MS-4010 | Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with declarative agents by using Visual Studio Code
 
This course provides comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in building declarative agents using Visual Studio Code and Teams Toolkit. Participants start with an introduction to declarative agents, followed by practical labs that guide them through building their first agent, understanding API plugins, and implementing APIs. Advanced topics include creating adaptive cards, managing authentication for API plugins, and integrating Microsoft Graph connectors. By the end of the course, participants have a solid understanding of how to leverage declarative agents to enhance the functionality of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
 
Prerequisites
None
 
Role
Developer
 
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Determine the scenarios which declarative agents are suitable for customizing and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. Describe the function of custom knowledge and custom actions.
Introduction
What are declarative agents?
How declarative agents work
When to use declarative agents
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Summary
Module 2: Build your first declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot by using Visual Studio Code
Define a declarative agent tailored to a specific scenario. Your declarative agent provides relevant and accurate responses using custom knowledge.
Introduction
Create a declarative agent
Exercise - Create a declarative agent
Custom knowledge
Exercise - Configure custom knowledge
Conversation starters
Exercise - Add conversation starters
Module assessment
Summary
Module 3: Introduction to actions with API plugins for declarative agents
Determine the scenarios for which actions for declarative agents with API plugins are suitable. Describe the function of API plugins.
Introduction
What are API plugins for declarative agents?
How API plugins work
When to use API plugins
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Summary
Module 4: Build your first action for declarative agents with API plugin by using Visual Studio Code
Build a declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot optimized for a specific scenario. Bring actions to your agent with API plugins to access external data in real-time.
Introduction
Create a declarative agent with an API plugin
Exercise - Create a declarative agent with an API plugin
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Module 5: Use Adaptive Cards to show data in API plugins for declarative agents
Learn how to enhance the user experience of declarative agents by using Adaptive Cards to render API data visually. Create and configure Adaptive Card templates, integrate them into API plugins, and test the setup in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn the practical steps for building and previewing Adaptive Cards in Visual Studio Code.
Introduction
Return rich responses with Adaptive Cards
Exercise - Return rich responses with Adaptive Cards
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Summary
Module 6: Authenticate your API plugin for declarative agents with secured APIs
When building apps for work, you typically integrate with secured APIs. Learn about the two common ways of how APIs are secured – API key and OAuth2, and how to integrate with them when building an API plugin for declarative agents that run in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Introduction
Integrate an API plugin with an API secured with a key
Exercise - Integrate an API plugin with an API secured with a key
Integrate an API plugin with an API secured with OAuth
Exercise - Integrate an API plugin with an API secured with OAuth
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Module 7: Add custom knowledge to declarative agents using Copilot connectors and Visual Studio Code
Build a declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot optimized for a specific scenario. Your agent accesses data stored outside of Microsoft 365 by using a Copilot connector.
Introduction
Create a declarative agent with a Copilot connector
Exercise - Create a declarative agent with a Copilot connector
Module assessment
Summary
 
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