power-automate-workflow-patterns

name	power-automate-workflow-patterns
description	Design or modify Microsoft Power Automate cloud-flow architectures using proven workflow patterns. Use when building flows, choosing triggers/actions, structuring branches/scopes, adding SharePoint/Outlook/Dataverse automation, handling retries and errors, or translating n8n-style workflow routines into Power Automate without reinventing the process.

Power Automate Workflow Patterns

Use this before designing or restructuring a Power Automate cloud flow. It adapts n8n-style workflow discipline to Power Automate concepts.

Pattern Workflow

1. Pick the pattern from references/cloud-flow-patterns.md.
2. Identify trigger, data source, transformation, action, and observability points.
3. Keep solution-aware flows versioned through local artifacts.
4. Use power-automate-action-configuration for connector payloads.
5. Use power-automate-expression-syntax for conditions and dynamic content.
6. Use power-automate-api-client for pull/diff/deploy/verify.
7. Use power-automate-reference to confirm trigger/action type values and keep expressions inside the real WDL function namespace.

Design Rules

• Prefer small, explicit branches over dense nested expressions.
• Use scopes to group transactional steps and error handling.
• Make connector boundaries visible: SharePoint lookup, Outlook send/draft, Dataverse write, HTTP call, etc.
• Add observable evidence for critical paths, such as log rows or status updates, when the business process needs auditability.
• Keep customer-facing send paths testable without sending directly from Claude.