CoE: from Starter Kit to Power Platform Admin Center
The current, honest state: the CoE Starter Kit is no longer actively developed; its core governance capabilities are now native in Power Platform Admin Center — Inventory, Usage, Monitor, Actions. The right starting point for new setups.
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A common misconception: “for governance, install the CoE Starter Kit.” That’s no longer the current advice. Microsoft’s official guidance is clear: the CoE Starter Kit is no longer actively developed, receives no new features, and issues are no longer reviewed. Existing deployments keep working, but the core capabilities are now native in Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC).
CoE scenarios mapped to PPAC:
- Inventory: view and govern all apps, flows and agents across the tenant.
- Usage: track adoption, find top resources and their owners.
- Monitor: track the operational health of heavily used resources.
- Actions: identify risks, enforce best practices, take governance actions.
Automation is available via the Power Platform CLI, Power Platform API, Inventory API and the “Power Platform for Admins V2” connector.
Decision guide: if you’re building a new governance foundation, start directly with PPAC. If the CoE Starter Kit is already deployed it keeps working, but plan your roadmap toward PPAC. (Honesty note: the kit is still downloadable, but choose it knowing it’s unmaintained.)