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Agent Platform Advisor

Answer a few questions and we'll point you to the right place to get work done with an agent, or the right Microsoft platform to build one.

Here's what the advisor chooses between — select Get Started below to find your fit.

Use agents

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Get answers, draft content, and surface insights with AI chat and built-in agents

Cowork

Delegate multi-step Microsoft 365 work, including schedules, event triggers, and approvals

Scout

Leverage your always-on personal Autopilot across desktop, browser, local files, and Microsoft 365

Build agents

Agent Builder

Build declarative agents inside Microsoft 365 Copilot using natural language

Copilot Studio

Create custom agents with natural language or a graphical interface

Microsoft Foundry

Develop agents on a pro-code platform with full control over engines, models, and Azure-scale infrastructure

Where would you like to begin?

Choose a starting point. This helps us tailor the best recommendation for you.

Help me find the right place to get work done

Answer a few quick questions about how you want the work to happen, and we'll point you to the best place to do it

I'd like to build a custom agent with specific requirements

Answer a few quick questions so we can recommend the right agent approach for your scenario

I'm exploring what's possible with agents

Browse the ways to use or build agents and learn which scenarios each one is designed for

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Where should you get this work done?

Microsoft 365 Copilot, Cowork, and Scout are all places to get work done. Answer a couple of quick questions and we'll point you to the best entry point — and where to start inside it. Cowork can run scheduled or event-triggered work inside Microsoft 365; Scout is the cross-environment personal Autopilot.

How hands-on do you want to be?

I'll ask questions and work through it myself

Hand off the whole task and give me the result

Tip: a common pattern is to stay hands-on in Microsoft 365 Copilot chat for drafting and Q&A, then hand off the whole multi-step job to Cowork when you'd rather come back to a finished deliverable.

What kind of task is it?

General help — brainstorm, find info, catch up on email or meetings, draft and edit documents

Interactive specialized work — deep research, data analysis, meeting facilitation, or translation while I stay in the loop

Interactive research stays on Microsoft 365 Copilot (Researcher and other built-in agents). Choose “Hand off…” above if you want Cowork to produce a research package for you.

How should the work run?

One-shot deliverable — finish a multi-step job and hand back the result

Recurring or event-triggered — schedules, inbox/Teams triggers, or repeating briefings

Always-on personal Autopilot — proactive monitoring and follow-through over time

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