· 2 min
Configuring Copilot Chat Declarative Agent Capabilities
A video walkthrough of adding embedded knowledge, the code interpreter, and image generation to turn a basic declarative agent into a capable assistant.
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Guides, deep dives, and opinions on building declarative agents, API plugins, and everything M365 Copilot extensibility.
· 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.
· 6 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.
· 2 min
Creating Your First Copilot Chat Declarative Agent
Watch the full walkthrough of scaffolding your first Copilot Chat declarative agent with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, from empty folder to deployed persona.
· 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.
· 8 min
Localizing Declarative Agents: Multi-Language Agents That Actually Work
Build declarative agents that work across languages with tokenized manifests, localizationInfo, and culturally adapted instructions.
· 6 min
Managing Environment Variables in the M365 Agents Toolkit
Learn how environment variables, .env files, and multi-environment configuration work in the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit for declarative agents.
· 3 min
This Month In Declarative Agents: Interactive UIs Land
March brought MCP Apps, GPT-5.2, and Agents Toolkit v6.6.0. Declarative agents aren't just talking anymore, they're rendering dashboards in chat.
· 6 min
Publishing and Governing Declarative Agents
Ship declarative agents to production in Microsoft 365 Copilot: admin approval, access control, staged rollouts, and governance best practices.
· 9 min
Debugging Declarative Agent Failures in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Troubleshoot the four most common declarative agent failure patterns in Microsoft 365 Copilot: from ignored APIs to auth errors and permission issues.