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I have a solution in Power Automate with my agents. It contains dead references in solution.xml that I would like to remove. However, I cannot edit solution.xml directly in the browser. So I exported the solution, edited the xml locally, zipped everything up again, and now wanted to upload it again. In the browser itself, I get a network error, and in the CLI, I get

pac solution import --path “D:\Agents_1_0_0_5_managed_edited_reupload.zip”

Error (413) Request Entity Too Large

The file is 160MB in size due to the embedded knowledge sources.

What can I do to update solution.xml in the end?

Remove the large files from the zip file? Will it then take the files that are already in the solution on the server?

Or are there other ways to solve the problem?

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Hi @Konrad,

First thing first, the error "Error 413 Request Entity Too Large" when importing a large Power Automate solution (160MB) after editing solution.xml is due to size limits on the import request.

What you can do to update solution.xml despite this:

Split the Solution:
- Break your large solution into smaller managed/unmanaged solutions if possible, separating the knowledge sources or large components.
- Import smaller parts individually, then reassemble in the target environment.
Use Power Platform CLI with Chunked Upload:
- Currently, the CLI does not support chunked uploads for large files, so this may not help directly, but keep an eye on updates.
Remove Unnecessary Components:
- Before export, remove or exclude large embedded knowledge sources or unused components to reduce size

Recommended approach for your case:

Use Power Platform Solution Packager to unpack your solution.
Edit the solution.xml or other component files locally.
Repack the solution using the packager tool.
Try importing the repacked solution again.
If still too large, try splitting the solution or removing large embedded knowledge sources.