The Custom Engine

https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/The Custom EngineTechnical examples from the Microsoft Copilot Studio Customer Advisory Team. 2026-06-09T16:36:21+00:00 Microsoft Copilot Studio CAT https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/ Jekyll © 2026 Microsoft Copilot Studio CAT /mcscatblog/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /mcscatblog/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png ALM for Copilot Studio Agents: The Foundation2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00 2026-06-09T16:29:19+00:00 https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/posts/alm-copilot-studio-agents-foundation/ jpapadimitriou

The fundamentals of Application Lifecycle Management for Copilot Studio agents: environments, solutions, publishers, and pipelines - the safe baseline every maker should have in place.

Page-Level PDF Citations in Copilot Studio2026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00 2026-06-03T12:45:57+00:00 https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/posts/pdf-page-level-citations/ lewisdoesdevraemone

How to deliver page-level PDF citations in Copilot Studio for SharePoint and uploaded file knowledge sources, so users land on the exact page that grounded the answer.

Wiring up a Snowflake-managed MCP server in Copilot Studio2026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/posts/snowflake-mcp-copilot-studio/ Microsoft Copilot Studio CAT

An end-to-end walkthrough for wiring a Snowflake-managed MCP server into a Microsoft Copilot Studio agent with delegated user OAuth through Microsoft Entra ID, including the Cortex Agent prerequisite, the manual OAuth path Snowflake actually requires, and the small details that make or break the setup.

Building a Custom Human-in-the-Loop Experience for Copilot Studio Workflows2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-24T06:41:07+00:00 https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/posts/human-in-the-loop-custom-connector/ adilei

When every workflow approval is another email in someone's inbox, something has gone wrong. A custom connector pattern that lets Copilot Studio workflows pause for human input and resume through any UI you want.

Wiring up the Jira (Atlassian) Remote MCP server in Copilot Studio in 5 mins2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 https://microsoft.github.io/mcscatblog/posts/atlassian-jira-remote-mcp-copilot-studio/ hasharaf

The Atlassian Remote MCP server uses Dynamic Client Registration. If you wire it up with Manual OAuth in Copilot Studio you'll waste an afternoon. Use Dynamic discovery and a few Atlassian admin toggles, and you're done in five minutes.