MS-4010 Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with declarative agents by using Visual Studio Code

This training course is designed to help you understand the extensibility options available for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365. You learn about the different ways to extend Copilot, including building plugins and connectors, and how to choose the right option for your use case. The course also covers best practices for building high-quality plugins and connectors, as well as data, privacy, and security considerations. Whether you're a pro-code or low/no-code developer, this course helps you chart your path to extending and customizing Copilot for Microsoft 365.

• Declarative Agents – Understand their purpose and role in customizing Copilot’s behavior.
• Agent Development – Build and configure declarative agents in Visual Studio Code for business scenarios.
• API Plugins – Extend agents with external data/services and manage secure authentication (API keys, OAuth2).
• Adaptive Cards – Create interactive, visually rich user experiences.
• Microsoft Graph Connectors – Ground Copilot responses with enterprise data for accuracy.
• Extensibility Options – Select pro-code, low-code, or no-code approaches by use case.
• Best Practices – Build secure, high-quality, performant plugins and connectors.
• Practical Labs – Apply skills through hands-on projects to test and validate integrations.

• Developers & Solution Architects – customize Copilot with plugins, connectors, and external data integration
• IT Professionals – automate workflows and processes with declarative agents
• Power Platform & Microsoft 365 Integrators – extend Copilot AI capabilities across apps and services
• Technical Consultants & Engineers – design, deploy, and manage advanced Copilot solutions

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft 365 Copilot and access to a Copilot-enabled tenant
• Visual Studio Code with Teams Toolkit and Node.js v18.x installed
• Experience with Copilot agents, Adaptive Cards, REST APIs, and OAuth