Quality Gates for Copilot Studio: Automated Evaluations in Azure DevOps
How to use the Copilot Studio Evaluation API to build automated quality gates in Azure DevOps pipelines, blocking PR merges when agent quality drops below threshold.
The Custom Engine
No, You Don't Need a Copilot License to Deploy Agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot isn't just for licensed Copilot users. Learn how to deploy Copilot Studio agents to Copilot Chat users, how declarative agents are evolving, and why you no longer need an Azure subscription for prepaid capacity.
Embed Copilot Studio Agents in Canvas Apps with a PCF Control
The built-in Copilot control for Canvas Apps is deprecated. Use this PCF control to embed your Copilot Studio agent with custom styling and two-way communication.
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Legacy Desktop Applications to Copilot Studio Agents
A technical deep-dive into connecting legacy desktop applications to Microsoft Copilot Studio agents - exploring how a Separation of Concerns pattern lets you reuse your existing RPA stack today, and how Computer Use Agents (CUA) enable a fully agentic alternative.
Five Minutes to Your First MCP Connector in Copilot Studio
Create your first MCP connector in Copilot Studio in five minutes, then understand what was created behind the scenes: custom connectors, connection references, and solution structure.
Dataverse Retrieval Patterns for Structured Data in Copilot Studio Agents
Five ways to retrieve Dataverse data from Copilot Studio agents — Knowledge, List Rows, MCP Server, Search Query, and Prompt Tool. A decision guide with setup steps and trade-offs, flow charts and a handy interactive widget to help you pick the right method.
From DEV to PROD: Deploying Copilot Studio Agents to Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot
Master the three deployment paths for Copilot Studio agents in Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn how to customize manifests for DEV/TEST environments, leverage Setup Policies for auto-install and pinning, and deploy to M365 Copilot through the Admin Center.
Design Copilot Studio Agents for Teams (Because Test Chat Was Too Easy)
Eight production patterns for designing Copilot Studio agents that work well in Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot - handling reinstalls, context management, error handling, and self-service troubleshooting with diagnostic cards.
Closing the Loop: Automated Agent Improvement with Publish and Test
We added a publish command to the Copilot Studio plugin, enabling an automated edit-push-publish-test loop. A trial run on a D&D rules agent shows the progression from blank instructions to a stable 60% pass rate across 7 iterations.
Dynamic MCP Routing in Copilot Studio: One Connector, Many Endpoints
How to route a single Copilot Studio connector to multiple MCP endpoints using a catalog service, dynamic Swagger dropdowns, and C# URL rewriting.