Age of Copilots #44
Welcome to the 44th edition of Age of Copilots newsletter!
This newsletter has a curated list of articles and videos to update developers with latest and upcoming developments in Microsoft Copilots, Copilot Studio and Microsoft AI delivered weekly to your inbox.
Microsoft announcements and articles
Advanced approvals in agent flows - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn
This article describes how to use advanced approvals in agent flows. Advanced approvals are available exclusively in agent flows.
What’s new in Copilot Studio: April 2025 | Microsoft Copilot Blog
This edition of the monthly roundup recaps new features for Microsoft Copilot Studio customers that were released in April 2025. For the earliest peek at the biggest new features being unveiled, register for Microsoft Build on May 19– May 21, 2025.
Announcing People Skills general availability and new Skills agent | Microsoft Community Hub
We are excited to announce the general availability of People Skills, a powerful new data layer in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 and the Viva portfolio of apps and services.
Built on this new data layer, we’re also introducing the new Skills agent that helps leaders create dynamic skill-based teams to tackle any project, and lets employees find and connect with people with the skills they need.
Articles
Agent Flows vs Actions in Copilot Studio
In this article Nathan Rose walks you through when to use agent flows and actions in Copilot Studio.
Policy Puppetry vulnerability for LLMs
In this article William Dorrington shares information about a new vulnerability that can affect LLMs.
State Machines approvals with Copilot Studio and autonomous agents
In this article Serge Luca shares videos about how to do State Machine approvals with Copilot Studio.
Testing Copilot Studio Agents with Pytest, DeepEval, and the M365 Agents SDK
In this article Adi Leibowitz shows how to run multi-turn semantic evaluations against Copilot Studio agents using with Pytest, DeepEval, and the M365 Agents SDK
AI Builder: Update Dataverse currency exchange rates – The ReadyXRM Blog by Nick Doelman
In this blog, Nick Doleman walks through how to use AI Builder to extract exchange rates in an email and update the exchange rate value in Dataverse.
System Topics in Copilot Studio
In this article Patrick Emil walks through each system topic in Copilot Studio.
In this article Den Delimarsky shares MCP Security Best Practices.
Copilot Studio: Create your first Autonomous Agent - MSD Central Site
In this article Vinoth Selvam walks through how to create your first autonomous agent in Copilot Studio.
Smart Strategies to Track AI Builder Consumption in Microsoft Power Platform
Marcel Broschk walks over the strategies to track AI Builder Consumption
Videos
In this video, Lisa Crosbie walks through the AI Reasoning Model Powering Copilot’s Smartest Features
In this video, Dhruvin Shah dives into the Top 10 most awaited M365 Copilot features that are planned to roll out by the end of May 2025
In this video Donald Mucci shows you how to use the MCP SDK for C# and .NET to build an MCP server that leverages Google search, and we’ll exploit it in an AI agent created with Copilot Studio.
In this video Lisa Crosbie walks you through the latest updates in Microsoft 365 Copilot and what you need to know to stay ahead. From new reasoning models and memory features, to a reimagined user interface and powerful new agents like the Researcher and Analyst – there’s a lot happening!
In this episode of PromptwithPal Pallavi Lokesh walks through the Skills agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Events
Copilot Studio Enterprise Agent Challenge
Copilot Studio Enterprise Agent Challenge is here! From May 28 – June 13, we're inviting enterprise teams to build custom AI agents tailored to real business needs using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Sign up now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTAe_Aei
Microsoft Learn and other Learning Resources
Unlock the Power of AI Agents with Our Comprehensive 10-Part Course
AI Agents for Beginners(https://aka.ms/ai-agents-beginners) is designed to teach you everything you need to know to start building AI Agents. This comprehensive course consists of 10 lessons, each focusing on a specific topic, enabling you to jump in wherever you feel most comfortable.
Introduction to custom engine agents - Training | Microsoft Learn
New Microsoft Learn module to start building agents for Microsoft 365
This whitepaper delves into the role of Microsoft 365 agents, Agent Builder agents, and Copilot Studio agents, explaining how each type can be utilized to enhance operational efficiency while maintaining stringent security protocols.
Microsoft Copilot Studio ❤️ MCP | Power Platform Developer Blog
Microsoft Copilot Studio MCP Lab announcement
Publish and Manage Copilot Studio Agent Builder Agents | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Copilot Studio Resources Hub
Copilot Studio Resources Hub is your go-to destination for resources to help you build, scale, and optimize AI-powered agents.
Copilot Studio Implementation Guide Updates
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Agent Starter Kit | Microsoft Community Hub
The Great Microsoft 365 Copilot Journey: Empower Your Team with Copilot | Microsoft Community Hub
Use Copilot in Power Automate MS Learn course
Microsoft Copilot in Power Automate course to build flows simply by describing your automation scenario.
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation provides best practices, implementation, and architecture guidance information from the team that works with enterprise customers.
Copilot Developer Camp (microsoft.github.io)
Microsoft is introducing a new virtual workshop called "Copilot Developer Camp" where you can find hands-on labs to build declarative agents with API plugins! Visit Copilot Developer Camp to get started building copilot agents today.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Pathway.
In this learning pathway Paul Griffith outlines the learning content for exploring Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Create Power Platform solutions with AI and Copilot - Training | Microsoft Learn
It introduces you to creating Power Platform solutions with Copilot to speed up development and add AI functionality to make your solutions more intelligent.
Create a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through creating a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams
Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Copilot Studio - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through how to extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 using Copilot Studio.
Create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio - Online workshop - Training | Microsoft Learn
This walks through how to create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
A collection of videos and demos created by passionate Power Platform advocates who love how Copilots are democratizing our abilities! This 25 day series will focus on value-adds within the Power Platform, and will highlight scenarios and solutions which you can customize further for your own purposes.
This video series walks through building your own copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Build AI Assistants with PowerApps, AI Builder and Copilot Studio Introduction - YouTube
This video series walks you through how to build your own GPT Assistants using PowerApps, AI Builder, Custom Prompts, GPT and Copilot Studio.
Copilot Resources from Microsoft
With so many Copilots announced from Microsoft, it is difficult to keep up with Copilot information. The first two links are living documents that will be updated regularly.
Discover the Copilot Learning Hub – your one-stop source for all things Microsoft Copilot!
Adopt, extend and build Copilot experiences across the Microsoft Cloud | Microsoft Learn
The above article highlights the differences between the adopt, extend, and build options showcasing the breadth of possibilities that Copilot offers.
Adopting Extending and Building Your Own Copilots | BRK401 (youtube.com)
In this Ignite session, you will learn no-code, low-code and pro-code ways that you can use the Microsoft Copilot stack. You will also be exploring the Power Platform Copilots, Dynamics Copilots, Windows Copilot, M365 Copilots and more!
Copilot Studio Cookbook - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)
The Copilot Cookbook Gallery is a curated gallery that shows you how to use Copilot Studio.
New Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide
Copilot Studio Implementation Guide Updates
Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide is designed to help customers, partners, and Microsoft teams review copilot projects and architectures for a smooth and effective implementation journey.
copilotstudioguidebook/README.md at main · sarahcritchley/copilotstudioguidebook (github.com)
Introducing the Copilot Studio Guidebook. This collection of information is designed to be a goal based starting point for professionals who want to learn how to use Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom copilots.
Transform copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio | BRK212H (youtube.com)
This Ignite video shows you can extend Microsoft copilots or build your own, all in one end-to-end Copilot studio