Power Platform Dev Weekly #296

Jun 24, 2026

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An updated Copilot Studio was announced at BUILD a few weeks ago, and we’ve got lots of people diving in to try it out! Check out this article from Bala Madhusoodhanan or a full demo video from Matthew Devaney!

XrmToolBox, an absolute cornerstone of our community and industry, will need a new code signing certificate for future releases. If your company relies on it being signed to allow this crucial tool, it’s time to get them to pay their fair share by donating towards a new certificate.

In latest Power Platform ToolBox they have enabled tool-to-tool communication which can be one-way or two-way along with a tool discovery service based on capabilities declared by the tools. Look at the latest documentation in case if you are looking at building a new tool or enhancing your existing tool. Download PPTB.

Microsoft feature releases and announcements

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🥇 Cover Story

Vibe Coding My Own Power Platform Admin Center

by David Wyatt

When the admin experience isn’t exactly what you want, it’s time to break out the vibe coding! David has put together a full admin center running locally on top of the Power Apps CLI to manage settings across lots of environments.

💎 Model Driven Apps & Dataverse

Why SQL4CDS Record Counts May Not Match Advanced Find for Date Filters (Dataverse / Dynamics 365)
by Nishant Rana
Dates are a constant source of issues for developers and admins who have to work across time zones, and Nishant has written up his latest journey comparing the how time zones are handled in the UI vs SQL 4 CDS.

What ‘pac solution pack’ Ships to Production
by Remy van Duijkeren
You’ve set up your automated deployment pipeline and life seems good. But why aren’t your latest plugin changes actually getting deployed? Remy peeks behind the curtain to see what’s going on.

How to Perform CRUD Operations in Microsoft Dataverse with Python – Part II
by Sam Kumar
With the prevalence of Python in data management I’m surprised we haven’t seen more content around the Dataverse Python SDK. To help get you started though, Sam picks off what’s often the most complex part - authentication.

🤖 Copilot & Agents

How To Fuzzy Search Dataverse Tables In Copilot Studio
by Matthew Devaney
One of the advantages of using AI for your app is that users don’t have to be too precise about how they interact with it. Extending this to searching for records using Dataverse Search helps keep your agents on track.

Transform Raw Data into Visual Insights in Copilot Studio with a Single Skill!
by Bala Madhusoodhanan
When you return data from your agent, are you just giving your users raw numbers? These skills from Bala help make more sense of your data by foratting them into charts!

Automating Copilot Studio Evaluations
by Craig White
Learn about Copilot Studio evaluations and how to automate evaluations using the Copilot Studio connector and Power Platform REST API.

MCP vs MCP Server: What’s the Difference?
by Rajeev Pentyala
The two terms sound similar, are used interchangeably in many conversations. This post breaks them down and explains you what is what.

🚀 Code-Only

Includes PCF, Custom Page, Generative Pages, Code Apps and many more…

Power Apps Code App | Environment Config Mismatch Error
by Rajeev Pentyala
While pushing the code app using pac code push , you might encounter the following error: Error: The environment config does not match the current environment. Read this blog to understand the fix.

👍 Everything else in Power Platform

New bulk delete options come to Dataverse
by Mark Carrington
An important part of storing any data is deciding on when it should be deleted, and for that Dataverse gives us bulk delete jobs. These have been around for a long time and haven’t obviously changed much over the years, but they’ve recently got a bunch of new improvements.