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Run evaluations against a Copilot Studio agent via the Power Platform Evaluation API. Works on DRAFT agents — no publish step required. Lists test sets, starts a run, polls until complete, fetches results, and proposes YAML fixes for failures. Use when the user wants to test

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$ npx -y skills add microsoft/skills-for-copilot-studio --skill run-eval --agent claude-code

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  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/run-eval

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Run evaluations against a Copilot Studio agent via the Power Platform Evaluation API. Works on DRAFT agents — no publish step required. Lists test sets, starts a run, polls until complete, fetches results, and proposes YAML fixes for failures. Use when the user wants to test

SKILL.md

run-eval.SKILL.md
user-invocable: false
description: >
  Run evaluations against a Copilot Studio agent via the Power Platform Evaluation API.
  Works on DRAFT agents — no publish step required. Lists test sets, starts a run,
  polls until complete, fetches results, and proposes YAML fixes for failures.
  Use when the user wants to test agent changes without publishing.
allowed-tools: Bash(node *eval-api.bundle.js *), Bash(node *manage-agent.bundle.js push *), Bash(node *manage-agent.bundle.js pull *), Read, Glob, Grep, Edit
context: fork
agent: copilot-studio-test

Run Evaluation (PPAPI)

Run evaluations against a Copilot Studio agent's **draft** — no publish needed.

The caller (test agent) must provide `--client-id` and `--workspace`. If you don't have the client ID, return immediately and tell the caller to run `test-auth` first.

All eval-api commands run in the **foreground**. NEVER use `run_in_background`.

Step 1: List test sets and let the user choose

node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/eval-api.bundle.js list-testsets --workspace <path> --client-id <id>
  • **No test sets found**: Tell the user to create one in Copilot Studio (Evaluate tab > New evaluation). Stop.
  • **One test set**: Tell the user which one you're using and proceed.
  • **Multiple test sets**: Show them all and ask the user to pick. Do not proceed until they answer.

Step 2: Ask about authenticated execution — MANDATORY, do not skip

**You MUST ask this question and wait for the user's answer before starting the run.**

Ask the user:

> **Does your agent use authenticated knowledge sources or connector actions (tools) that require user identity?** > If so, you'll need to provide a connection ID — without it, the eval runs anonymously and **tools and knowledge sources will not be used**. > > **How to obtain the connection ID:** > 1. Go to https://make.powerautomate.com > 2. Open **Connections** from the side menu > 3. Select the relevant **Microsoft Copilot Studio** connection > 4. Copy the connection ID from the URL (the GUID segment after `/connections/`) > > If your agent doesn't use authenticated knowledge or tools, you can skip this.

**Do not proceed to Step 3 until the user responds.**

Step 3: Start the run

node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/eval-api.bundle.js start-run --workspace <path> --client-id <id> --testset-id <id> --run-name "Draft eval <date>"

Add `--connection-id <id>` if the user provided a connection ID in Step 2.

Add `--published` only if the user explicitly asked for published-bot testing.

Step 4: Poll until complete

node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/eval-api.bundle.js get-run --workspace <path> --client-id <id> --run-id <runId>

Poll every 15-30 seconds. Report progress: "Processing: 3/10 test cases..."

Stop when `state` is `Completed`, `Failed`, `Abandoned`, or `Cancelled`.

Step 5: Fetch and analyze results

node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/eval-api.bundle.js get-results --workspace <path> --client-id <id> --run-id <runId>

Present a summary table (total, passed, failed, errors). For failures:

| Metric | What to check | |--------|---------------| | `GeneralQuality` Fail | Which of relevance/completeness/groundedness/abstention failed | | `ExactMatch` Fail | Score 0.0–1.0 | | `CapabilityUse` Fail | `missingInvocationSteps` | | `Error` status | `errorReason` — often a test set config issue, not a YAML issue |

Step 6: Propose fixes (if failures found)

For YAML authoring failures: find the relevant topic, read it, propose specific edits. Wait for user approval before applying.

After applying: offer to push and re-run (go back to Step 3).

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