generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/cli/introduction
name: Microsoft Power Platform CLI
binary: pac
description: >-
  The Power Platform CLI (pac) is Microsoft's single official command-line tool
  for developers and ISVs covering environment lifecycle, authentication,
  Dataverse, solutions/ALM, connectors, and flows. Flow-specific authoring is
  also available through the npm distribution (@microsoft/power-apps).
docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/cli/reference/
install:
- method: dotnet-tool
  command: dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI.Tool
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g @microsoft/power-apps
- method: nuget
  command: nuget install Microsoft.PowerApps.CLI
- method: vscode
  command: Install the Power Platform Tools extension for Visual Studio Code.
command_groups:
- name: auth
  description: Manage Microsoft Entra ID authentication profiles for pac.
- name: env
  description: Manage Power Platform / Dataverse environments.
- name: admin
  description: Administrative operations against environments and tenants.
- name: solution
  description: Manage solutions and application lifecycle (ALM).
- name: connector
  description: Create, update, and download custom connector definitions.
- name: connection
  description: Manage Dataverse connections that link connectors to credentials.
- name: flow
  description: >-
    Flow authoring commands (add-flow, add-dataverse-api, create-connection) via
    the npm power-apps CLI distribution.
- name: pipeline
  description: Manage Power Platform pipelines for deployment.
- name: copilot
  description: Manage Copilot Studio / copilot resources.
key_flows:
- name: Authenticate
  command: pac auth create --environment https://org.crm.dynamics.com
- name: List environments
  command: pac env list
- name: Export a solution containing flows
  command: pac solution export --name MySolution --path ./MySolution.zip