Welcome Recruit

Welcome, Recruit.
Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to master the art of building agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

This hands-on training is your entry point into the world of agents. Recruit comes in two paths, and both start from zero. Pick the one that matches the kind of agent you want to build.

🧬 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

🧭 Choose Your Path

Topic-basedStandard harnessBuild conversation logic with topics, triggers, nodes, and agent flows

• 13 missions
• Topics, Adaptive Cards, and agent flows
• Best for rule-based, predictable conversations

Start this path →Instruction-drivenGitHub Copilot harnessGuide agent behavior with instructions, skills, tools, and workflows

• 10 missions
• Instructions, Skills, Tools, and Workflows
• Best for reasoning-heavy, multi-step work

Start this path →

🤔 Which One Should I Pick?

Copilot Studio runs agents on a harness: the runtime that decides when to call the model, which components to hand it, and which tools to invoke. The two Recruit paths teach two different harnesses.

	Standard harness	GitHub Copilot harness
You design	Topics, triggers, nodes, and branches	Instructions, skills, tools, and workflows
The agent follows	The conversation paths you author	A plan it reasons out toward your goal
Best for	Rule-based agents and structured, repeatable conversations	Complex, reasoning-heavy, multi-step business processes
Authoring surface	Classic experience	New experience toggle in Copilot Studio

TIP

Not sure? Start with the standard harness if you want the broadest coverage of Copilot Studio, including Adaptive Cards, Power Fx, and agent flows. Start with the GitHub Copilot harness if you're building agents today on the new experience and want the instruction-driven approach.

Both paths use the same IT support scenario, so completing one makes the other easier to follow. You don't need to finish both.

🗺️ All Missions

Already know where you're headed? Jump straight to a mission.

#	Standard harness	GitHub Copilot harness
00	🧰 Course Setup	🧰 Course Setup
01	🧠 Introduction to Agents	🧠 Introduction to Agents
02	🛠️ Copilot Studio Fundamentals	🛠️ Copilot Studio Fundamentals
03	👩‍💻 Deploy a Declarative Agent	🧩 Creating a Solution
04	🧩 Creating a Solution	✍️ Build with the GitHub Copilot Harness
05	🚀 Using a Pre-Built Agent	🪪 Add a Tool
06	✍️ Build a Custom Agent	🧠 Add Skills
07	🧠 Add a Topic with Triggers	🔁 Automate with Workflows
08	🪪 Enhance with Adaptive Cards	📢 Publish Your Agent
09	🔁 Automate with Agent Flows	🪪 Understanding Licensing
10	🧭 Add Event Triggers	🚨 Securing Your Recruit Badge
11	📢 Publish Your Agent	—
12	🪪 Understanding Licensing	—
13	🚨 Securing Your Recruit Badge	—

NOTE

Missions build on each other within a path. If you're starting fresh, begin at 00 rather than jumping into the middle.

✅ Completing either path earns you the Recruit badge.
🔓 Operative and Commander unlock from there.