Getting Started
Getting Started with Work IQ Dev Tools
Section titled “Getting Started with Work IQ Dev Tools”Welcome to Work IQ Dev Tools (the wiqd CLI). This section walks you through installation, authentication, and creating your first M365 Copilot declarative agent.
What are Work IQ Dev Tools?
Section titled “What are Work IQ Dev Tools?”Work IQ Dev Tools provide a developer CLI for building, validating, and publishing M365 Copilot declarative agents. They deliver a streamlined experience for the full agent lifecycle — from scaffolding a new project to sharing it with your organization.
Where to Start
Section titled “Where to Start”- Installation — Install
wiqdwith a single command. - Quickstart — Create your first agent in 5 minutes.
- Authentication — Sign in to your Microsoft 365 account.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- Node.js 24+ (auto-installed via fnm on Windows, or nvm/Homebrew on macOS/Linux)
- A Microsoft 365 account with access to Copilot
- An Azure subscription (for provisioning agents)
Quick Install
Section titled “Quick Install”Install wiqd and all dependencies with a single command:
iex "& { $(irm 'https://aka.ms/wiqd/install.ps1') }"On macOS / Linux:
curl -fsSL https://aka.ms/wiqd/install.sh | bashGuided Experiences with --agent wiqd:wiqd
Section titled “Guided Experiences with --agent wiqd:wiqd”Work IQ Dev Tools also ship a Copilot CLI agent. Once installed, you can drive the agent lifecycle conversationally in interactive mode by passing --agent wiqd:wiqd, which routes your request to the wiqd orchestrator for skill routing, lifecycle orchestration, and next-step suggestions:
copilot -i "create a new declarative agent" --agent wiqd:wiqdAlways include --agent wiqd:wiqd so Copilot CLI targets the wiqd orchestrator rather than generic behavior.