Welcome Recruit
Welcome, Recruit.
Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to master the art of building agents using the new Microsoft Copilot Studio experience.
This hands-on training is your entry point into the world of agents where you'll learn how to build, scale, and deploy intelligent agents using real-world tools and use cases.
🎯 Mission Objective
By completing the Agent Academy, you'll be able to:
- Understand what agents are in the context of Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Explore how Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and orchestration come together in an agent
- Build both declarative and custom agents
- Enhance agents with Skills, Tools, and Workflows
- Deploy agents to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot
🧪 Prerequisites
To complete all missions, you’ll need:
- A Microsoft 365 Developer tenant (with SharePoint enabled)
- Access to Microsoft Copilot Studio (trial or licensed)
- Optional: Basic knowledge of SharePoint, Power Platform, or Power Fx
🧬 Who This Is For
This course is ideal for:
- Makers and developers exploring Copilot Studio
- IT pros building Microsoft 365 Copilot extensions
- Power Platform enthusiasts who want to level up with intelligent agents
- Anyone who prefers to learn by doing
🧭 Curriculum Overview
This academy is broken into progressive lessons—each one designed as a field mission to level up your agent-building skills.
| Lesson | Title | Mission Briefing |
|---|---|---|
00 | 🧰 Course Setup | Set up your dev environment, Copilot Studio trial, and SharePoint site |
01 | 🧠 Introduction to Agents | Understand conversational AI concepts, LLMs, and autonomous vs. declarative agents |
02 | 👩💻 Create a Declarative Agent | Add your own agent to Microsoft 365 Copilot |
03 | 🛠️ Copilot Studio Fundamentals | Learn the building blocks |
04 | 🧩 Creating a Solution | Package your agent into a reusable solution for environment management |
05 | ✍️ Build a Custom Agent | Create a new agent grounded in knowledge sources |
06 | 🧠 Add a Skill | Use Skills to fine tune your agent |
07 | 🪪 Add a Tool | Add tools to extend with data integration |
08 | 🔁 Automate with Workflows | Add deterministic logic and automation to your agent |
09 | 📢 Publish Your Agent | Deploy your agent to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot |
10 | 🪪 Understanding Licensing | Learn how licensing and billing works with Copilot Studio |
11 | 🚨 Securing Your Recruit Badge | Claim your badge and mark your achievement! |
NOTE
✅ Completing this curriculum earns you the Recruit badge.