Hands-on labs for extending Microsoft 365 Copilot and building custom engine agents
Hands-on labs for extending Microsoft 365 Copilot and building custom engine agents
This repo is for hosting a virtual workshop for developers who want to build agents and connectors for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Please visit Copilot Developer Camp at https://aka.ms/copilotdevcamp
Copilot Developer Camp offers multiple hands-on learning paths depending on your role and scenario:
Build declarative agents that focus Copilot on your business data. From no-code to pro-code, you'll define instructions, knowledge sources, and actions — while Copilot handles orchestration and reasoning.
On-ramp (required): Start with E1A (Agent Builder, no-code) or E1B (Agents Toolkit, pro-code), then complete Prerequisites before choosing a bundle.
| Bundle | Focus | What you'll build |
|---|---|---|
| A — MCP Foundation | Build & secure an MCP server | OAuth 2.0 + Entra ID secured MCP tools with least-privilege access |
| B — Multi-Agent Workflows | Orchestrate multiple agents | Coordinated multi-agent flows with role-based handoffs |
| C — MCP App | Rich interactive UI on MCP | React + Fluent UI widgets for actionable responses (portable across MCP hosts) |
| D — API-Based Agent | Call custom APIs via plugins | API plugin from OpenAPI spec with auth and real external operations |
| E — Copilot Connectors | Enterprise data grounding | Connector-grounded responses anchored in organizational data |
Full control over the foundation model, orchestrator, and security stack. Choose between two paths:
| Path | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M365 Agents SDK + Semantic Kernel | C# | Start in Microsoft Foundry, then build with the Agents SDK and Semantic Kernel for multi-step reasoning across Teams and Copilot Chat |
| Agent Framework | C# | Build a production-ready insurance claims agent from scratch with document search, vision analysis, and auth |
Extend Copilot Cowork — an orchestrator that goes beyond chat to execute multi-step, cross-app workflows across Microsoft 365. Learn how to configure your tenant, build skills and plugins, and add SSO-secured extensibility.
Build agents grounded in SharePoint content or create SharePoint Copilot Apps that bring rich, interactive experiences to SharePoint Online.
We'd love it if you would test out the Copilot Developer Camp labs, and very much appreciate your feedback! Please use the issues list to share your comments and issues.
You can also join the community, by simply introducing yourself, sharing ideas and connecting with other members in Copilot Developer Camp Discussions !
Watch the Microsoft 365 Copilot: Developer Camp on-demand to learn more about Copilot Agents: Microsoft 365 Copilot: Developer Camp Playlist
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To check typos in a single .md file (similar to quick local validation while editing pages):
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python scripts/check_md_typos.py docs/pages/extend-m365-copilot/index.mdOptional flags:
--fix to apply auto-corrections where possible.--ignore-words-file scripts/typo-ignore-words.txt to load ignored terms from a text file (one word per line).--ignore-words-list "word1,word2" to add extra ignored words ad-hoc.--known-typos-only to use only codespell built-in typo dictionary.Example with custom ignore file:
python scripts/check_md_typos.py docs/pages/extend-m365-copilot/index.md --ignore-words-file scripts/typo-ignore-words.txtNo open issues yet, or sync has not completed.