· 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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m365
27 items tagged with "m365"
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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
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.
· 8 min
Connected Agents: The Delegation Pattern for Declarative Agents
Learn how to scale your declarative agent with connected agents: delegate to specialist worker agents using a microservices architecture for AI assistants.
· 5 min
Behavior Overrides in M365 Copilot Declarative Agents
Configure behavior overrides in declarative agents to prioritize knowledge sources, reduce hallucination, and control follow-up suggestions in M365 Copilot.
· 7 min
Adding AI 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.
· 7 min
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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 7 min
What Are Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Understand what declarative agents are, how they work, and when to use them: the foundational guide to building AI agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
· 4 min
Welcome to The Manifest: Why Declarative Agents Matter
Introducing The Manifest, a blog dedicated to Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility, declarative agents, and the hidden gem of the M365 platform.