· 8 min
Your M365 Developer Tenant and Licenses for Copilot Agents
Set up your first Microsoft 365 developer tenant and the minimum licenses you need to start building declarative agents for M365 Copilot today.
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Real code, real patterns, real opinions on building agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot. From declarative agents to API plugins, this is the stuff you wish existed when you started.
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· 7 min
Shipping Declarative Agents Across Environments and Versions
How to use environment variables in the Agents Toolkit to target dev, staging, and prod tenants while running multiple agent versions side by side.
· 10 min
Agents Without Evals Are Just Vibes: Agents Evaluations CLI
The Agents Evaluations CLI turns declarative agent quality into repeatable tests, scored reports, and PR evidence using @microsoft/m365-copilot-eval.
· 12 min
Advanced Instruction Engineering for Declarative Agents
Go beyond basics with advanced patterns for persona engineering, scope boundaries, error handling, and iterative testing of declarative agent instructions.
· 12 min
Authentication Deep Dive for MCP Plugins in Declarative Agents
Configure OAuth, Entra ID SSO, and anonymous authentication for MCP plugins in declarative agents, including Teams Developer Portal setup and runtime flow.
· 4 min
This Month In Declarative Agents: MCP Apps Goes Live
April was the month MCP Apps stopped being a preview and started being a product. Here is what shipped, what landed in the docs, and what it means.
· 11 min
Authentication Deep Dive for API Plugins in Declarative Agents
Configure OAuth, API key, and anonymous authentication for API plugins in declarative agents, including Entra ID setup and runtime flow.
· 10 min
From Conversations to Agents: Work Context Meets Code
Turn your Microsoft 365 conversations into working declarative agents by combining Work IQ work context with Agents Toolkit Skills in one session.
· 18 min
Building Agents with Coding Agents and Agents Toolkit Skills
Combine the meta-workflow of using coding agents with Agents Toolkit Skills from the Work IQ marketplace to scaffold, configure, deploy, and localize declarative agents through natural language.
· 5 min
Set a Default Response Mode for Your Declarative Agent
Use the new default_response_mode manifest property to control whether your declarative agent starts in Auto, Quick response, or Think deeper mode.
· 19 min
Pro-Code for Copilot Agents: Beyond the Low-Code Ceiling
Learn why production Copilot agents need pro-code tooling: source control, CI/CD, testing, and engineering discipline beyond low-code platforms.
· 8 min
CI/CD Pipelines for Declarative Agents with Agents Toolkit
Automate provisioning, deploying, and publishing declarative agents using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI.
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