Your comprehensive resource for Microsoft Copilot extensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/en-ushttps://themanifest.dev/blog/round-tripping-agent-plugins-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/round-tripping-agent-plugins-with-wiqd/Import an issue-triage Agent Plugin into WIQD, adapt it for Microsoft 365 Copilot, export it again, and measure what actually stays portable.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdpluginsmcpagent-pluginsextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/scaffold-grounded-agent-from-business-brief/https://themanifest.dev/blog/scaffold-grounded-agent-from-business-brief/Use Work IQ and WIQD to turn an HR business brief into a reviewable declarative agent with scoped SharePoint grounding, validation, and smoke tests.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdwork-iqsharepointinstructionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/adding-validation-and-eval-gates-to-ci-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/adding-validation-and-eval-gates-to-ci-with-wiqd/Run WIQD unattended in GitHub Actions: validate manifests, build packages, gate a bounded eval suite, and keep tenant credentials away from untrusted pull requests.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdci-cdevalsgithub-actionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/build-declarative-agent-skills-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/build-declarative-agent-skills-with-wiqd/Build custom skills for declarative agents with WIQD, load focused expertise on demand, and give users more reliable, repeatable outcomes at work.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdskillsagents-toolkitextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/generating-evals-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/generating-evals-with-wiqd/Generate an eval suite from your agent manifest with WIQD, review it like a specification, diagnose failures, and set a quality bar you can defend.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdevalsqualityextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/localizing-a-declarative-agent-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/localizing-a-declarative-agent-with-wiqd/Add French to an HR policy agent with WIQD while preserving grounding, citations, refusals, action behavior, and a reviewable bilingual eval suite.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTwiqdcopilotdeclarative-agentslocalizationevaluationsagents-toolkithttps://themanifest.dev/blog/validating-inherited-declarative-agents-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/validating-inherited-declarative-agents-with-wiqd/A manifest can be valid JSON and describe a dead agent. Use WIQD static and deep validation to triage, repair, and gate an inherited declarative agent.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdmcpextensibilityvalidationhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/context-is-everything-building-agents-that-know-your-work-context/https://themanifest.dev/blog/context-is-everything-building-agents-that-know-your-work-context/A video walkthrough of grounding agents with Work IQ so they can reason over the people, projects, conversations, and information that shape your work.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotagentswork-iqgroundingmcpvideo-walkthroughhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/import-agent-builder-agent-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/import-agent-builder-agent-with-wiqd/Use WIQD to move Agent Builder prototypes into reviewable projects with reference-backed manifests, parity checks, validation, and evals before changes.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagent-builderwiqdpro-codevalidationhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/promote-agent-across-environments-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/promote-agent-across-environments-with-wiqd/Use WIQD to package one validated Copilot agent, promote it through named environments, and share it safely with an explicitly approved pilot audience.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdenvironmentsdeploymentgovernancehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/declarative-agent-lifecycle-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/declarative-agent-lifecycle-with-wiqd/Build, Improve, Preview, Publish. WIQD runs the whole declarative agent lifecycle as one conversation, from scaffolding through evals to store submission.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdextensibilitydeveloper-experiencepublishinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/building-plugins-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/building-plugins-with-wiqd/WIQD makes plugins a first-class deliverable. Compose skills, MCP agent connectors, and declarative agents into one packageable, validatable unit.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentspluginsmcpwiqdextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/creating-declarative-agents-with-wiqd/https://themanifest.dev/blog/creating-declarative-agents-with-wiqd/WIQD turns declarative agent creation into a conversation. Describe the agent, get an opinionated project with externalized instructions and live diagnostics.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentswiqdagents-toolkitdeveloper-experiencegetting-startedhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/work-iq-developer-tools-for-plugins-and-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/work-iq-developer-tools-for-plugins-and-agents/WIQD turns plugin work into a conversation: describe the MCP capability you want, and the tooling handles discovery, validation, provisioning, and evals.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentspluginsmcpextensibilitywiqdhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/dynamic-client-registration-for-mcp-plugins/https://themanifest.dev/blog/dynamic-client-registration-for-mcp-plugins/Dynamic client registration lets MCP plugins negotiate OAuth clients through a dedicated DCR auth configuration, removing the manual client ID and secret setup from the Copilot plugin workflow.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsmcpoauthagents-toolkithttps://themanifest.dev/blog/dynamic-tool-discovery-for-mcp-plugins/https://themanifest.dev/blog/dynamic-tool-discovery-for-mcp-plugins/Dynamic tool discovery lets Microsoft 365 Copilot resolve MCP server tools at runtime, so new capabilities can appear without repackaging and republishing the agent.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsmcppluginsagents-toolkithttps://themanifest.dev/blog/meeting-actions-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/meeting-actions-for-declarative-agents/The MeetingActions capability in manifest v1.8 lets declarative agents schedule events, create time-finding polls, and surface calendar time insights.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsmeetingscapabilitiesextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/email-actions-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/email-actions-for-declarative-agents/The EmailActions capability in manifest v1.8 gives declarative agents write access to email: triage, supervised send, inbox rules, and folder management.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsemailcapabilitiesextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-06/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-06/June was when declarative agents got interactive UI. MCP Apps put real widgets in Copilot chat, and one MCP server now lights up every Copilot surface.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/using-coding-agents-to-build-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/using-coding-agents-to-build-declarative-agents/A video walkthrough of using Agents Toolkit skills and a coding agent to scaffold, wire MCP, generate instructions, validate, and deploy a declarative agent.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughcoding-agentsskillshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/publishing-governance-real-world-patterns/https://themanifest.dev/blog/publishing-governance-real-world-patterns/A video walkthrough of moving a declarative agent from local development to org-wide publishing, admin approval, distribution, and CI/CD automation.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughpublishinggovernancehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/testing-and-debugging-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/testing-and-debugging-declarative-agents/A video walkthrough of developer mode, debug cards, capability tracing, and versioning to test and troubleshoot a Copilot Chat declarative agent.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughdebuggingtestinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/conditional-conversation-starters/https://themanifest.dev/blog/conditional-conversation-starters/Manifest schema v1.7 adds depends_on to conversation starters, so prompts only show up when the capabilities they need are configured.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsextensibilitycapabilitiesdeveloper-experiencehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/connecting-agents-composing-an-ecosystem/https://themanifest.dev/blog/connecting-agents-composing-an-ecosystem/A video walkthrough of composing an agent ecosystem: worker agents that split broad scenarios into focused specialists you can reuse across teams.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughconnected-agentshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-05/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-05/May traded splashy demos for real declarative agent infrastructure: evals landed, MCP got operational, and government cloud support started catching up.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/editorial-answers/https://themanifest.dev/blog/editorial-answers/Editorial answers in declarative agent manifest v1.7 let you reserve exact responses for known questions, with semantic matching catching natural language variations.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsextensibilityeditorial-answersmanifest-1.7developer-experiencehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/advanced-manifest-capabilities-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/advanced-manifest-capabilities-for-declarative-agents/A video walkthrough of advanced manifest options: disclaimers, behavior overrides, and environment configuration for more polished, governed declarative agents.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughcapabilitiesinstructionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/extending-declarative-agents-with-actions/https://themanifest.dev/blog/extending-declarative-agents-with-actions/A video walkthrough of adding actions to a declarative agent with API plugins and MCP, moving beyond read-only answers to create, update, and retrieve data.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughapi-pluginsmcphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-declarative-agents-with-m365-data/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-declarative-agents-with-m365-data/A video walkthrough of grounding a declarative agent in real Microsoft 365 data: SharePoint, Teams conversations, email, and people knowledge.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughgroundingknowledgehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/m365-developer-tenant-and-licenses-for-copilot/https://themanifest.dev/blog/m365-developer-tenant-and-licenses-for-copilot/Set up your first Microsoft 365 developer tenant and the minimum licenses you need to start building declarative agents for M365 Copilot today.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsgetting-startedm365agents-toolkithttps://themanifest.dev/blog/multi-environment-and-version-management-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/multi-environment-and-version-management-for-declarative-agents/How to use environment variables in the Agents Toolkit to target dev, staging, and prod tenants while running multiple agent versions side by side.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitdevopsconfigurationhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/agents-with-evals/https://themanifest.dev/blog/agents-with-evals/The Agents Evaluations CLI turns declarative agent quality into repeatable tests, scored reports, and PR evidence using @microsoft/m365-copilot-eval.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitdeveloper-experienceextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/advanced-instruction-engineering-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/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.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsm365instructionsbest-practiceshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/authentication-for-mcp-plugins-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/authentication-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.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsmcpauthenticationentra-idagents-toolkithttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-04/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-04/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.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/configuring-declarative-agent-capabilities/https://themanifest.dev/blog/configuring-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.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughcapabilitiescode-interpreterhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/authentication-for-api-plugins-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/authentication-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.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsm365api-pluginsauthenticationentra-idhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/work-context-to-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/work-context-to-declarative-agents/Turn your Microsoft 365 conversations into working declarative agents by combining Work IQ work context with Agents Toolkit Skills in one session.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitwork-iqskillsdeveloper-experiencehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/building-agents-with-coding-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/building-agents-with-coding-agents/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.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentscopilotagents-toolkitcoding-agentsdeveloper-experiencework-iqskillshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/default-response-mode-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/default-response-mode-for-declarative-agents/Use the new default_response_mode manifest property to control whether your declarative agent starts in Auto, Quick response, or Think deeper mode.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentscopilotbehavior-overridesconfigurationextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/why-pro-code-for-copilot-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/why-pro-code-for-copilot-agents/Learn why production Copilot agents need pro-code tooling: source control, CI/CD, testing, and engineering discipline beyond low-code platforms.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTagents-toolkitm365copilotdeclarative-agentsdeveloper-experiencehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/creating-your-first-copilot-chat-declarative-agent/https://themanifest.dev/blog/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.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsagents-toolkitvideo-walkthroughgetting-startedtutorialcapabilitieshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/cicd-pipelines-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/cicd-pipelines-for-declarative-agents/Automate provisioning, deploying, and publishing declarative agents using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTagents-toolkitm365copilotci-cddeclarative-agentshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/localizing-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/localizing-declarative-agents/Build declarative agents that work across languages with tokenized manifests, localizationInfo, and culturally adapted instructions.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentscopilotlocalizationagents-toolkitextensibilityhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/environment-variables-in-agents-toolkit/https://themanifest.dev/blog/environment-variables-in-agents-toolkit/Learn how environment variables, .env files, and multi-environment configuration work in the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit for declarative agents.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTagents-toolkitm365copilotconfigurationdeclarative-agentshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-03/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-03/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.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/publishing-and-governing-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/publishing-and-governing-declarative-agents/Ship declarative agents to production in Microsoft 365 Copilot: admin approval, access control, staged rollouts, and governance best practices.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotgovernancepublishinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/debugging-declarative-agent-failures/https://themanifest.dev/blog/debugging-declarative-agent-failures/Troubleshoot the four most common declarative agent failure patterns in Microsoft 365 Copilot: from ignored APIs to auth errors and permission issues.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotdebuggingtroubleshootinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/connected-agents-delegation-pattern/https://themanifest.dev/blog/connected-agents-delegation-pattern/Learn how to scale your declarative agent with connected agents: delegate to specialist worker agents using a microservices architecture for AI assistants.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotconnected-agentsarchitecturehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/behavior-overrides-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/behavior-overrides-in-declarative-agents/Configure behavior overrides in declarative agents to prioritize knowledge sources, reduce hallucination, and control follow-up suggestions in M365 Copilot.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotbehavior-overridesconfigurationhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/adding-disclaimers-to-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/adding-disclaimers-to-declarative-agents/Add AI disclaimers to declarative agents to build user trust and satisfy compliance requirements. Includes full manifest config and writing tips.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotdisclaimersgovernancehttps://themanifest.dev/blog/mcp-servers-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/mcp-servers-for-declarative-agents/Connect existing MCP servers to your declarative agents as plugins, with OAuth authentication, and let Copilot orchestrate them alongside knowledge sources.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotmcpactionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/api-plugins-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/api-plugins-for-declarative-agents/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.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotapi-pluginsactionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-web-search/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-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.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotweb-searchknowledge-groundinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-02/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-02/February was quiet, but one community walkthrough reframed the entire declarative agents developer story. Plus: scanned PDF grounding shipped.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-teams-conversations/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-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.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotteamsknowledge-groundinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/people-intelligence-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/people-intelligence-in-declarative-agents/Add org chart awareness, colleague skills, and collaboration context to your declarative agent using the zero-config People capability.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotpeoplecapabilitieshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-graph-connectors/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-graph-connectors/Connect your declarative agent to structured data from HRIS systems, databases, and external platforms using Copilot connectors (formerly Graph connectors).Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotcopilot-connectorsknowledge-groundinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-email-and-shared-mailboxes/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-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.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotemailknowledge-groundinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/image-generation-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/image-generation-in-declarative-agents/Add image generation to your declarative agent using the GraphicArt capability for welcome cards and creative content.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotimage-generationcapabilitieshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/code-interpreter-for-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/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.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotcode-interpretercapabilitieshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-01/https://themanifest.dev/blog/this-month-in-declarative-agents-2026-01/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.Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentscommunitymonthly-recaphttps://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-sharepoint-and-onedrive/https://themanifest.dev/blog/grounding-with-sharepoint-and-onedrive/Connect your declarative agent to SharePoint document libraries for cited, grounded answers with automatic permission enforcement.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotsharepointknowledge-groundinghttps://themanifest.dev/blog/embedded-knowledge-in-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/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.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotembedded-knowledgecapabilitieshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/designing-conversation-starters/https://themanifest.dev/blog/designing-conversation-starters/Create conversation starters that showcase your declarative agent's capabilities and guide users to high-value interactions from the very first message.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotagents-toolkituxhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/crafting-effective-agent-instructions/https://themanifest.dev/blog/crafting-effective-agent-instructions/Master the 5-part instruction framework that turns a generic declarative agent into a purpose-built AI assistant, with real examples from Zava Insurance.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotagents-toolkitinstructionshttps://themanifest.dev/blog/scaffolding-your-first-declarative-agent/https://themanifest.dev/blog/scaffolding-your-first-declarative-agent/Learn how to scaffold your first declarative agent using the Agents Toolkit: from project creation to a working deploy in minutes.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeclarative-agentsm365copilotagents-toolkitgetting-startedhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/what-are-declarative-agents/https://themanifest.dev/blog/what-are-declarative-agents/Understand what declarative agents are, how they work, and when to use them: the foundational guide to building AI agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsm365extensibilitygetting-startedhttps://themanifest.dev/blog/welcome-to-the-manifest/https://themanifest.dev/blog/welcome-to-the-manifest/Introducing The Manifest, a blog dedicated to Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility, declarative agents, and the hidden gem of the M365 platform.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopilotdeclarative-agentsextensibilitym365getting-started