Microsoft Power Automate is powerful but heavy, licensed, and Microsoft-centric. SkillForge records any workflow into a SKILL.md that runs in Claude, ChatGPT, browser-use, autogen, or crewAI.
Record a workflow — free What is SKILL.md?Power Automate shines inside the Microsoft 365 / Power Platform ecosystem, with licensing, premium connectors, and admin governance to match. For a small team or an individual automating a mix of web apps and internal tools, that weight and cost is often overkill.
SkillForge captures the workflow from a screen recording and produces a portable SKILL.md. No flow designer, no premium connector tier, no per-user licensing — and the output runs inside whatever AI agent you already use, not a single vendor's cloud.
| Power Automate | SkillForge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem | Microsoft-centric | Any app, any agent |
| Authoring | Flow designer / connectors | Record the task |
| Licensing | Per-user / premium tiers | Free to record; credits to export |
| Output | Cloud flow | Portable SKILL.md for AI agents |
If you are deep in Microsoft 365 with governance needs, Power Automate is the natural fit. If you want a fast, free, cross-app way to hand a workflow to an AI agent, record it with SkillForge.
Is SkillForge free like Power Automate free tier?
Recording and AI extraction are always free; new accounts get 15 credits; downloads are 5 credits; subscription is $9.99/mo for 300 credits — no per-user licensing.
Does it need desktop flows / an on-prem gateway?
No. You record in the browser and the AI agent replays the SKILL.md; there is no gateway to install.
Will the output work outside Microsoft tools?
Yes — the SKILL.md is agent- and app-agnostic and works with Claude, ChatGPT, autogen, crewAI, browser-use, and langchain.