Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with declarative agents by using Visual Studio Code (MS-4010)

Course Objectives
• Extend Microsoft Copilot for customized business needs
• Enhance Copilot's data access and discoverability with Graph connectors
• Expand Copilot's capabilities with plugins
• Build custom copilots using foundational models
• Optimize and secure plugins for Copilot

Target Audience
• Power Platform Developer Consultant

Course Outline

1) Build plugins and connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility fundamentals
• Explain how Copilot and agents work together to create a personalized, intelligent assistant with the knowledge and skills unique to your business
• Describe the types of agents and the wide spectrum of capabilities with which they can be customized
• Explain how to ground your Copilot responses with multiple enterprise data sources for more relevant and reliable responses
• Choose a Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility development path
• Decide whether to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using its existing orchestrator or to build a custom engine agent, based on their specific needs and goals
• Gain insights into the various development tools and methods available, whether they prefer pro-code or low-code/no-code solutions, and how to
set up their development environment for building these extensions
• Understand the different ways to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot, including using declarative agents, custom engine agents, plugins, and connectors
• Explain data privacy and security considerations for developing each extensibility option

2) Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with declarative agents using Visual Studio Code
• Introduction to declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Evaluate whether a declarative agent is appropriate to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot for your scenario
• Describe how the components of a declarative agent work together to create agents that run on Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Build your first declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot by using Visual Studio Code
• Design a declarative agent to solve a business problem
• Implement a declarative agent with custom knowledge
• Upload and use a declarative agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot to validate the results
• Challenge project - Build a declarative agent to chat with your docs
• Lab: Start building your declarative agent
• Lab: Add grounding data

Now you can build Microsoft technical experience while balancing the demands of your schedule. MOC On-Demand combines high-quality video, reading, live hands-on labs and knowledge checks in a self-paced format to help you build skills on Microsoft technologies as you schedule allows – all at once or five minutes at a time. The modular, self-directed course structure adapts to your learning needs and learning style.

Brought to you by the people who write the software, Microsoft Official Courses On-Demand are only available through certified Microsoft Learning Partners like Tandem Solution.

Our On-Demand Solution Includes all of the following:

• 90-day access to training videos
• 90-day access to hands-on labs
• 90-day access to exercises
• Knowledge Checks

The benefits of our On-Demand solution are: 

• MICROSOFT OFFICIAL: The content is based on the same official courseware used in instructor-led training and maps to the MOC flow
• LIVE HANDS-ON LABS: Unlike other on-demand offerings that offer simulated labs, MOC On-Demand gives you a live, real-time environment for hands-on learning
• SELF-PACED LEARNING: With MOC On-Demand, you can build deep technical skills on a range of Microsoft technologies when you choose, where you choose
• HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT: The high-quality videos offer in-depth technical content delivered by engaging instructors
• IMMEDIATE FFEDBACK: Knowledge checks at the end of each module and each course tells you whether you’ve mastered the content and are ready to move on

On-Demand Add-ons:

• Lifetime eBook available at an additional cost
• 180 day access available at an additional cost

*SATV Vouchers are accepted