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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.
Found something inaccurate? Use Report an issue at that point. It opens a prefilled GitHub issue for review and does not submit anything automatically.
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
Open VS Code with the GitHub Copilot Chat extension installed.
Sign in to GitHub with an account that has Copilot access.
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Deploy the reviewed solution as an unpublished Draft.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Do not publish.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
Open GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and select Agent mode.
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 Tiered Huddle Board 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 Tiered Huddle Board
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 Tiered Huddle Board using Easy Mode and test it for me.
Expected result
Copilot reports a verified source and 4/4 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: Tiered Huddle Board Manual
Model: Model
Claude Opus 5.5
Knowledge files: 2
Skills: 4
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.
Open the validated Draft.
Select Preview.
Choose New chat before each case.
Paste the exact prompt.
Compare the answer with the required and forbidden markers.
Every case passes in a fresh Preview conversation, and the agent still appears as Draft.
THB-01 · Nurse Manager
Confirm the expected evidence
I'm between patients. Show me the huddle board: what's past target and what's waiting on me?
Must include
Huddle BoardHB-2041past target
Must not claim
I do not have accessI cannot help
Visible positive anchors: Huddle Board; past target; HB-2041. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.
THB-02 · Nurse Manager
Confirm the expected evidence
4 West can't fix the IV pump problem at our level. Get the escalation ready for the next tier, but don't page anyone until I confirm.
Must include
Escalation DraftTier 2Marcus Bell
Must not claim
I do not have accessI cannot help
Visible positive anchors: Escalation Draft; Tier 2; Marcus Bell. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.
THB-03 · Nurse Manager
Confirm the expected evidence
Biomed fixed the bed alarm in room 412 yesterday. Can we take it off the board?
Must include
Closure CheckHB-2038Jordan Pike
Must not claim
I do not have accessI cannot help
Visible positive anchors: Closure Check; HB-2038; Jordan Pike. The screenshot supports the learner checkpoint; the full case pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Source: 1424×863 JPEG. Download original.
THB-04 · Chief Nursing Officer
Confirm the expected evidence
For the 10:30 leadership huddle, what needs a decision from us today?
Must include
Leadership HuddleHB-2027HB-2031
Must not claim
I do not have accessI cannot help
Visible positive anchors: Leadership Huddle; HB-2027 · HB-2031. 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 proof4/4 locked cases passedPreview proof4/4 locked cases passedDraft identityTiered Huddle Board ManualModelModel
Claude Opus 5.5Inventory2 knowledge · 4 skillsPublication gateDraft · published false
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 see
What it means
What to do
Copilot ignores the workshop
The 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 4/4
The 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 environment
PAC has no selected environment.
Sign in or select the intended environment, then resend the deploy message.
The Draft already exists
The 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 marker
The 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 Published
The workshop crossed its safety boundary.
Stop immediately. The module must end at Draft with published: false.
Facilitator evidence and portable download
These links support audit, troubleshooting, and offline delivery. They are not learner steps.
See how Tiered Huddle Board Agent is built, one capability at a time.
Optional. Easy mode already did all of this for you from one skill file. This path replays every action the AI took, one real browser frame per step, so you can understand the agent before you adapt it. No PAC CLI, YAML import, or plugin architect; stop at Draft.
Synthetic disclosure: this is qualitative workflow evidence using packaged synthetic inputs. It is not a customer KPI or a live-system result.
Found something inaccurate? Use Report an issue on that step. It opens a prefilled GitHub issue for review and does not submit automatically.
Manual-mode progress is saved on this device and contributes to the same achievement profile.
Build and verify
1
Create a blank Copilot Studio agent
Step 1 of 18
Action
Create a blank Copilot Studio agent
Expected resultA blank Copilot Studio agent is visible in the captured Draft workspace.
Positive visual checkpoint: Untitled Agent. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
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Name Tiered Huddle Board Manual
Step 2 of 18
Action
Tiered Huddle Board Manual
Name Tiered Huddle Board Manual
Expected resultThe page header shows the recorded manual build name: Tiered Huddle Board Manual.
Positive visual checkpoint: Tiered Huddle Board Manual. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
3
Enter the reviewed global instructions
Step 3 of 18
Action
# Tiered Huddle Board — Manual Global Instructions
You are a synthetic tiered huddle pilot for a community hospital's nurse managers, department directors and leadership team. Explain the fixed huddle board snapshot and prepare reviewable drafts without escalating, paging, closing, or changing an issue.
## Fixed synthetic snapshot
- Use only the uploaded Tiered Huddle Board synthetic records, rules, and four
packaged skills.
- The hospital and every unit, issue, tier target, clock, person, role, ticket, escalation draft, and decision are invented.
- Do not browse, consult external sources, or add current-date, clinical,
regulatory, or patient facts. Never invent a record, value, deadline, decision, or
transaction.
- Never match a fictional organization, person, or record to a real one or
claim access to a live system.
## Natural-language routing
- Use **whole board view** for: a nurse manager, charge nurse or director asks for the huddle board, every lane and clock, what is past target, or what is waiting on them.
- Use **escalation draft** for: someone says the unit or department cannot fix an issue and asks to escalate it, move it up a tier, or who would be paged; returns an escalation draft that is never sent.
- Use **closure check** for: someone asks whether a fixed or mitigated issue can be closed or taken off the board; mitigated is not closed until the person who raised it confirms the fix held.
- Use **leadership huddle decisions** for: a leader asks what the 10:30 leadership huddle needs to decide today, with the reason and clock for each item.
## Human and side-effect gates
- Never escalate an issue, move it between tiers, restart a clock, page or message anyone, close an issue, record a decision, or change any record.
- Every escalation and closure stays with the issue owner and the person who raised the issue; every decision stays with the leadership huddle. Present drafts as drafts, and never offer to send them.
- Include only the evidence needed for the question.
## Evidence-first response contract
1. Lead with the specific item, clock, or draft status that answers the question.
2. Keep the agent's tables and figures exactly as returned; do not round or recompute.
3. State the recommended next step and who decides it.
4. Make the no-action boundary explicit; never speculate.
5. End substantive answers with: **Synthetic huddle board evidence only. No issue was escalated, closed, or changed, and no one was paged.**
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## Skill routing map
Route from the user's natural-language intent to the correct skill below. Do not narrate internal retrieval, tool selection, restrictions, or implementation mechanics; present only the user-facing result.
- `THB-01` uses skill `board-view`.
- `THB-02` uses skill `escalation-draft`.
- `THB-03` uses skill `closure-check`.
- `THB-04` uses skill `leadership-decisions`.
These skill names above are the ONLY valid skill identifiers. Never invent, guess, or reference any other skill name. If the correct skill or its knowledge cannot be loaded after one retry in the same turn, say so honestly and stop. Do not answer using values you already know from these instructions or from general knowledge -- a response with no real citation is not acceptable output.
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Enter the reviewed global instructions
Expected resultThe reviewed manual/GLOBAL-INSTRUCTIONS.md policy is visible or saved without unrecorded edits.
Positive visual checkpoint: Tiered Huddle Board — Manual Global Instructions. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
4
Save the instruction policy
Step 4 of 18
Action
Save the instruction policy
Expected resultThe reviewed manual/GLOBAL-INSTRUCTIONS.md policy is visible or saved without unrecorded edits.
Positive visual checkpoint: Your agent has been saved; Draft. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
5
Remove default web search
Step 5 of 18
Action
Remove default web search
Expected resultThe captured inventory no longer lists the default web-search capability.
Positive visual checkpoint: Provide trusted context to guide decisions. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
Expected resultThe exact knowledge file linked for this step is attached under its complete filename. Wait for processing to finish before continuing. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: aibast_tiered-huddle-board-rules-and-guardrails.md. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
Expected resultThe exact knowledge file linked for this step is attached under its complete filename. Wait for processing to finish before continuing. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: aibast_tiered-huddle-board-synthetic-records.md. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
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Add skill: aibast_board-view_01
Step 8 of 18
Action
Add skill: aibast_board-view_01
Expected resultThe linked SKILL.md appears with its frontmatter name and description. Open it and compare the complete instructions with the source file. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: board-view. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
9
Add skill: aibast_closure-check_03
Step 9 of 18
Action
Add skill: aibast_closure-check_03
Expected resultThe linked SKILL.md appears with its frontmatter name and description. Open it and compare the complete instructions with the source file. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: closure-check. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
10
Add skill: aibast_escalation-draft_02
Step 10 of 18
Action
Add skill: aibast_escalation-draft_02
Expected resultThe linked SKILL.md appears with its frontmatter name and description. Open it and compare the complete instructions with the source file. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: escalation-draft. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
11
Add skill: aibast_leadership-decisions_04
Step 11 of 18
Action
Add skill: aibast_leadership-decisions_04
Expected resultThe linked SKILL.md appears with its frontmatter name and description. Open it and compare the complete instructions with the source file. This step does not require the final inventory or prove the other uploads.
Positive visual checkpoint: leadership-decisions. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
12
Review model, skills, knowledge, and safety boundaries
Step 12 of 18
Action
Review model, skills, knowledge, and safety boundaries
Expected resultThe screenshot visibly confirms Model
Claude Opus 5.5, 4 rendered skills, and no tools. Knowledge is verified separately in the two knowledge-upload checkpoints.
Positive visual checkpoint: Model
Claude Opus 5.5; leadership-decisions; escalation-draft; closure-check; board-view; aibast_tiered-huddle-board-synthetic-records.md; aibast_tiered-huddle-board-rules-and-guardrails.md. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
13
Open a fresh Preview conversation
Step 13 of 18
Action
Open a fresh Preview conversation
Expected resultA fresh Preview surface or its recorded qualitative result is visible; only the evidence file defines a pass.
Positive visual checkpoint: Tiered Huddle Board Manual; New chat. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
14
Pass THB-01: Nurse Manager
Step 14 of 18
Action
I'm between patients. Show me the huddle board: what's past target and what's waiting on me?
Pass THB-01: Nurse Manager
Expected resultThe captured Preview evidence records THB-01 with the recorded identifiers Huddle Board, HB-2041, past target; do not infer results beyond it.
Before this case
Open Preview in a fresh conversation before running THB-01. A previous response must not influence the evidence.
Positive visual checkpoint: Huddle Board; Past target; HB-2041. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
15
Pass THB-02: Nurse Manager
Step 15 of 18
Action
4 West can't fix the IV pump problem at our level. Get the escalation ready for the next tier, but don't page anyone until I confirm.
Pass THB-02: Nurse Manager
Expected resultThe captured Preview evidence records THB-02 with the recorded identifiers Escalation Draft, Tier 2, Marcus Bell; do not infer results beyond it.
Before this case
Open Preview in a fresh conversation before running THB-02. A previous response must not influence the evidence.
Positive visual checkpoint: Escalation Draft; Tier 2; Marcus Bell. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
16
Pass THB-03: Nurse Manager
Step 16 of 18
Action
Biomed fixed the bed alarm in room 412 yesterday. Can we take it off the board?
Pass THB-03: Nurse Manager
Expected resultThe captured Preview evidence records THB-03 with the recorded identifiers Closure Check, HB-2038, Jordan Pike; do not infer results beyond it.
Before this case
Open Preview in a fresh conversation before running THB-03. A previous response must not influence the evidence.
Positive visual checkpoint: Closure Check; HB-2038; Jordan Pike. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
17
Pass THB-04: Chief Nursing Officer
Step 17 of 18
Action
For the 10:30 leadership huddle, what needs a decision from us today?
Pass THB-04: Chief Nursing Officer
Expected resultThe captured Preview evidence records THB-04 with the recorded identifiers Leadership Huddle, HB-2027, HB-2031; do not infer results beyond it.
Before this case
Open Preview in a fresh conversation before running THB-04. A previous response must not influence the evidence.
Positive visual checkpoint: Leadership Huddle; HB-2031; HB-2027. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
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Confirm Draft and stop before publish
Step 18 of 18
Action
Confirm Draft and stop before publish
Expected resultThe agent remains Draft and no Publish action is taken.
Positive visual checkpoint: Tiered Huddle Board Manual. Source capture: 1424×863 JPEG. The full pass remains the deterministic machine gate. Download original.
Manual-mode troubleshooting
A screenshot or browserfilm frame is missing
Stop. Do not invent, recreate, or substitute an image. Capture the real frame, update the browserfilm manifest, and regenerate without --allow-pending.
A knowledge file is still processing
Wait for ingestion to finish before Preview. A partial answer is not evidence.
A skill upload fails
Use the linked raw SKILL.md. Fix the reviewed source deliberately; do not silently skip the action.
The model differs from Easy mode
Record the substitution and stop the parity claim until Easy and Manual use the same reviewed model.
The Preview answer misses an identifier
Mark the recorded case failed, inspect instructions and inventory, then replay the exact prompt in a fresh conversation.
Should I publish?
No. Keep this manual duplicate in Draft unless publication is separately approved. Do not choose Publish as part of this tutorial.