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PCF controls, Power Automate patterns, data migration war stories, and practical guides. What actually works, not what the docs promise.

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How to Safely Wire Claude into Azure DevOps for D365 Engagements

A configuration walkthrough for the official @azure-devops/mcp server: installation, authentication, a verification prompt, and the safety practices that matter when work-item access goes through an AI.

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How AI Generates Unit Tests for PCF Controls: Patterns and Calibration

What AI-assisted test generation gets right, what it stumbles on, and how to calibrate the workflow for PCF controls. Notes from building Field Audit History.

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Copilot Studio vs Claude Code for Power Platform Development

An honest comparison from someone who uses both daily. When Copilot wins, when Claude Code wins, and why the $30/month question misses the point.

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How to Build Your First PCF Control in 2026

Step-by-step guide to building, testing, and deploying a PCF control with modern tooling. From pac pcf init to a working control on a D365 form.

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I Built a PCF Control with AI - Here's Every Prompt I Used

The exact AI prompts, failures, and iterations behind a production PCF control with 90+ unit tests and config-driven architecture.

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Designing PCF Controls for Three Deployment Profiles: Permissions, Performance, Volume

Most PCF controls only need to satisfy one deployment profile. Reusable controls have to handle three. How config-driven design, privilege fallback, and pagination keep one ZIP working across very different environments.

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