# Add Datasource

Adds a data source or connector to a Power Apps code app.

- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills (1098 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-31
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill add-datasource -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill add-datasource -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill add-datasource -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add microsoft/power-platform-skills --skill add-datasource -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add microsoft/power-platform-skills`

## Description

Adds a data source or connector to a Power Apps code app. Asks what the user wants to accomplish and routes to the appropriate specialized skill.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

**📋 Shared Instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** - Cross-cutting concerns.

# Add Data Source

Router skill that understands the user's goal and connects them to the right data source -- without requiring them to know Power Platform terminology.

## Workflow

### Check Memory Bank

Check for `memory-bank.md` per [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md).

### Understand the Goal

1. **If `$ARGUMENTS` is provided or the caller already specified what's needed**, use it directly and skip the question below.
2. Otherwise, ask the user **what they want their app to do** -- not which connector to use. Focus on the end goal. Example questions:
   - "What kind of data does your app need to work with?"
   - "What should your app be able to do? (e.g., search company info, manage tasks, send messages)"
3. Based on their answer, **recommend the best approach** and explain *why* it's the right fit. The user shouldn't need to know the difference between Dataverse, SharePoint, or other connectors -- that's our job.

### Route to the Right Skill

Map the user's goal to the appropriate skill:

The rest: https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/code-apps/skills/add-datasource/SKILL.md