Desktop Flow Manager
SkillDev toolsManage and run Power Automate Desktop (RPA) flows and machine groups. Use when the user asks about desktop flows, RPA, or machine groups.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Desktop Flow Manager skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by microsoft/power-platform-skills in plugins/power-automate/skills/manage-desktop-flows/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Manage Power Automate Desktop (RPA) flows, machine groups, and run sessions.
Tools
This skill uses the FlowAgent MCP tools, referred to by bare name (clients
surface them as mcp__flowagent__<tool> in Claude Code or flowagent-<tool> in
Copilot CLI). If no MCP tools are present, the plugin is not wired up — run the setup skill.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
list_desktop_flows | Browse RPA flows (filter by name) |
run_desktop_flow | Trigger with optional machineGroup, body, timeout |
list_machine_groups | Browse machine infrastructure |
Operations
List Desktop Flows
Call list_desktop_flows. Present in table: Name | Status | Created | Modified
Run Desktop Flow
- Call
list_desktop_flowsto find the flow (if name given, usenamefilter) - Optionally call
list_machine_groupsto target a specific group - Call
run_desktop_flowwith optionalmachineGroup,body(input data),timeout - Report: session status (Waiting/InProgress/Failed/Cancelled/Succeeded), outputs
Machine Infrastructure
Call list_machine_groups. Present: Name | Type | Status | Machines
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 859
- Forks
- 176
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
manage-desktop-flows- Source
- github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills