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Microsoft Power Apps Mastery Handbook - 2026 Edition: Build Intelligent, Agent-Orchestrated Solutions with Low-Code AI In January 2026, the Microsoft Power Platform has fully embraced the era of agentic AI-with Plan Designer agent teams generating complete solutions from natural language, extensible in-app agents handling complex tasks, and the Agent Feed ensuring governed human oversight. Yet many developers, analysts, and citizen makers struggle to harness these transformative 2025 wave 2 capabilities amid rapid evolution. This authoritative handbook is your definitive guide to mastering Power Apps in this new reality. Progressively structured across 9 in-depth chapters and a comprehensive introduction, it takes you from foundational architecture to advanced orchestration and enterprise scaling-updated for the latest features like MCP-grounded agents, enhanced AI Builder pipelines, modern responsive controls, and unified governance hubs. Follow a running Expense Approval workflow scenario that evolves chapter-by-chapter: starting with responsive canvas apps and Dataverse foundations, incorporating AI-driven receipt processing and predictive routing, automating multi-stage approvals with Power Automate, orchestrating via graph-based agent teams, testing with real-time debugging and Test Engine, deploying securely through pipelines, and scaling with real-world case studies in retail support, pharmaceutical research, and SRE monitoring. Packed with practical, runnable examples-including line-numbered Power Fx formulas, Python Azure Functions for extensibility, ASCII diagrams, best-practice checklists, and operational insights-this book emphasizes reliability, performance optimization, ethical AI governance, and measurable ROI. Whether you're a professional developer extending with custom code, a business analyst driving automation, or a citizen developer prototyping with Copilot, you'll gain the skills to: Design modular, responsive apps with modern controls and component libraries Integrate AI Builder models and Copilot for intelligent decision-making Connect hybrid data sources securely with virtual tables and custom connectors Automate end-to-end processes with resilient flows and human-in-the-loop checkpoints Orchestrate multi-app experiences using Plan Designer and Agent Feed supervision Test, debug, and observe AI-enhanced workflows comprehensively Deploy, secure, and govern at enterprise scale with unified admin controls Real-world case studies reveal lessons from high-impact deployments, including cost/performance tradeoffs and scaling strategies for thousands of users. No marketing hype-just actionable, technical depth to build future-proof solutions that drive productivity, innovation, and business agility in the age of intelligent agents. Elevate your Power Platform expertise in 2026-start building tomorrow's applications today.

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