Age of Copilots #45
Welcome to the 45th 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
Agent2Agent(A2A) Support in Copilot Studio and Agent Foundry
Charles Lamanna announces that Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry will support A2A, building on the MCP support we announced earlier this spring. We have also joined the A2A working group on GitHub to help shape the spec and tooling.
Empowering multi-agent apps with the open Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol | The Microsoft Cloud Blog
Jack Rowbotham shares the Agent Store in Microsoft 365 Copilot announcement
A single place for:
✅ Microsoft's prebuilt agents like Researcher and Analyst
✅ Agents built by partners like Jira, Monday.com, Miro
✅ Your own custom agents built by Copilot Studio
🔗 Read the blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7jxaQXu
Navigating AI Solutions: Microsoft Copilot Studio vs. Azure AI Foundry | Microsoft Community Hub
Copilot Studio or Azure AI Foundry? Discover which Microsoft AI tool fits your custom copilot needs best.
Copilot Chat and Agent Starter Kit
Ready to build your first AI agents?
The Copilot Chat and Agent Starter Kit has a comprehensive set of guidance for both IT and end-users. Explore examples, templates, and easy ways for your organization to get started: https://lnkd.in/gpmPr_QX
Agent management updates in Microsoft Copilot Control System
Bert Wijns shares agent management updates in Microsoft Copilot Control System!
Microsoft AI Agentic Workshop Sample Repository
James Nyugen announces totally refreshed sample repository: Microsoft AI Agentic Workshop.
Explore, prototype, and compare powerful AI agent solutions with Azure AI Agent Service, Semantic Kernel, and Autogen. Key highlights include:
✅ MCP Server: Simulates real-world backend business systems (CRM, Billing, Product, Incident Management, Knowledge Base).
✅ Advanced Agentic Design Patterns: Single Intelligent Agent, Hand-off Multi-Domain Agent, Collaborative Multi-Agent.
✅ Real-world Exercises: Complex scenarios involving policy lookups, collective & reflective reasoning, and multi-step system interactions.
✅ Pluggable Stateful Application Framework: Distributed memory, persistent agent states, and clear frontend/backend separation.
Check it out today:
🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQFycCuS
Articles
How To Add Copilot Studio Knowledge Files Using Power Automate
In this article Matthew Devaney shows how Copilot Studio knowledge files can be added to an Agent with a Power Automate flow. This is helpful when SharePoint files are over the 7MB size limit. By uploading files from SharePoint and adding them directly to the Agent now files can be up to 512MB in size. The Agent will be able to read very large files.
Design Guidelines for AI Agents
Dona Sarkar shares the Design Guidelines everyone should think about when building AI Agents.
Agent2Agent using Semantic Kernel.
Abram Jackson shares what he learned about Agent2Agent using Semantic Kernel.
Better RAG - Data Preparation for Copilot - Part 3
In this article, Michael Megel shares how to manage your documents and knowledge for your Copilots using PowerApps, Dataverse and Power Automate
Microsoft Power Platform community shares the latest video in our Power Platform “What’s New With” series, as we take a look at the Wellness Check agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Administering and governing agents whitepaper
In this article, Jayashree walks through MS whitepaper which explores strategies and tools for securing and governing agents in Microsoft 365.
Find and list Sharepoint agents
In this article, Mikko Koskinen walks through how to create a script using PnP Powershell to 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Videos
Susanth Sateesh shares a video where you’ll learn how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent Builder to create and customize your own AI assistant.
In this video Daniel Christian walks through all the tools currently available for Copilot Studio.
Microsoft Copilot Studio with MCP
In this video, Daniel Laskewitz, walks you through the new Microsoft Copilot Studio ❤️ Model Context Protocol (MCP) Lab!
In this video, Manoj Mittal walks through extending M365 Copilot Agent with Azure AI Search (Knowledge Source)
What You'll Discover:
✅ Integration of M365 with Copilot Studio
✅ Setting Up Azure AI Search with Vector Database and Skills
✅ Configuring Azure AI Foundry Model
Events
Copilot Studio Kit Office Hours
Henry Jammes shares CopilotStudioKit now has its own official Office Hours! 🎉
Join Petri Simolin and the team every other Wednesday 7:30–8:30AM Pacific to ask questions, share feedback, and learn from other customers and partners.
📅 Next session: Wednesday May 14.
🔗 Join here: https://lnkd.in/g2RCEHV9
📚 More info: https://lnkd.in/gnFU5Waq
Copilot Studio Architecture Bootcamp
Henry Jammes shares that the Copilot Studio Architecture Bootcamp is no longer reserved for partners but is now open to architects on the customer side as well!
📍 May 28–30 – Hyderabad, India
📍 June 25–27 – Lyngby, Denmark
🆕 You can now choose to join on-site or remotely!
Register today! https://lnkd.in/e3-egD6p
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
Learn Live: Master the Skills to Create AI Agents | Microsoft Reactor
This series is designed to help you complete the official Microsoft Plan on Learn for mastering the latest agentic AI technologies.
Customer Stories
ABN AMRO Bank had been operating several chatbots but wanted to explore a new platform that would allow them to better implement AI capabilities.
ABN AMRO transitioned to Microsoft hashtag#CopilotStudio. The new platform was used to develop AI assistants for both customers and employees.
The AI agent for customers now supports over 2 million text conversations and 1.5 million voice conversations every year, while the employee agent provides easier access to a wide range of IT-related and other internal resources.
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