· 10 min
Localize a Declarative Agent with WIQD Without Behavioral Drift
Add French to an HR policy agent with WIQD while preserving grounding, citations, refusals, action behavior, and a reviewable bilingual eval suite.
TAG
agents-toolkit
26 items tagged with "agents-toolkit"
· 8 min
Creating Declarative Agents with WIQD: From Idea to Code
WIQD turns declarative agent creation into a conversation. Describe the agent, get an opinionated project with externalized instructions and live diagnostics.
· 10 min
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.
· 9 min
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.
· 2 min
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.
· 2 min
Publishing and Governing Declarative Agents at Scale
A video walkthrough of moving a declarative agent from local development to org-wide publishing, admin approval, distribution, and CI/CD automation.
· 2 min
Testing and Debugging Your Declarative Agent
A video walkthrough of developer mode, debug cards, capability tracing, and versioning to test and troubleshoot a Copilot Chat declarative agent.
· 2 min
Connecting Declarative Agents into an Ecosystem
A video walkthrough of composing an agent ecosystem: worker agents that split broad scenarios into focused specialists you can reuse across teams.
· 2 min
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.
· 2 min
Extending Declarative Agents with API Plugins and MCP
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.
· 2 min
Grounding Declarative Agents with Microsoft 365 Data
A video walkthrough of grounding a declarative agent in real Microsoft 365 data: SharePoint, Teams conversations, email, and people knowledge.
· 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.
· 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
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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 6 min
Designing Conversation Starters for Declarative Agents
Create conversation starters that showcase your declarative agent's capabilities and guide users to high-value interactions from the very first message.
· 7 min
Crafting Effective Instructions for Declarative Agents
Master the 5-part instruction framework that turns a generic declarative agent into a purpose-built AI assistant, with real examples from Zava Insurance.
· 6 min
Scaffolding Your First Declarative Agent with the Agents Toolkit
Learn how to scaffold your first declarative agent using the Agents Toolkit: from project creation to a working deploy in minutes.