Build an Advanced Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent Using VS Code
How to build one of the most advanced Microsoft 365 Copilot agents using VS Code and the Agents Toolkit. You start from a real GitHub repository and learn how a production-ready Copilot agent is structured, configured, and deployed. The agent uses the Microsoft 365 Roadmap API to query upcoming Microsoft 365 features and return structured answers directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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TOP LEARNINGS
🔹 How an advanced Microsoft 365 Copilot agent is structured
🔹 How to build and run Copilot agents using VS Code and Agents Toolkit
🔹 How to connect a Copilot agent to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap API
By the end of this video, you will understand how to build a sophisticated Microsoft 365 Copilot agent using VS Code, how the Microsoft 365 Roadmap API is integrated into the agent, and how to deploy an agent that surfaces upcoming Microsoft 365 features directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:22 Copy from GitHub
00:01:27 Install VS Code
00:02:29 M365 Agents Toolkit
00:07:42 Provision to 365 Copilot
00:10:00 Customize the agent
00:12:20 Publish to the organization
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Chapters (7)
Intro
0:22
Copy from GitHub
1:27
Install VS Code
2:29
M365 Agents Toolkit
7:42
Provision to 365 Copilot
10:00
Customize the agent
12:20
Publish to the organization
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