Get started with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio is a graphical, low-code studio for building and managing agents and workflows. In this module, you explore the three agent harnesses and compare the classic, now called standard harness, authoring experience with the new GitHub Copilot harness experience. The procedures for topics, generative orchestration, and the test panel use the standard harness unless otherwise noted.

• Work with environments
• Create and configure declarative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Create and configure agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Work with topics
• Enhance productivity with generative AI
• Test your agents
• Publish agents and analyze performance
• Exercise - Create an agent with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Design agent conversations using topics

Microsoft Copilot Studio uses topics, which are like small conversations related to a specific subject. A Microsoft Copilot Studio agent typically includes many topics. This module introduces you to topics, a conversation between a user and an agent, and how to create them.

Microsoft Copilot Studio has introduced a new experience with updated features, capabilities, and navigation. This module is based on the classic experience.

For more information, see Classic vs. new agent experience.

• Create and configure agent topics
• Add conversation nodes to topics
• Branch a topic
• Manage topics
• Work with entities
• Work with variables in your Copilot Studio agent
• Work with system topics
• Topics in a Copilot Studio voice agent

Build intelligent agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

This module shows how to build intelligent agents that provide contextual, relevant responses by leveraging knowledge sources and generative AI capabilities in Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Note

Microsoft Copilot Studio has introduced a new experience with updated features, capabilities, and navigation. This module is based on the classic experience. For more information, see Classic vs. new agent experience.

• Create a knowledge agent
• Add knowledge to an agent
• Generative answers
• Use generative answers in topics
• Exercise - Build a knowledge-enabled agent

Add structured automation to agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn how to add structured automation to your Copilot Studio agents by using deterministic workflows as tools. You'll create workflow tools, add them to agents and topics, and validate their behavior in test sessions.

Note

Microsoft Copilot Studio has introduced a new experience with updated features, capabilities, and navigation. This module is based on the classic experience. For more information, see Classic vs. new agent experience.

• Overview of Copilot Studio workflows as tools
• Create Copilot Studio workflows as tools
• Design Copilot Studio workflow tools
• Add Copilot Studio workflows as tools to agents
• Add Copilot Studio workflows as tools to topics
• Test workflow tools in Copilot Studio