Microsoft releases AI coding tools for Power Pages
On 29 May 2026 Microsoft made the Power Pages plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code generally available. The tools accept natural language instructions and suggest changes to site pages, data models, Web APIs, server logic, security headers, and deployment pipelines. Users must install the plugin and PAC CLI. Every proposed edit requires explicit human approval before it runs. The release is limited to Power Pages sites and does not affect canvas apps.
Until now, building a Power Pages site still required someone comfortable editing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Power Platform CLI. Most internal trackers stayed in canvas apps on SharePoint because the team already understood galleries, forms, and Patch statements. The new tools lower the barrier for Power Pages, so managers who see the headline may start asking why the current canvas app cannot be replaced by an AI-built website. That question introduces new decisions about licensing, data location, and long-term ownership that were previously off the table.
Analysis
Do not let the announcement pull your project into Power Pages. Send your manager a one-paragraph note that lists the three concrete reasons the existing SharePoint canvas app still meets the requirement and state that switching products now adds risk without solving the actual workflow problem.
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