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Hi,

I'd appreciate some guidance on integrating Claude with Power Automate. Specifically, I'm looking for links or documentation covering how to connect the Claude API connectors and the Claude desktop app with Power Automate's MCP connectors. As a beginner, I'm hoping to use this to build out a business case.

Thank you in advance !

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Ankita

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11manish 3,333 on at

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For a beginner building a business case:

Create a simple Power Automate flow.

Use an HTTP action or Custom Connector to call the Claude API.

Start with a use case such as:

Email summarization

Ticket classification

Document analysis

Knowledge retrieval

Demonstrate business value before exploring MCP and Claude Desktop integrations.

This approach is significantly simpler, better documented, and more aligned with enterprise Power Platform architectures than trying to connect Claude Desktop's

MCP ecosystem directly to Power Automate.

more refer:

https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro

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Hi @CU16090645-0,

Two separate integration paths depending on what you want to build.

Path 1: Claude API in Power Automate

Use an HTTP action to call the Anthropic API directly. You need an Anthropic API key.
- Method: POST
- URL: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages
- Headers: x-api-key: [your key], anthropic-version: 2023-06-01, Content-Type: application/json
- Body: {"model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514", "max_tokens": 1000, "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "your prompt"}]}

Anthropics docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started

Path 2: Claude Desktop MCP server connecting to Power Platform
This is different. Claude Desktop can use MCP servers to connect to Power Automate flows as tools. Power Automate exposes flows via HTTP triggers, and you configure Claude Desktop to call those endpoints.

Microsoft announced native MCP support in Power Automate in 2025 flows can be exposed as MCP tools that Claude Desktop or any MCP client can call.

For a beginner business case, start with Path 1 (HTTP action calling Claude API). It's the fastest way to demonstrate value. Path 2 is more advanced and requires setting up MCP server configuration.

Ref for Power Automate MCP: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/mcp

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Valantis

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Hi Ankita,

You've got two different integrations in one question, and they run in opposite directions. Worth separating them, because they support different business cases.

1. Power Automate calls Claude. Your flow sends text to Claude and gets an answer back - summarise an email, classify a ticket, pull fields out of a document. There's a ready-made connector for this: the Anthropic (Independent Publisher) connector, which has a "Create a message" action and authenticates with an Anthropic API key: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/anthropicip/. Or call the API directly with the HTTP action, as the other replies describe (docs: https://docs.claude.com/en/api/messages). Either way it's a Premium connector, so you'll need a Power Automate premium license, plus API credits from Anthropic.

2. Claude runs Power Automate. This is what the Claude Desktop + MCP part of your question is about. Claude Desktop connects to an MCP server, and that server gives Claude tools to list your flows, read run history, debug failed runs, and build or edit flows. You're not putting AI inside a flow - you're giving the AI access to Power Automate itself.

For #2 you need an MCP server that talks to the Power Automate API. Disclosure: I'm a co-founder of Flow Studio, and this is what our MCP server does — https://mcp.flowstudio.app. There's a free tier, so you can test the whole thing for your business case without spending anything. We also wrote a comparison of the agents that can sit on the other end (Claude Desktop, Copilot, Copilot Studio): https://learn.flowstudio.app/mcp-which-agent-power-automate

Setup guide for Claude code: https://learn.flowstudio.app/claude-power-automate
I also published videos on using AI agents to build and debug Power Automate: https://www.youtube.com/@powerautomatemcp

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Hi @ninihen,

Thank you for your reply and sharing the content about flowstudio.

I actually checked the link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/anthropicip/ to understand about the Claude connector but the page is showing that it is an (independent publisher). Is the article published along with the Microsoft Corporate Authors ?

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Hi @Valantis,

Thank you for your reply.

I tried to open the link "Ref for Power Automate MCP: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/mcp", but it is throwing error 404 Not Found

Instead of that I found a link Power App Mcp server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/model-driven-apps/power-apps-mcp-server.

Are there are verified link available by Microsoft, which specifically provides integration of Power Automate with Claude ?

Thank you

Ankita

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Hi @Ankbaner,

sorry for that. Here are the correct verified Microsoft docs links.

For calling Claude API from Power Automate:

- Anthropic connector (Independent Publisher): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/anthropicip/

- Anthropic API docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/api/getting-started

Regarding the Independent Publisher connector: yes, it is published by a community contributor, not Microsoft directly. Independent Publisher connectors are reviewed and approved by Microsoft but maintained by the community. The HTTP action approach calling the Claude API directly is equally valid and doesn't depend on a third-party publisher.

For connecting Claude Desktop to Power Platform (MCP direction):

- Connect Claude Desktop to Dataverse MCP: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-mcp-other-clients

- Power Platform CLI MCP server (works with Claude Code): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/howto/use-mcp

Note: there is no specific Power Automate flows MCP server in public docs yet. The MCP integration for Power Automate is listed in the 2026 release wave 1 plan but not fully released. The Dataverse MCP server is the current confirmed path for Claude Desktop integration with the Power Platform.

Best regards,

Valantis

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