Building Agents in Copilot Studio is a one-hour course designed to teach you how to create both interactive and autonomous agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio. You’ll learn when to use each agent type, how to design their logic, connect them to tools and data, and publish them for real-world use. By the end, you’ll be equipped to plan, build, and deploy agents that enhance productivity and automate business processes.
Overview
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Designing and building interactive and autonomous agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Planning effective agent workflows and identifying ideal use cases
Configuring agent knowledge, actions, and triggers
Connecting agents to tools and services using connectors and flows
Publishing agents to Teams, M365 Copilot, and SharePoint
Managing permissions, updates, and enhancements for deployed agents
This course is perfect for any employees, IT or not, that are looking to learn how to build an Agent in Copilot Studio.
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01. Introduction
- Introduction to Agents in Copilot Studio
02. Agent Anatomy
- Description
- Instructions and Tone
- Orchestration
- Knowledge
- Actions
- Trigger
- Agent Anatomy Demo
03. Planning Your Agent
- Framing the Right Problem
- Keep it Small
- Manage Risk
04. Framing the Right Problem 3.02 Keep it Small 3.03 Manage Risk
- Connectors (formerly Actions)
- Cloud or Agent Flows
- Prompts
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
05. Publishing Your Agent
- Channels
- Permissions and Sharing
- Updates and Enhancements
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Designing and building interactive and autonomous agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Planning effective agent workflows and identifying ideal use cases
Configuring agent knowledge, actions, and triggers
Connecting agents to tools and services using connectors and flows
Publishing agents to Teams, M365 Copilot, and SharePoint
Managing permissions, updates, and enhancements for deployed agents
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is perfect for any employees, IT or not, that are looking to learn how to build an Agent in Copilot Studio.
PREREQUISITES
None
COURSE OUTLINE
01. Introduction
- Introduction to Agents in Copilot Studio
02. Agent Anatomy
- Description
- Instructions and Tone
- Orchestration
- Knowledge
- Actions
- Trigger
- Agent Anatomy Demo
03. Planning Your Agent
- Framing the Right Problem
- Keep it Small
- Manage Risk
04. Framing the Right Problem 3.02 Keep it Small 3.03 Manage Risk
- Connectors (formerly Actions)
- Cloud or Agent Flows
- Prompts
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
05. Publishing Your Agent
- Channels
- Permissions and Sharing
- Updates and Enhancements

