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Evidence-grounded customer journey

Returns and Complaints Resolution Agent

Build this agent step by step, then show it to a customer. Easy mode lets AI do the clicks; Manual mode shows every step yourself.

About this workshop
Workshop mission: Turn motivated, open-minded, non-technical sales professionals into AI superheroes who can match the practical output and problem-solving pace of technical peers who are not using AI, while staying evidence-grounded, governed, and honest about what the tools proved.
Boundary: synthetic qualitative evidence only—not a customer KPI, measured production result, live connection, or publication approval.

Self-paced local achievements

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Optional public verification

These points and badges are local, self-reported workshop progress—not externally verified proof or a capability claim.

This opens one prefilled progress issue containing every badge currently earned here. Nothing syncs until you submit it. Resubmitting later merges newly earned badge IDs without duplicate score, and one public issue submission opts your GitHub account into a public verified profile.

1

Workshop setup

Open GitHub Copilot Chat

Start in GitHub Copilot Chat. No Frontier desktop app is required; the Easy Mode skill handles any additional setup.

Get ready
  1. Open VS Code with the GitHub Copilot Chat extension installed.
  2. Sign in to GitHub with an account that has Copilot access.
  3. Open the Copilot Chat panel and select Agent mode.
Expected result

GitHub Copilot Chat is open in VS Code, signed in, and set to Agent mode.

What you will learn

  • Use the single Easy Mode skill.
  • Build and prove the portable agent.
  • Deploy the reviewed solution as an unpublished Draft.
  • Confirm the behavior yourself in Copilot Studio Preview.
  • Recognize the evidence that means the module is complete.

Before you begin

  • Use VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat in Agent mode.
  • Sign in to GitHub with Copilot access.
  • Have access to a Copilot Studio environment.
  • The skill handles setup for you.
  • Do not publish. This module ends with a validated Draft.

Easy mode

2

Prepare your Copilot

Brief your Copilot with one line

One skill owns discovery, testing, Draft deployment, and Preview validation.

Do this
  1. Open GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and select Agent mode.
  2. Paste this one line and send it. Copilot reads the skill itself; nothing to download.
Send this message
Go and read https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/aibast-agents-library/main/skills/aibast-easy-mode/SKILL.md and run the Returns and Complaints Resolution workshop for me.
Expected result

Copilot says it has read the skill and is running the workshop. The skill owns the remaining setup and validation.

3

Prove the solution locally

Ask Easy Mode to build and test Returns and Complaints Resolution

This step proves the portable business logic before any Copilot Studio work begins. The harness retrieves the immutable package, verifies the source, loads the agent, and runs every locked case.

Send this message
Give me Returns and Complaints Resolution using Easy Mode and test it for me.
Expected result

Copilot reports a verified source and 10/10 locked local cases passed.

Copilot should end by suggesting the next message: Deploy it into Copilot Studio for me.

4

Create the reviewed Draft

Deploy the already-tested solution to Copilot Studio

The harness now uses the verified Microsoft Copilot Studio plugin to reuse or create the source-controlled Draft, synchronize the reviewed instructions and assets, validate the PAC project, and leave publication off.

Send this message
Deploy it into Copilot Studio for me.
Expected result
  • Draft: Returns and Complaints Manual
  • Model: Claude Opus 5
  • Knowledge files: 2
  • Skills: 10
  • Status: Draft; published: false

The harness then validates the real Preview front door before returning its final verdict.

5

Verify the real experience

Confirm the Draft in Copilot Studio Preview

The harness already runs these checks automatically. Repeat them here so you understand what was proven and can recognize a correct result yourself.

  1. Open the validated Draft.
  2. Select Preview.
  3. Choose New chat before each case.
  4. Paste the exact prompt.
  5. Compare the answer with the required and forbidden markers.
Expected result

Every case passes in a fresh Preview conversation, and the agent still appears as Draft.

RCR-01 · Customer Service Agent

Confirm the expected evidence

As Customer Service Agent, summarize the anonymous return review evidence and approval boundary.
Must include
Prepared for:** Customer Service AgentDraft Return Review QueueSynthetic size-mismatch case
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-01 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: Prepared for:** Customer Service Agent; Synthetic size-mismatch case; Draft Return Review Queue. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-02 · Customer Service Agent

Confirm the expected evidence

As Customer Service Agent, classify this product concern without echoing personal information or sending a response.
Must include
Draft Complaint ClassificationProduct Qualityno return, refund
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-02 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: no return, refund; Draft Complaint Classification; Product Quality. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-03 · Customer Service Agent

Confirm the expected evidence

As Customer Service Agent, draft a policy-grounded option and keep all actions behind authorization.
Must include
Draft Resolution OptionsOption for authorized reviewno return
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-03 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: no return; Draft Resolution Options; Option for authorized review. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-04 · Quality Team

Confirm the expected evidence

As Quality Team, summarize aggregate defect and return patterns without accusing any person.
Must include
Prepared for:** Quality TeamSynthetic Returns & Complaints Trend AnalysisKey Insights
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-04 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: Prepared for:** Quality Team; Synthetic Returns & Complaints Trend Analysis; Key Insights. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-05 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, I have an escalated customer complaint about a defective laptop and the customer is very upset; help me resolve it quickly.
Must include
David Chen$18,400Churn Risk:** 87%
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-05 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: David Chen; $18,400; Churn Risk:** 87%. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-06 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, show me resolution options that will keep this VIP customer satisfied.
Must include
Premium Recovery$54034:1 ROI
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-06 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: Premium Recovery; $540; 34:1 ROI. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-07 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, Tier 1 is approved; get it ready and prepare my talking points for the call.
Must include
ready for authorized executionProBook Elite PlusTalking Points
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-07 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: ready for authorized execution; ProBook Elite Plus; Talking Points. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-08 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, the call went well and the customer accepted; what is our follow-up plan?
Must include
Day 30delivery confirmation SMSNothing has been scheduled
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-08 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: Nothing has been scheduled; delivery confirmation SMS; Day 30. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-09 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, show me the service recovery performance and financial impact.
Must include
4.2 hours$127,000$4.67M
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-09 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: 4.2 hours; $4.67M; $127,000. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

RCR-10 · Service Manager

Confirm the expected evidence

As Service Manager, create the executive summary and recap what we accomplished.
Must include
Executive Summary87% churn riskBusiness Value
Must not claim
No unsupported side effect
RCR-10 positive visual checkpoint

Visible positive anchors: Executive Summary; 87% churn risk; Business Value. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

6

Recognize completion

Know what “done” looks like

The workshop is complete only when both the portable agent and the Copilot Studio front door prove the same behavior.

Local proof10/10 locked cases passed
Preview proof10/10 locked cases passed
Draft identityReturns and Complaints Manual
ModelClaude Opus 5
Inventory2 knowledge · 10 skills
Publication gateDraft · published false
Validated agent remains Draft

Positive visual checkpoint. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.

Final expected verdict

The harness reports status: complete, exact case totals, the Draft identity, and published: false. The module ends here; it does not offer publication.

Troubleshooting

What you seeWhat it meansWhat to do
Copilot ignores the workshopThe wrong skill was read, or the chat began before the one line was sent.Start a new Agent-mode chat and send the one line first.
Local validation is not 10/10The portable source, package, or locked behavior does not match.Stop. Do not deploy. Let the harness report the exact failed case and marker.
No active Copilot Studio environmentPAC has no selected environment.Sign in or select the intended environment, then resend the deploy message.
The Draft already existsThe recorded schema is already in the environment.The harness should clone and reconnect automatically. Treat an attendee choice prompt as a harness defect.
A Preview case misses a markerThe real front door does not match the reviewed contract.Keep the case failed. Inspect instructions and assets; do not retry until it happens to pass.
The agent is PublishedThe workshop crossed its safety boundary.Stop immediately. The module must end at Draft with published: false.
Facilitator evidence and portable download

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