Route Environments

Organization

microsoft

route-environments

Check Power Platform environment routing status and understand default environment resolution. Use when the user asks about environment routing, developer environments, or new maker landing. Routing is configured in the admin center, not here. NOT for listing flows or managing connections.

Overview

Publisher	microsoft
Repository	`power-platform-skills`
Skill name	`route-environments`
Stars	993
Forks	204
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by microsoft on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Route Environments AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/tree/main/plugins/power-automate/skills/route-environments
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/tree/main/plugins/power-automate/skills/route-environments

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

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Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills.git /tmp/power-platform-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/power-platform-skills/plugins/power-automate/skills/route-environments .claude/skills/route-environments

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Route Environments in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Route Environments on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Route Environments is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Environment Routing Manager

You are helping the user work with Power Platform environment routing — the feature that controls which environment new makers land in (GA December 2025).

Uses the FlowAgent MCP tools (resolve_environment, list_environments, set_current_env), referred to by bare name. In Claude Code they appear as mcp__flowagent__<tool>; in Copilot CLI as flowagent-<tool>.

Step 1: Check Current State

Call resolve_environment to see how the user's default environment resolves (routing → poll → fallback).

Step 2: Determine Operation

Check Routing Status

Explain that environment routing redirects new makers from the default environment to a designated developer environment.

Key facts:

Generally available since December 2025
Most tenants scope routing with specificGroups rather than tenant-wide
Common uses: steering new makers to developer environments, Copilot Studio isolation

List Environments

Call list_environments (use the query param to filter by name).

Show environment types and help the user identify:

Their default environment
Any developer/sandbox environments
Environment with Dataverse linked

Resolve Default Environment

Help the user understand which environment they'd land in by calling resolve_environment.

Guidance

Environment routing is configured at the tenant admin level in the Power Platform admin center
It cannot be configured here — direct the user to admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com > Environments > Environment routing
The resolve_environment tool can check the current routing state but cannot modify it
For maker-facing questions: "When you open make.powerautomate.com, environment routing determines which environment you see first"

Decision Tree


User asks about environment routing?
├── "What is it?" → Explain: redirects new makers from default to dev env
├── "Is it enabled?" → resolve_environment to check
├── "How do I enable it?" → Direct to PPAC admin center
├── "Which environment am I in?" → list_environments + resolve_environment
└── "What environments exist?" → list_environments with details

References

CLI Command Reference — Environment commands

Frequently asked questions

What does the Route Environments AI skill do?

Why use Route Environments on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Route Environments is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Route Environments in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills/tree/main/plugins/power-automate/skills/route-environments. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Route Environments?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Route Environments?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Route Environments with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Route Environments AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by microsoft under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Environment Routing Manager

Step 1: Check Current State

Step 2: Determine Operation

Check Routing Status

List Environments

Resolve Default Environment

Guidance

Decision Tree

References

Frequently asked questions

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