Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot in Copilot Studio (MS-4022)

Course Objectives
• Evaluate when to use declarative agents to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Describe how declarative agent components work together.
• Design and build a declarative agent for a business scenario.
• Add custom knowledge and starter prompts to your agent.
• Create and configure prompt actions in Copilot Studio.
• Implement connector actions to enhance agent capabilities.
• Test and publish declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Target Audience
• Power Platform Developer Consultant

Prerequisites Recommended:
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Familiarity with options for extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. 

Course Outline

1) 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

2) Build your first declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot by using Copilot Studio
• Design a declarative agent to solve a business problem
• Implement a declarative agent with custom knowledge
• Publish and use a declarative agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot to validate the results
• Lab: Create a declarative agent
• Lab: Add custom knowledge
• Lab: Add starter prompts

3) Introduction to actions for declarative agents in Copilot Studio
• Describe actions in Copilot Studio
• Identify the types of actions that can extend a declarative agent in Copilot Studio
• Describe scenarios for adding actions to an agent
• Describe technical considerations for configuring actions in Copilot Studio

4) Extend declarative agents with prompt actions in Copilot Studio
• Configure a prompt action in Copilot Studio
• Test a prompt in Copilot Studio
• Add a prompt action to a declarative agent in Copilot Studio
• Lab: Create a prompt action

5) Extend declarative agents with connector actions in Copilot Studio
• Create a new connector action
• Configure a connector action
• Add a connector action to a declarative agent
• Test a connector action
• Lab: Create a connector action