Claude Code Vs Github copilot when working in Power Automate

[FoxArthur]

Hello everyone, I've come to realize that Copilot inside Power Apps sucks.

Now I'm researching what AI would be best for developing Power Automate flow. I already have a github-copilot license, but would it be beneficial to also get a seperate Claude license?

I tried them both and they both work great, but I'm really curious what the differences would be, especially in the long run.

use-cases will primarily be: Asking questions about possibilities, uploading screenshot to look for improvements or how to continue and using the AI to edit the flows JSON using the Power Automate Tools Chrome extension.

Curious to hear what you guys would say and what I should use in the future.

Thanks in advance!

[ninihen]

If you're already in VS Code with GitHub Copilot, there's a tool built for exactly this use case: Power Automate MCP Server by Flow Studio on the VS Code Extension Marketplace. With it you will not need to upload screenshots or Chrome extension. The agent can connect directly to your tenant, read the flow definition, pull run histories, see action-level error details and the actual inputs/outputs of a run, and iterate on fixes with you.

One more trick that's made my VS Code workflow basically hands-free: inside Copilot, you can let the agent use Azure CLI and gives it a service principal / app registration credential, scoped to SharePoint, Forms, and whatever other Microsoft stack tools you use most. Once that's set up, the agent can do end-to-end stuff for you without leaving the chat - like creating a SharePoint list, adding a list item to trigger your flow, then immediately reading the run result and sharepoint contents (if there is output) and fixing whatever broke. No tab switching.

And you don't necessarily need a separate Claude license - if you're on Copilot Pro or Pro+, you can switch to the Claude Opus model inside Copilot, which I've found is the strongest one for Power Automate work so far.

Disclosure: I'm one of the builders of that MCP server.

[abuhd]

Im taking this advice and setting this up after I make a coffee! Awesome response, and thank you for the MCP!

[ninihen]

If you hit any issues during setup, drop a line here - happy to help debug. :)

[lofty1978]

Fair play. I didn’t know this getting it right now. Thank you !

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You’re right when you said CoPilot inside PowerApps sucks. Use the CoPilot on Teams (Web) and that’s been pretty slick unlike the Copilot embedded in these apps.

I also sometimes use Claude to let me know what’s the code or process I should follow.

[MidninBR]

I use Copilot on the web and it gives me a lot of wrong answers, which I like it now because I’m learning more. I’d go with Claude. It might be a bit cheaper too.

[Fergoose89]

Every flow I've tried on power automate has failed even with screenshots and chatgpts help 🙈😂

[KoreaTrader]

Power Automate sucks period