About PPDS.Mcp
PPDS.Mcp is an MCP server in the Commerce category: mCP server exposing Power Platform capabilities for AI assistant integration. Enables Claude Code and other MCP clients to query Dataverse, analyze plugins, and explore metadata through natural language.
Install
git clone https://github.com/joshsmithxrm/power-platform-developer-suiteThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
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Power Platform Developer Suite
Developer platform for Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse. PPDS ships a CLI, TUI, VS Code extension, MCP server, and NuGet libraries — each surface independently consumable, all developed in parallel. Install only what you need.
v1.0 Highlights
- SQL query engine with an SSMS-like experience, TDS endpoint routing, and DML support
- VS Code extension with profile/environment management, solutions browser, and
.ppdsnbnotebooks - Interactive TUI with menu-driven workflows for exploration and one-off tasks
- MCP server exposing 20+ Dataverse tools to AI assistants
- Declarative plugin registration via attributes — no Plugin Registration Tool required
- Fast bulk data operations over pooled Dataverse connections
See docs/whats-new-v1.md for the full v1.0 feature inventory.
Quick Start
# Install the CLI tool
dotnet tool install -g PPDS.Cli
# Launch interactive TUI
ppds
# Or run commands directly
ppds auth create --name dev
ppds env select --environment "My Environment"
ppds data export --schema schema.xml --output data.zip
Platform Overview
| Component | Type | Install | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| ppds | CLI + TUI | dotnet tool install -g PPDS.Cli |
.NET 8.0+ (Windows / macOS / Linux) |
| VS Code Extension | IDE Extension | Marketplace | VS Code 1.116+ |
| ppds-mcp-server | MCP Server | dotnet tool install -g PPDS.Mcp |
.NET 8.0+ |
NuGet Libraries
| Package | NuGet | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PPDS.Plugins |  |
Declarative plugin registration attributes (net462) |
| PPDS.Dataverse |  |
High-performance connection pooling and bulk operations |
| PPDS.Migration |  |
High-performance data migration engine |
| PPDS.Auth |  |
Authentication profiles and credential management |
| PPDS.Query |  |
SQL query engine with FetchXML transpilation and ADO.NET provider |
| PPDS.Cli |  |
CLI tool with TUI (.NET tool) |
| PPDS.Mcp |  |
MCP server for AI assistants (.NET tool) |
All libraries except PPDS.Plugins target net8.0, net9.0, and net10.0. Per-package documentation lives in each package's README.
CLI Commands
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
ppds auth |
Authentication profiles (create, list, select, delete, update, who) |
ppds env |
Environment discovery and selection (list, select, who) |
ppds data |
Data operations (export, import, copy, schema, users, load, truncate) |
ppds plugins |
Plugin registration (extract, deploy, diff, list, clean) |
ppds metadata |
Schema browsing and authoring (entities, attributes, relationships, keys, optionsets) |
ppds query |
Execute queries (fetch, sql, explain, history) |
ppds serve |
Run RPC daemon for VS Code extension |
Related Projects
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| ppds-docs | Documentation site (source) |
| ppds-tools | PowerShell deployment module |
| ppds-alm | CI/CD pipeline templates |
| ppds-demo | Reference implementation |
| Claude Code templates | PPDS integration for Claude Code users |
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, build instructions, and guidelines.
License
PPDS is distributed under the MIT License — see LICENSE for the full text.
Third-party components and vendored source (including a subset of microsoft/git-credential-manager for credential storage) are attributed in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
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