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David Wyatt

@wyattdave.bsky.social

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Microsoft MVP for Power Automote and Power Apps

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#vibecoding requires the right accompanying prompt context (like Skills and Agent md files), and most importantly the structure / contents of your prompt. If you want to know all about the above, and what my prompts look like, check out my latest blog dev.to/wyattdave/my...

My AI Development Prompts

I'm not going to lie, deep down I still love to actually build things (UI and code), but the simple...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Building custom agents is now super easy, check out my latest blog to build an agent in 5 mins (copilot license required 😉) dev.to/wyattdave/cr...

Creating a Custom Agent in 5 Minutes

Agents are cool, we know that, but making them can seem daunting. But actually it can be super easy,...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Do you know that within #PowerPlatform and M365 there are 5 different Low-Code agent builders. Some updated, some secret, check out my blog to see them all and when to use each dev.to/wyattdave/co...

Copilot Studio and the 5 Different Agent Builders

We all know Microsoft has been moving at full speed when it comes to AI and agents, and with pace...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Something a little different in this weeks blog. After a cool #vibecoding session with my 6 year old daughter made me think differently about software development in general. If you want to read more (or happen to love the Rainbow Fairy Books 😉) then check out the link below. dev.to/wyattdave/ai...

AI, Fairy's, and Agile

Now hose 3 words don't generally go together, but trust me its not just clickbait (well just a...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So my latest blog is all about how I think Copilot went wrong, how Anthropic did it right, and what Microsoft needs to do to get back on top. dev.to/wyattdave/wh...

What Went Wrong For Copilot

There have been 3 amazing tools launched by Microsoft recently: Code Apps Cowork New Copilot Studio...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The new #copilotstudio has replaced Topics with Skills, but what are skills? Check out my latest blog all about Skills, how Copilot Studio doesn't actually have skills, how to write them, and how to use them. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/us...

Using the New Copilot Studio Skills

One thing Microsoft is not good at is naming things, and sadly it's happened again. But let's go back...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If you haven't seen #copilotstudio has a new lick of paint and has just launched a new ui. But is it just skin deep, what has changed, and is it for the better? Check out my latest blog to learn all about it, sneak peak.... its very cool 😎 #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/th...

The All New Copilot Studio

Copilot Studio has been around for a while now, originally Power Virtual Agent before the Copilot...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Although most of the times there #powerautomate has a connector for that, what about when there isn't. Luckily there is a way. But then the question is which is best, and why? Check out my latest blog all about the best way to call custom API's in your flows. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/cu...

Custom API's in Power Automate

One of the best things about Power Automate ane the Power Platform is connectors, there are over a...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Have you ever felt that the #powerplatform admin center is a bloated? Security Roles, find them a pain to complete? Thats how I felt, so I went on an adventure to see if #codex can help me create a new ppac Full blog below & app below dev.to/wyattdave/vi...

Vibe Coding My Own Power Platform Admin Center

I will stop you there, yes this does sound like a silly idea, but trust me, there is some method to...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

One of the best things about AI is it allows you to make the tools specifically best for your workflow. CodeApp JS my latest and how I build #powerapp code apps. If you want to see how I use it and a cool(ish) CLI I built for it check out my latest blog below. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/co...

CodeApp JS - My Shortcut to Vibe Coding Power Apps

Code Apps are my current favourite thing about the Power Platform, they follow what I think...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Look beneath the surface of Workflows in #copilotstudio you see the old faithful #powerautomate. That means we now have 5 different UI's built on Power Automate (or more accurately Logic Apps). Checkout below blog to learn more dev.to/wyattdave/fr...

From logic Apps to Workflows and what it means

You may have seen recently the launch of Workflows, this is a cool new automation builder inside...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The #powerplatform never stops evolving, especially recently with the rise of #AI, but you know what hasn't evolved, environments. Check out my latest blog to see what cool improvements Microsoft should be making dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Let's Talk About Power Platform Environments

I had an interesting conversation with my Architect recently about Power Platform environments...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Ever wanted to create our own bespoke AI coding agent (ok pretend you did), check out my latest blog on how I did it. dev.to/wyattdave/ho...

How to Create Your Own AI Coding Agent

Nearly all developers are taking advantage of AI coding tools, but what happens when you have a...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

CodeApps are probably the coolest thing in #powerapps at the moment, but how do you setup your environment to use them, check out my latest blog to find out how dev.to/wyattdave/se...

Setting Your Environments Up for Code Apps

Im not going to lie, Code Apps are now my favourite thing about the Power Platform (well maybe not,...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#powerapp code apps are cool, but you are stuck with React, or are u. Checkout my latest blog on how to build with just JavaScript #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Apps - A Cooler Way to use Code Apps

If you don't know about Code Apps in the Power Platform let me quickly fill you in. They are full...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I don't believe #lowcode is dead, but that doesn't mean I don't think #AI is not alive. #Copilot is now key to how I build my websites, check out my latest blog to see my how I use it dev.to/wyattdave/fr...

From Low-Code to AI Development

There doesn't seem to be a day that goes by without a post or article stating that "Low-code is...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Super excited to launch my new free #vscdoe extension for #powerautomate

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Ever opened up an old flow and can't remember what it did, I know I have. Luckily there is a way to make your #powerautomate flows easy to read, check out my latest blog to find out how #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Automate - Building Readable Flows

They say the best code is written in a way that you don't need to add comments, just good naming and...

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Jukka Niiranen @jukkan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Now also nr. 1 on Hacker News: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4693...

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Jukka Niiranen @jukkan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Did I just invent "vibe licensing"? By doing a live recording of a video where I purchase Power Apps per app with real money, without knowing what's gonna happen?😅 That's it, I'm calling it: 2026 is the year when Microsoft licensing goes all-in on vibes.✌️ After all, could it get much worse?

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

All developers, no matter Low-Code, Pro-Code, or AI-Code have to deal with one big risk, Technical Debt. Tech Debt is todays shortcut that you pay for tomorrow, and the #powerplatform is no exception, in fact it has its very own blend of tech debt. dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Platform - Dealing With Tech Debt

In my opinion, one of the biggest dangers to any Power Platform setup is technical debt. Technical...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Your JavaScript code is no longer inline, so why is your #powerapps code inline, its time to move it to the app formulas property, check out my latest blog explaining why. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Apps- Moving Away From Inline Code

Its the age old question, where do you put your code? Now I suspect you are saying never heard that...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Super excited to be speaking at #m356con, loads of great speakers, link below if you want to attend m365con.net?sc=xlvBNrCn&...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Its definitely been the year of AI for the #powerplaform, and I've read so much on how AI will change the world. So for my last blog of the year I want to leverage my flux capacitor to see what the future looks like for #powerapps and the rest of the platform. dev.to/wyattdave/th...

The Future of the Power Platform

I've read a lot, and written a little, about how AI Vibe Coding will impact low-code platforms like...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Want to use #powerplatform pipelines but with service account connections, check out my latest blog to find out how dev.to/wyattdave/fi...

Fixing Power Platform Pipelines

Although Microsoft really didn't plan (or probably want you to) most organisations understood the...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Theres more then 1 way to vibe code a #powerapp, and the best is probable Code Apps. Use AI to build a React app hosted inside the #powerplatform, check out blog to learn more. dev.to/wyattdave/vi...

Vibe Coding a Power App the Pro way with Code Apps

In a world of new AI tools and rebranding its hard to keep track of everything Microsoft has...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Ever wanted to add a readme doc to your #powerplatform solution? No.. well pretend you did and now you can, check out my blog to find out how to dev.to/wyattdave/cr...

Creating a Readme File in a Power Platform Solution

In my opinion one of the best things about GitHub is the readme.md files (I know, documentation being...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

With over a 1000 #powerautomate connectors finding the best is not easy, luckily I've tried a few, and these are my top 5😎, comment your top 5 dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Automate - The 5 Power Actions

There are over a 1000 different connectors available in Power Automate, and each of them have...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Agent Flows replacing #powerautomate confuses, not just because they are just PA with diff license, but because Power Automate isn't exactly short on AI features Generative Actions are a cool example, check out below 2 find out more dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Automate - Generative Actions

There has been lots of talk about Power Automate being replaced with Agent flows (even though they...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Super excited to see the new new #powerautomate ui rolling out (sadly only for Agent Flows and preview environment at the moment). It combines the best of classic and current ui, modern look, favourites etc but now inline again. dev.to/wyattdave/le...

Let's Talk About the New New Power Automate UI

If you haven't read any of my previous blogs you may not know that, how to put this, I wasn't a fan...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The general mood now is that AI will fix all problems, but will it? I still see some key (non AI) features missing from the #powerplatform. Check out my latest blog to see why and the benefits each would bring. dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Platform Top 10 Missing Features

Although the Power Platform is close to perfection 😉 there are still some small opportunities to...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

There seems to be lots of conversation about how AI tools are going to replace Low-Code tools like the #PowerPlatform. Its easy to see the logic, AI in theory achieves the same goals as Low-Code, but I think there are many barriers before that can happen, see why below: dev.to/wyattdave/wi...

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Power DevBox @powerdevbox.com · 07/09/2025

V1.0.4 available for Solution Explorer, the easiest way to see what's in your powerplatform solution Added: - Dataflows - AI Builder Models - Web Services & : - Flows - Canvas Apps - Model Driven Apps - Agents - Environment Vars - Connection Refs & more solution.powerdevbox.com

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

After you build one #powerautomate flow you rarely stop, and before you know managing them becomes a challenge. If you want to know how to manage all your flows then check out my latest blog. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/ma...

Managing Power Automate Flows like a Genius

Lets be honest, creating Power Automate flows is pretty dam easy (and I don't mean with Copilot), to...

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Power Platform Weekly @ppweekly.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Power Platform Weekly #226 is out! Content from @luisefreese.bsky.social, Diana Birkelbach, Andreas Adner and many more! www.ppweekly.com/p/power-plat... #PowerAutomate #PowerPages #PowerApps #CopilotStudio #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot

Power Platform Weekly - Issue #226

Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The new #powerautomate savings tracker is a cool new feature but is baked into the #poweplatform. If you want to know how the data is stored and how to get it out easily check out blog below. dev.to/wyattdave/ev...

Everything you didn't know you needed to know about Power Automate Savings Calculator

If you have seen this card popping up in your flow details screen you may have wondered what it...

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Jukka Niiranen @jukkan.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Here's everyone pretending "sure, I've got all my Power Apps sending telemetry data to Azure Application Insights and I monitor it regularly via my tailored dashboards".😜

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Want to get your IT teams to embrace the #powerplatform, then they need to adapt their processes, check out how (and why it will help with AI adoption too) dev.to/wyattdave/en...

Enabling Power Platform in a Pro-Code IT World

For me the Power Platform was launched from a business user angle, not a IT user. It was very much...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I do far to many code reviews, even written a few blogs on it 😎 so I thought I would Code Review Copilot to see if it could get into prod. Spoiler alert this was not what I expected, & paints an interesting picture about in product Copilots #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/co...

Code Reviewing Copilot in Power Automate

I still remember the first time I saw Power Automate Copilot, it was at the Power Platform Conference...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

If you hate doing #powerapps code reviews and documentation check this out

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Although #lowcode tools like #powerautomate can do 95% of what we need, what about the 5%. Luckily there are a few ways to add procode to help, like Office Scripts. But if you want to use JavaScript/Python/Rust then check out my blog #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/ru...

Run Code in Your Power Automate Flow

One of the cool things that Logic Apps has over Power Automate Flows is inline scripts, although...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A benefit to #dataverse is row level security (the ability for different users to see specific rows) Yet is implementation isn't as easy as it should be, check out my latest blog to find out how to set it up and leverage Low-Code Plug-Ins to add functionality. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/da...

Dataverse Row Level Security

Row level security is one of the fundamental access requirements we need for more advanced...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A benefit to #dataverse is row level security (the ability for different users to see specific rows) Yet is implementation isn't as easy as it should be, check out my latest blog to find out how to set it up and leverage Low-Code Plug-Ins to add functionality. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/da...

Dataverse Row Level Security

Row level security is one of the fundamental access requirements we need for more advanced...

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The new Saving Rules in #powerautomate or a super useful addition. Allowing you tor track savings generated by your play, a key metric for #rpa. Check out my latest blog on how to set it up. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/ho...

How to Track Savings in Power Automate

The simple fact is Power Automate and other automation tools are not free, so the expectation is for...

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David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I used to love using Excel #vba to automate my life, and now we have #officescripts to the rescue. Check out my latest blog to see how I use Office Scripts to update #powerplatform environment settings, it's a bodge, but a cool bodge 😎 dev.to/wyattdave/up...

Updating Multiple Environments Security Settings in the Power Platform

With the new shiny Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC) Microsoft is working hard at...

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Power Platform Weekly @ppweekly.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Power Platform Weekly #225 is out! Content from Rémi Dyon, David Wyatt, Temmy Wahyu Raharjo and many more! www.ppweekly.com/p/power-plat... #PowerAutomate #PowerPages #PowerApps #CopilotStudio #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot

Power Platform Weekly - Issue #225

Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!

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Power Platform Weekly @ppweekly.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Power Platform Weekly #224 is out! Content from Matthew Devaney, Carsten Groth, Sam Kumar and many more! www.ppweekly.com/p/power-plat... #PowerAutomate #PowerPages #PowerApps #CopilotStudio #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot

Power Platform Weekly - Issue #224

Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Error handling in #powerautomate is just not as easy as it should be, I have already written 3 blogs on it and yet here is number 4 😎. Wouldn't it be great to set up error handling at the platform level? Well if you would then follow the link. #powerplatform dev.to/wyattdave/th...

The Ultimate Way to Handle Power Automate Errors

One of the challenges with Power Automate is the lack of robust exception handling. Currently you...

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Jukka Niiranen @jukkan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

A four-panel meme using courtroom scenes from A Few Good Men to comment on AI security risks:

1. Panel 1 (Top Left): Tom Cruise’s character, Lt. Kaffee, points accusingly. Text: “Did you let the LLM agent read emails, browse the web, and hit the API?”

2. Panel 2 (Top Right): Jack Nicholson’s character, Col. Jessup, stares back sternly. Text: “You want AI agents?”

3. Panel 3 (Bottom Left): Kaffee responds, mouth open mid-shout. Text: “I want autonomous agents!”

4. Panel 4 (Bottom Right): Jessup yells intensely. Text: “You can’t secure the agents!”

David Wyatt @wyattdave.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The #powerplatform is ever evolving, and that means so should your environment strategy. Check out my v2.1 update to how to see my optimum environment setup. dev.to/wyattdave/po...

Power Platform Environment Strategy V2.1

I've already written a blog, or 2, about my environment strategy, but I want to show some small...

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