first time you use the connector in a chat rather than while you are adding it, so open a conversation and ask about your flows. Sign in with your Microsoft 365 work or school account and approve Power Automate access. If you have never used FlowStudio, signing in this way puts you on the free Starter plan. Use **claude.ai** specifically. Adding the connector from claude.com or console.anthropic.com is refused, and the error will not tell you that is the reason. The [step-by-step guide](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-connect-chatgpt-claude?hsLang=en) covers it with screenshots, and the same address works in ChatGPT (see [ChatGPT for Power Automate](https://learn.flowstudio.app/chatgpt-power-automate?hsLang=en)). ## Install FlowStudio MCP for Claude Code, the CLI or Claude Desktop Three install paths, all first-class. Pick whichever fits your workflow. ### Option 1: Claude Code via VS Code extension (one-click) Install the [Power Automate MCP for Claude Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=FlowStudio.flowstudio-mcp-claude) extension from the VS Code Marketplace. Cursor, VSCodium, and Windsurf users: install from [Open VSX](https://open-vsx.org/extension/FlowStudio/flowstudio-mcp-claude). 1. Install the extension from the Marketplace or Open VSX. 2. Get an API key at [mcp.flowstudio.app](https://mcp.flowstudio.app?utm_source=hubspot&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=learn-claude). Free to start. 3. In VS Code, run the command **FlowStudio (Claude): Add Tenant Connection**. Enter a tenant name and paste your API key. 4. Reload the window. Claude Code in VS Code, in the terminal, and on Desktop all pick up the new MCP server and the 5 bundled skills (`power-automate-mcp`, `power-automate-debug`, `power-automate-build`, `power-automate-monitoring`, `power-automate-governance`). ### Option 2: Claude CLI plugin (no editor required) Same connection and same skills as Option 1, installed from the terminal. Use this if you do not run a supported editor. ``` git clone https://github.com/ninihen1/power-automate-mcp-skills.git claude --plugin-dir ./power-automate-mcp-skills ``` Then connect the MCP server: ``` claude mcp add --transport http flowstudio https://mcp.flowstudio.app/mcp \ --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ### Option 3: Claude Desktop (Windows or macOS) Claude Desktop reaches the remote FlowStudio MCP server via the `mcp-remote` bridge package. Requires Node.js installed on your machine. Open the Claude Desktop config file: - **Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` - **macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` Add the following: ``` { "mcpServers": { "flowstudio": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote@latest", "https://mcp.flowstudio.app/mcp", "--header", "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY", "--header", "User-Agent: FlowStudio-MCP/1.0" ] } } } ``` Restart Claude Desktop. The FlowStudio MCP tools become available immediately. ## Sample prompts you can copy - *"List my Power Automate flows in the Default environment"* - *"Why is my HR Sync flow failing? Read the latest run and find the root cause."* - *"Build a Power Automate flow that triggers on new SharePoint list items in my Issues list and posts a card to the #issues Teams channel"* - *"Show me the action-level inputs and outputs of the latest Invoice Processing run"* - *"Resubmit the failed run from yesterday with the same trigger payload"* ## What you can do once Claude is connected | You say to Claude | What Claude does | | --- | --- | | *"Why is this flow failing?"* | Reads run history, drills into the failed action, returns the actual error message and inputs. | | *"Fix the expression error and redeploy"* | Patches the Workflow Definition Language JSON and calls update\_live\_flow to deploy. | | *"Build a flow that..."* | Discovers connections, constructs the flow, deploys it, all in one round-trip. | | *"What is the impact if I delete this flow?"* | Reads governance metadata (downstream users, last run, owner) before recommending. | | *"Show me all flows owned by John"* | Queries the FlowStudio governance store for flows by owner across the tenant. | ## Next steps - [Full FlowStudio MCP setup guide for all agents](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-getting-started?hsLang=en) (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio, OpenAI Codex, and others) - [Browse the 30+ tools Claude can call](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-tools?hsLang=en) via FlowStudio MCP - [Install the 5 skill bundles](https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-copilot-skills?hsLang=en) for build, debug, monitor, discover, governance - [Worked example: build a Power Automate flow with an AI agent](https://learn.flowstudio.app/build-power-automate-flows-with-ai-agents?hsLang=en) - [Start your free evaluation](https://mcp.flowstudio.app?utm_source=hubspot&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=learn-claude): 100 calls, 21 days, no credit card ## Frequently asked questions ### How do I connect Claude to Power Automate? Install FlowStudio MCP, an MCP server for Power Automate. Claude Code (the Anthropic Claude CLI plus VS Code extension) and Claude Desktop both support the Model Context Protocol natively. Get an API key at mcp.flowstudio.app, then either install the Power Automate MCP for Claude Code VS Code extension or run claude mcp add to register the server via the CLI. ### Does Claude work with Power Automate cloud flows out of the box? Claude does not have native Power Automate access. You connect it via FlowStudio MCP, which exposes 30+ Power Automate tools (read flows, run history, action-level inputs and outputs, deploy new flows, governance) to any MCP-compatible agent. ### Which Claude products support FlowStudio MCP? All three: Claude Code (the CLI and VS Code extension, including in Cursor, VSCodium, and Windsurf), Claude Desktop on Windows and macOS, and the claude.ai web app via custom integrations. The same API key works across all three. Claude Code is the recommended path for developer workflows. ### Can Claude debug a failed Power Automate flow run? Yes. FlowStudio MCP exposes get\_live\_flow\_run\_action\_outputs, which returns inputs, outputs, and errors at every action level (including loop iterations), and the debug skill walks Claude into a child flow’s own run. Claude reads this and finds the root cause. The Microsoft Graph API only returns top-level run status, which is why agents without FlowStudio MCP often cannot debug flow failures. ### Can Claude build a new Power Automate flow from a description? Yes. With the power-automate-build skill bundle installed, Claude follows a curated build recipe: discover connections, construct the Workflow Definition Language JSON, deploy via update\_live\_flow. The flow appears in Power Automate already deployed. ### Is FlowStudio MCP affiliated with Anthropic or Microsoft? No. FlowStudio MCP is an independent product made by FlowStudio. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic or Microsoft Corporation. It uses the open Model Context Protocol to talk to Claude and the Power Platform API to talk to Power Automate. ### What does FlowStudio MCP show that the Graph API doesn’t? The Graph and Web APIs tell your agent a run failed. FlowStudio MCP tells it which action failed, the inputs that triggered it, and the exact error, so the agent can fix it. *FlowStudio is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic or Microsoft Corporation. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic. 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FlowStudio MCP tells it which action failed, the inputs that triggered it, and the exact error, so the agent can fix it." }, "name" : "What does FlowStudio MCP show that the Graph API doesn’t?" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "HowTo", "description" : "Install FlowStudio MCP for Claude Code or Claude Desktop so Claude can read, debug, and build Power Automate cloud flows.", "name" : "Connect Claude to Power Automate via FlowStudio MCP", "step" : [ { "@type" : "HowToStep", "name" : "Get a FlowStudio MCP API key", "text" : "Sign up at mcp.flowstudio.app, grant Power Automate and Power Apps permissions, copy your API key from the dashboard. The free evaluation gives you 100 calls over 21 days." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "name" : "Install for Claude Code (recommended)", "text" : "Install the Power Automate MCP for Claude Code extension from the VS Code Marketplace or Open VSX. Run the command FlowStudio (Claude): Add Tenant Connection in VS Code and paste your API key." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "name" : "Or install via Claude CLI", "text" : "Run claude mcp add --transport http flowstudio https://mcp.flowstudio.app/mcp --header \"x-api-key: YOUR_KEY\" to register the server from the terminal." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "name" : "Or install for Claude Desktop", "text" : "Edit %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Windows) or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS). Add a mcpServers.flowstudio entry that runs npx mcp-remote@latest with the x-api-key header." }, { "@type" : "HowToStep", "name" : "Verify", "text" : "Reload Claude Code or restart Claude Desktop. Ask: list my Power Automate environments. The 30+ FlowStudio MCP tools and 5 bundled skills become available." } ] } ```