· 10 min
API Plugins for Declarative Agents: Calling Live APIs
Connect your declarative agent to REST APIs using OpenAPI specs and API plugin manifests to read live data and take real actions with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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Guides, deep dives, and opinions on building declarative agents, API plugins, and everything M365 Copilot extensibility.
· 5 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with Web Search
Learn how to give your declarative agent access to external websites, from unscoped web search to curated site lists, and why scoping matters for quality results.
· 4 min
This Month In Declarative Agents: JSON Is the New C#
February was quiet, but one community walkthrough reframed the entire declarative agents developer story. Plus: scanned PDF grounding shipped.
· 7 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with Teams Conversations
Learn how to ground your declarative agent in Teams messages using the TeamsMessages capability to surface peer wisdom from group chats, 1:1 conversations, and channel threads.
· 5 min
People Intelligence in Declarative Agents
Add org chart awareness, colleague skills, and collaboration context to your declarative agent using the zero-config People capability.
· 7 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with Copilot Connectors
Connect your declarative agent to structured data from HRIS systems, databases, and external platforms using Copilot connectors (formerly Graph connectors).
· 7 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with Email and Shared Mailboxes
Configure the Email capability to ground your declarative agent in personal mailboxes, shared mailboxes, and specific folders for precise, scoped answers.
· 5 min
Adding Image Generation to Declarative Agents with GraphicArt
Add image generation to your declarative agent using the GraphicArt capability for welcome cards and creative content.
· 6 min
Code Interpreter for Declarative Agents
Enable Code Interpreter in your declarative agent for precise calculations, data analysis, and visualizations: all with a single line of JSON.
· 3 min
This Month In Declarative Agents: MCP Gets Real
January was quiet post-Ignite, but the first hands-on MCP auth tutorial for declarative agents landed and GPT-5.1 rolled out under the hood.
· 6 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with SharePoint
Connect your declarative agent to SharePoint document libraries for cited, grounded answers with automatic permission enforcement.
· 6 min
Bundle Documents with Embedded Knowledge in Declarative Agents
Learn how to bundle documents directly in your declarative agent's app package using the EmbeddedKnowledge capability: no SharePoint or cloud storage required.