Setup Pipeline

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Setup Pipeline skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Setup Pipeline is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Sets up a Power Platform Pipeline for automated Power Pages deployments. Power Platform Pipelines is Microsoft's native CI/CD tool built into the Power Platform — no external infrastructure required. Use when asked to: "set up ci/cd", "create pipeline", "setup pipeline", "set up power platform pipelines", "create power pipelines", "automate deployments", "set up automated deployment", "create deployment pipeline", "use power pipelines". Also handles: "set up github actions" or "set up azure devops pipeline" (shows coming-soon guidance for those platforms).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Setup Pipeline includes a dedicated installation section; 15 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 5,190 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: aka.ms/ppskills
License: MIT
Original author: microsoft
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Dev Tools · tools-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Setup Pipeline fits the catalog

Setup Pipeline sits in the Dev Tools category under the tools-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Sets up a Power Platform Pipeline for automated Power Pages solution deployments. Creates the pipeline configuration directly in Dataverse using the PP Pipelines OData API — no YAML files, no external CI/CD infrastructure needed.

What this skill does

Setup Pipeline is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked to: "set up ci/cd", "create pipeline", "setup pipeline", "set up power platform pipelines", "create power pipelines", "automate deployments", "set up automated deployment", "create deployment pipeline", "use power pipelines". Also handles: "set up github actions" or "set up azure devops pipeline" (shows coming-soon guidance for those platforms).

Who uses this skill

The Setup Pipeline Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/setup-pipeline/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\setup-pipeline\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Setup Pipeline Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/setup-pipeline/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Setup Pipeline skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Setup Pipeline skill?

Use Setup Pipeline when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the tools misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Setup Pipeline" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Setup Pipeline skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Setup Pipeline is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/blob/180ed78c6520af75c6a318db57ca2e2371289f84/plugins/power-pages/skills/setup-pipeline/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: microsoft
Website: https://aka.ms/ppskills

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

microsoft. (2026). Setup Pipeline [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/setup-pipeline/

BibTeX

@misc{setup-pipeline-2026,
  author    = {microsoft},
  title     = {Setup Pipeline [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/setup-pipeline/}
}

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