Microsoft Power Platform September 2026 Agentic Update
Microsoft published the Power Platform monthly feature update in September 2026, where it says the release brings a set of AI-powered development capabilities: the canvas authoring agent plugin is now generally available so makers can create, inspect and update canvas apps through agent-driven interactions; the app-builder skill is generally available to build and edit model-driven apps from natural-language requirements with tools such as GitHub Copilot CLI or Claude Code, and no app artifacts are created until you approve the build plan
Tool Overview
Features, steps and FAQ below
Features
- ✓ Canvas authoring agent plugin generally available: Microsoft says it gives makers and developers a new way to work with canvas apps using agent-assisted development workflows, letting them more easily create, inspect and update canvas apps through agent-driven interactions with their favorite coding agent while keeping makers in control
- ✓ App-builder skill generally available: Microsoft says it extends generative pages from individual pages to the whole application, building and editing model-driven apps from natural-language requirements when used with an AI code generation tool such as GitHub Copilot CLI or Claude Code
- ✓ Review the plan before any build: Microsoft says the app-builder skill starts with user personas and the jobs they need to accomplish and turns requirements into an application plan you review, creating no app artifacts until you approve, and everything it produces is a standard Power Apps and Dataverse artifact
- ✓ More flexible generative pages: Microsoft says generative pages are no longer limited to standalone pages and can now be embedded in a model-driven app form alongside standard fields, automatically receiving the current recordId, and can use data from Power Platform connectors in public preview
- ✓ Model-driven app UI modernization: Microsoft says version 2609.1 brings the next wave of UI modernization, with the header and navigation refresh reaching general availability and display density (comfortable, cozy, compact) entering preview for a cleaner, more efficient layout
How to Use
- Use an existing environment in Power Apps, Power Automate or Power Pages, or get started for free with the Developer plan
- Enable the canvas authoring agent plugin in your canvas apps to create, inspect and update apps through agent-driven interactions, now generally available
- In an environment configured with the app-builder skill, describe the business process or app you need using GitHub Copilot CLI or Claude Code
- Review the application plan the skill generates, approve it before any artifacts are created, and embed generative pages in model-driven app forms for richer views
FAQ
What is this Power Platform update?
Microsoft says it is the Power Platform monthly feature update summarizing product, community and learning news from the past month, headlined by the general availability of AI-powered development capabilities such as the canvas authoring agent plugin and the app-builder skill.
What can the canvas authoring agent plugin do?
Microsoft says the plugin is now generally available, giving makers and developers a new way to work with Power Apps canvas apps using agent-assisted development workflows so they can more easily create, inspect and update apps, accelerating common app-building tasks while keeping makers in control.
How does the app-builder skill work?
Microsoft says you start by describing the business process or app you need, and the skill turns your requirements into an application plan you review, starting with user personas and the jobs they need to accomplish, creating no app artifacts until you approve and producing standard Power Apps and Dataverse artifacts.
What is new with generative pages?
Microsoft says generative pages are no longer limited to standalone pages in an app's navigation and can now be embedded in a model-driven app form, automatically receiving the current recordId, and in public preview can use data from Power Platform connectors.
What changed in model-driven app UI?
Microsoft says version 2609.1 reaches general availability for the header and navigation refresh and enters preview for display density, delivering a cleaner, more efficient layout that increases working area and reduces navigation time, with comfortable, cozy and compact levels.