Age of Copilots #50
Welcome to the 50th 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
AI Builder Prompt Library gets an upgrade
April Dunnam shares that AI Builder Prompt Library just got a serious upgrade! It's equipped with multimodal prompt templates that accept images or documents as input and every template comes preloaded with sample data, so you can get started in just one click.
Microsoft AI Agents Day for Partners
AI Agents Days for partners is a comprehensive virtual training event designed to empower Microsoft partner teams with a cross-solutions narrative on the importance of Agentic AI to their business transformations and jobs to be done. Led by Microsoft experts, you will hear from our product and solution leaders how they demo and present the business and technical value of Microsoft’s Agent story to our shared customers. With new content and demos, this training will prepare you for customer acceleration and develop your confidence as an Agent thought leader.
AI Agents Hackathon 2025 – Category Winners Showcase | Microsoft Community Hub
This free, three-week virtual hackathon (April 8–30, 2025) brought together developers worldwide to build innovative AI agent solutions. Participants had access to over 20 expert-led sessions on frameworks like Semantic Kernel, Autogen, the new Azure AI Agents SDK, and Microsoft 365 Copilot SDK.
The response was tremendous with over 18,000 developers registered and 570 project submissions spanning diverse use cases. Projects were judged on innovation, impact, usability, solution quality, and category alignment, across multiple award categories (Best Overall, Python, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Copilot, and Best use of Azure AI Agent Service).
Anthony Bartolo shares the announcement for General Availability of GitHub Copilot for Azure, now with full support for Agent Mode
Here’s what you can now do in Agent Mode:
⚙️ Create & deploy infrastructure-as-code
📦 Manage Azure resources across subscriptions
🔧 Debug apps & get resource health updates
🧠 Use real Azure context to make smarter dev decisions
In this article, Joey Glocke from Microsoft talks about Athena– an internal AI-powered DevOps agent in Microsoft Teams – to streamline how developers plan, code, review, and ship software.
Articles
In this article, Matthew Devany shares Copilot Studio has a new feature where you can detect multiple entity types in a single question (name, email, etc.).
Microsoft Learn Docs MCP Server
Rafsan shares Microsoft Learn Docs MCP Server offers authoritative content grounded in real-time Microsoft documentation, advanced semantic search for the most relevant results, real-time updates, and compatibility with any IDE or tool that supports MCP.
Click here to get started: https://lnkd.in/ecfxcNkz
Cursor IDE with Copilot Studio
In this article, Ragavan Rajan shares how to take Cursor IDE to the Next Level with Copilot Studio (Preview)
Implementing “Group Chat” Multi-Agent Architecture with Copilot Studio | LinkedIn
In this article Giorgio Ughini shares a practical “Group Chat” multi-agent architecture with Copilot Studio, powered by the Microsoft Agents SDK
He also shows how to orchestrate three specialized Copilot Studio agents and an Azure Foundry orchestrator inside a single Teams chat, with the "Group Chat" architecture.
Prompt Like a Pro: Win Every Time - Learn Advanced Prompt Engineering Techniques | LinkedIn
In this article Shrutika Patil delves into advanced techniques for Prompt engineering that allow for even greater control, precision, and efficiency when interacting with AI models. These methods address common challenges and unlock more sophisticated applications of prompt engineering.
In this article, Prathap Reddy Chenchappagari and Lingaraj Benni share BP Care Agent— a web-based AI assistant built using Azure AI Foundry .
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced the launch of the Agent2Agent (A2A) project, an open protocol created by Google for secure agent-to-agent communication and collaboration. Developed to address the challenges of scaling AI agents across enterprise environments, A2A empowers developers to build agents that seamlessly interoperate, regardless of platform, vendor or framework. To learn more, visit https://github.com/a2aproject/A2A.
Videos
In this video, April Dunnam walk you through how to use the free Copilot Studio Usage Estimator tool she built to estimate monthly message volume based on your agent type, features, and licensing. Whether you're a customer, partner, or seller — this tool helps bring transparency and clarity to your agent deployments.
In this video Sriram Balaji introduces you how to build multi agent solutions with Copilot Studio This video is part of my Build multi agent solutions with Copilot Studio series, where you can learn fundamentals of creating multi agent solutions with Copilot Studio
How to Create a Prompt in Copilot Studio
In this video, Daniel Christian shows you how you can create a prompt directly in Copilot Studio. He will also walk through the differences between Copilot Studio and Power Automate cloud flow.
Deploy Copilot Studio Agents to SharePoint with Microsoft Authentication (New Method!)
In this video, Rafsan Huysenov walks through showing how to publish / deploy your Copilot Studio agents to SharePoint using the new Microsoft authentication option
How to add your Copilot Studio agent to a Model-Driven App's Side Pane
In this video from Microsoft Power Platform community call – March 2025 – 19th of March 2025 Angeliki Patsiavou demonstrated how to embed a Copilot Studio agent into a model-driven app side pane using the Client API. The setup involves creating a web resource (HTML + JavaScript) and configuring it to launch alongside a record (e.g. customer).
Agentic Retrieval in Azure AI Seach and Computer-Using Agents in Copilot Studio - YouTube
In this AI Show episode, Pablo Castro chats with Seth Juarez about the recent work we've been doing on Agentic Retrieval to get the best data to ground agent
Building Intelligent Agents for Insurance use case with Copilot Studio | Microsoft Reactor
In this Microsoft Reactor session Shrushti Shah explore the development of three types of intelligent agents—Retrieval Agents, Task Agents, and Autonomous Agents—tailored for a simple insurance use case. Using Copilot Studio, you will learn how to implement these agents to automate processes, improve efficiency, and enhance user experience in an insurance context. We'll walk through real-world scenarios, such as claim processing, policy recommendations, and customer support, to demonstrate how each agent type can be leveraged for various tasks.
Events
Building the Agentic Data Platform for Tomorrow’s Business - ESPC Conference, 2025
📆 Building efficient SharePoint Management with SharePoint Agents
• Live demo in community call on 19th June 7 AM PST
• Presented by Smita Nachan & Nanddeep Nachan
👋 Get the invite → https://lnkd.in/dc3SV_pf
Microsoft Power CAT AI Webinars
Microsoft Power CAT AI Webinars are a series of interactive virtual sessions designed to help your organization adopt Microsoft Copilot Studio and agents.
Upcoming webinars
Elevate your Copilot Adoption
📅June 25th 9AM PDT
Curious about boosting Copilot adoption in your organization? Join our upcoming webinar to discover how Microsoft's Customer and Partner Solutions organization is driving successful adoption and transformation with Copilot. Learn proven strategies and change management techniques that can enhance your journey.
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
Having transformed interactions with students through the deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365, the University of Leicester is now taking innovation a step further with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
The university has developed a digital coach and AI-powered agent which provides instant access to key university information. It reduces staff workload and ensures students get the support they need, whenever they need it.
Transform customer experience with AI agents!
See how the latest Customer Experience apps help Intralox grow its pipeline cost-effectively, enhancing quality, productivity, and relationships, and allow Apollo Travel to proactively address customer needs by automating tasks and offering insights.
Create your own autonomous agents with Copilot Studio
See how Eneco uses the new capabilities of Copilot Studio to create agents that automate large portions of their customer service operations, with no coding needed.
Microsoft Learn and other Learning Resources
Copilot Studio Governance Guide
Copilot Studio Governance guide designed by Power CAT team for Copilot Studio projects.
Microsoft Copilot Studio – Microsoft Adoption
Your one-stop hub for Copilot Studio.
AI Agents Hub – Microsoft Adoption
Your one-stop hub for getting started and scaling agents!
Here’s what you’ll find:
✅ Step-by-step setup and deployment guidance
✅ Role-based training for different users
✅ Best practices and support documentation
✅ Tools to help you build and scale agents
Whether you’re a business user, developer, or admin, this resource is designed to help you succeed from day one.
April Dunnam shares a NEW applied skills path for Creating Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry integrations
In this article, Daniel Laskewitz shares Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio integrations and who want to learn more about Azure AI Foundry - There are two excellent resources available to learn more about Azure AI Foundry.
💬 Azure AI Foundry Discord 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYKuicVU
❔ Azure AI Foundry Forum 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHuBz7XE
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