Create Web Roles

Create web roles for a Power Pages code site. Web roles define the permissions and access levels for different types of site users.

Core Principles

• Use TaskCreate/TaskUpdate: Track all progress throughout all phases — create the todo list upfront with all phases before starting any work.
• Always use the UUID script: Never generate UUIDs manually — always use ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/generate-uuid.js to produce valid UUID v4 values for each web role.
• Preserve uniqueness constraints: Only one role can have anonymoususersrole: true and only one can have authenticatedusersrole: true. Always check existing roles before setting these flags.

Prerequisite: The site must be deployed at least once before web roles can be created, since deployment creates the .powerpages-site folder structure that stores web role definitions.

Initial request: $ARGUMENTS

Workflow

1. Phase 1: Verify Site Structure → Check for .powerpages-site/web-roles/ directory
2. Phase 2: Discover Existing Roles → Read current web role YAML files
3. Phase 3: Determine New Roles → Analyze the site and ask the user what roles are needed
4. Phase 4: Create Web Role Files → Generate YAML files with UUIDs from the Node script
5. Phase 5: Verify Web Roles → Validate all created files exist, have valid UUIDs, and flags are correct
6. Phase 6: Review & Deploy → Present summary and proceed to deployment

Phase 1: Verify Site Structure

Goal: Confirm the .powerpages-site/web-roles/ directory exists and is ready for web role files

Actions:

1. Look for the .powerpages-site/web-roles/ directory in the project root. Use Glob to search:

   **/.powerpages-site/web-roles

2. Also locate the project root by finding powerpages.config.json:

   **/powerpages.config.json

3. If .powerpages-site folder does NOT exist:

   The site has not been deployed yet. The .powerpages-site folder is created automatically when the site is deployed for the first time using pac pages upload-code-site.

   Tell the user:

   "The .powerpages-site folder was not found. This folder is created when the site is first deployed to Power Pages. I'll deploy your site first, and then we can create web roles."

   Use AskUserQuestion to confirm:

   Question	Options
   Your site needs to be deployed first so the .powerpages-site folder is created. Shall I deploy it now?	Yes, deploy now (Recommended), No, I'll do it later

   If "Yes, deploy now": Invoke the /power-pages:deploy-site skill to deploy the site. Once deployment completes and .powerpages-site is created, resume this workflow from Phase 2.

   If "No, I'll do it later": Stop here — the user must deploy first before web roles can be created.

4. If .powerpages-site exists but web-roles/ subdirectory does NOT exist:

   Create the web-roles directory:

   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "<PROJECT_ROOT>/.powerpages-site/web-roles" -Force

   Proceed to Phase 2.

5. If both exist: Proceed to Phase 2.

Output: Confirmed .powerpages-site/web-roles/ directory exists and is ready

Phase 2: Discover Existing Roles

Goal: Identify all web roles already defined for the site

Actions:

1. Read all YAML files in the .powerpages-site/web-roles/ directory. Each file represents one web role with this format:

   anonymoususersrole: false
   authenticatedusersrole: false
   id: 778fa3d0-a2ef-4d2b-98b8-e6c7d8ce1444
   name: Administrators

2. Parse each file and compile a list of existing web roles (name, id, and flags).

3. Present the existing roles to the user:

   "I found the following existing web roles in your site:"

   • Administrators (id: 778fa3d0-..., authenticated: false, anonymous: false)
   • (etc.)

4. If no roles exist yet, inform the user:

   "No web roles are currently defined for your site."

Output: Complete list of existing web roles with their names, IDs, and flags

Phase 3: Determine New Roles

Goal: Decide which new web roles to create based on site needs and user input

Actions:

1. Based on the site's purpose and the existing roles, suggest appropriate web roles. Use AskUserQuestion to confirm with the user.

   Common web roles for Power Pages sites include:

   • Administrators — Full access to site management
   • Authenticated Users — Default role for logged-in users (set authenticatedusersrole: true)
   • Anonymous Users — Default role for non-logged-in visitors (set anonymoususersrole: true)
   • Content Editors — Users who can edit site content
   • Moderators — Users who can moderate community content
   • Custom roles based on business needs

2. Ask the user which roles they want to create:

   Question	Options
   Which web roles would you like to create for your site? You can select from suggestions or describe custom roles.	(Provide relevant suggestions based on site context, existing roles, and business domain)

   CRITICAL: Do NOT suggest roles that already exist. Filter out any existing role names before presenting options.

3. Allow the user to specify custom role names as well.

Output: Confirmed list of new web roles to create

Phase 4: Create Web Role Files

Goal: Generate properly formatted YAML files with valid UUIDs for each new web role

Actions:

For each new web role the user approved, create a YAML file in .powerpages-site/web-roles/.

4.1 Generate UUID

For each role, generate a UUID using the Node script. NEVER generate UUIDs yourself — always use the script.

node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/generate-uuid.js"

4.2 Create the YAML File

The filename should be the role name in kebab-case with a .yml extension (e.g., Administrators → administrators.yml, Content Editors → content-editors.yml).

Write the file with this exact format (4 fields, no extra whitespace or comments):

anonymoususersrole: <true if this is the anonymous users role, false otherwise>
authenticatedusersrole: <true if this is the authenticated users role, false otherwise>
id: <UUID from generate-uuid.js>
name: <Role Name>

Rules:

• Only ONE role can have anonymoususersrole: true
• Only ONE role can have authenticatedusersrole: true
• If an existing role already has one of these flags set to true, do not set it again on a new role
• Each role MUST have a unique UUID generated by the script — run the script once per role

Output: All new web role YAML files created

Phase 5: Verify Web Roles

Goal: Validate that all created web role files exist, have valid format, and constraints are satisfied

Actions:

1. List all files in .powerpages-site/web-roles/ and read each new file to confirm they were written correctly.

2. For each new web role file, verify:

   • The file exists at the expected path
   • The id field contains a valid UUID v4 format
   • The name field matches the expected role name
   • anonymoususersrole and authenticatedusersrole are valid booleans

3. Verify uniqueness constraints across ALL role files (existing + new):

   • At most one role has anonymoususersrole: true
   • At most one role has authenticatedusersrole: true
   • No duplicate id values exist across roles

4. If any file fails validation, fix the issue before proceeding.

Output: All web role files validated — correct format, valid UUIDs, no constraint violations

Phase 6: Review & Deploy

Goal: Present a summary of created roles and offer deployment

Actions:

1. Record skill usage:

   Reference: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/skill-tracking-reference.md

   Follow the skill tracking instructions in the reference to record this skill's usage. Use --skillName "CreateWebroles".

2. Present a summary of what was created:

   "I've created the following new web roles:"

   Role Name	ID	Anonymous	Authenticated
   Content Editors	a1b2c3d4-...	false	false
   (etc.)

3. Then ask the user if they want to deploy the site to apply the new roles:

   Question	Options
   The new web roles have been created locally. To apply them in Power Pages, the site needs to be deployed. Would you like to deploy now?	Yes, deploy now (Recommended), No, I'll deploy later

4. If "Yes, deploy now": Tell the user to invoke the deploy skill:

   "Please run /power-pages:deploy-site to deploy your site and apply the new web roles."

5. If "No, I'll deploy later": Acknowledge and remind them:

   "No problem! Remember to deploy your site using /power-pages:deploy-site when you're ready to apply the new web roles to your Power Pages environment."

Output: Summary presented and deployment offered

Important Notes

Key Decision Points (Wait for User)

1. After Phase 1: Confirm deployment if .powerpages-site is missing
2. After Phase 3: Confirm which roles to create
3. After Phase 6: Deploy or skip

Progress Tracking

Before starting Phase 1, create a task list with all phases using TaskCreate:

Mark each task in_progress when starting it and completed when done via TaskUpdate. This gives the user visibility into progress and keeps the workflow deterministic.

Begin with Phase 1: Verify Site Structure