MS-4010 – Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with Declarative Agents Using Visual Studio Code

Course Duration

1 Day

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

Experience with Visual Studio Code and basic programming concepts. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and REST APIs is recommended.

Course Description

MS-4010 is a developer-focused course that teaches how to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using declarative agents built in Visual Studio Code. Students learn the Copilot extensibility model, how to build declarative agents with TypeSpec, integrate API plugins and connectors, and choose the right extension approach for their scenario. This course is ideal for federal and DoD developers building custom Copilot solutions within their agency Microsoft 365 tenants.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility model and available extension options
• Build declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot using Visual Studio Code
• Create declarative agents using TypeSpec and the Teams Toolkit
• Integrate API plugins to connect Copilot with external data and services
• Build Microsoft Graph connectors to bring external content into Copilot
• Choose the appropriate Copilot extension type for a given use case
• Test and publish declarative agents to Microsoft 365

Course Outline

Introduction to declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot

• What are declarative agents?
• How declarative agents work
• When to use declarative agents

Build your first declarative agent using TypeSpec

• What is TypeSpec?
• Create a declarative agent with TypeSpec

Introduction to actions with API plugins

• What are API plugins?
• Authentication options for API plugins

Build a declarative agent with an API plugin

• Build and test your plugin

Introduction to Microsoft Graph connectors

• Understand Microsoft Graph connectors
• Build a basic Graph connector

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