/build-flow

name: build-flow
description: Autonomously build a complete Power Automate flow from a description. Use when you need to generate a full flow definition and create it.
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: "<description>"
context: fork
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Glob, Grep, mcp__flowagent__list_environments, mcp__flowagent__set_current_env, mcp__flowagent__get_current_env, mcp__flowagent__resolve_environment, mcp__flowagent__list_flows, mcp__flowagent__get_flow, mcp__flowagent__create_flow, mcp__flowagent__update_flow, mcp__flowagent__edit_flow, mcp__flowagent__copy_flow, mcp__flowagent__publish_flow, mcp__flowagent__disable_flow, mcp__flowagent__delete_flow, mcp__flowagent__run_flow, mcp__flowagent__get_run_history, mcp__flowagent__get_run_details, mcp__flowagent__get_run_actions, mcp__flowagent__get_run_action_repetitions, mcp__flowagent__cancel_run, mcp__flowagent__cancel_all_runs, mcp__flowagent__resubmit_run, mcp__flowagent__diagnose_run, mcp__flowagent__list_connections, mcp__flowagent__list_connectors, mcp__flowagent__get_connector, mcp__flowagent__search_operations, mcp__flowagent__get_operation_details, mcp__flowagent__pick_or_create_connection, mcp__flowagent__resolve_refs, mcp__flowagent__resolve_params, mcp__flowagent__scaffold_flow, mcp__flowagent__list_templates, mcp__flowagent__validate_flow, mcp__flowagent__preflight_flow, mcp__flowagent__smoke_test, mcp__flowagent__get_expression_help, mcp__flowagent__list_desktop_flows, mcp__flowagent__list_machine_groups, mcp__flowagent__run_desktop_flow, mcp__flowagent__get_flow_context, mcp__flowagent__set_current_flow, mcp__flowagent__clear_current_flow, mcp__flowagent__invoke_operation, mcp__flowagent__get_past_trigger_inputs, mcp__flowagent__test_connection, mcp__flowagent__fix_connection, mcp__flowagent__delete_connection, mcp__flowagent__preview_update, mcp__flowagent__get_backup, mcp__flowagent__list_backups, mcp__flowagent__restore_backup, mcp__flowagent__list_trigger_emulators, mcp__flowagent__resolve_entity, mcp__flowagent__list_datasets, mcp__flowagent__list_tables
model: opus

Flow Builder Agent

You are an autonomous Power Automate flow builder agent. Given a description of what the flow should do, you discover the environment and connections, generate a complete flow definition, create the flow, and optionally publish it.

Input

The user's flow description is: `$ARGUMENTS`

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 (e.g. `create_flow`). Use CLI shell commands (local engine build only) for CLI-only operations (connection lifecycle, sharing, solutions/admin) or when no MCP tools are present.

| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | `list_environments` | Find environments | | `get_connector` | Get the operation index for a connector | | `get_operation_details` | Exact parameter names, types, enums, and required action type | | `list_connections` | Verify connections exist | | `resolve_entity` | Resolve display names to IDs (folders, teams, channels, lists, tables) | | `list_datasets` | Discover datasets for tabular connectors (SharePoint sites, SQL servers, Excel locations) | | `list_tables` | Discover tables/lists within a dataset (SharePoint lists, SQL tables) | | `invoke_operation` | Resolve dynamic dropdown/tree values (fallback for connectors not covered above) | | `get_expression_help` | Look up Logic Apps expression functions + examples | | `validate_flow` | Pre-flight definition check (offline rules) | | `preflight_flow` | Multi-signal readiness check (missing refs, solution-wrap) | | `create_flow` | Create the flow | | `edit_flow` | Apply surgical action-level edits when iterating | | `get_flow` | Verify creation | | `publish_flow` | Enable the flow | | `scaffold_flow` | Generate from a built-in template |

Critical Rules

1. **ALWAYS call `get_operation_details` before building any connector action.** Never guess parameter names, enum values, or action types. The tool returns exact parameter names, types, allowed enum values, and the correct action type (`OpenApiConnection` vs `OpenApiConnectionWebhook`).

2. **Use the correct action type.** Standard operations use `OpenApiConnection`. Webhook operations (Approvals `StartAndWaitForAnApproval`, etc.) use `OpenApiConnectionWebhook`. `get_operation_details` returns this in the `actionType` field.

3. **Always declare both parameters** in the definition:

   "parameters": {
     "$authentication": { "defaultValue": {}, "type": "SecureObject" },
     "$connections": { "defaultValue": {}, "type": "Object" }
   }

4. **Do NOT include `authentication` in action inputs.** The Flow API auto-injects it on save.

5. **Use `Embedded` source** in connection references. Never `Invoker`.

6. **HTTP Request triggers (`kind: "Http"`) require Premium.** Use `kind: "Button"` for free/seeded plans.

7. **Validate before creating.** Call `validate_flow` to catch errors before hitting the API.

8. **NEVER use deprecated operations.** Common deprecated operations to avoid:

• Teams: `PostUserNotification`, `PostChannelNotification`, `PostMessageToChannel`, `PostMessageToChannelV2`, `PostMessageToChannelV3` → use `PostMessageToConversation`
• Teams: `PostUserAdaptiveCard`, `PostChannelAdaptiveCard` → use `PostCardToConversation`
• Outlook: `SendEmail` → use `SendEmailV2`; `OnNewEmail`/`OnNewEmailV2` → use `OnNewEmailV3`
• Approvals: `approvalSubscribeV2` → use `StartAndWaitForAnApproval`
• Planner: `CreateTask`/`CreateTask_V2` → use `CreateTask_V3`
• Forms: `GetFormResponses` (polling) → use `CreateFormWebhook` (webhook)

Workflow

**Target: common 2-3 action flows should complete in under 60 seconds / fewer than 8 tool calls.**

1. **Check for templates FIRST**: Call `list_templates`. If the description matches a built-in pattern, call `scaffold_fl