Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with declarative agents by using Visual Studio Code

Developers willing to build connectors and plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Students will learn,

• Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility fundamentals Choose a Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility development path Connect Microsoft 365 Copilot to your external data in real-time with message extension plugins built with .NET and Visual StudioGuided Project - Build a message extension plugin with TypeScript (TS) for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Module 1: Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility fundamentals

• Describe ways to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot to fit unique business needs, enriching user workflows.
• Describe how Graph connectors can be used to enhance Copilot's data access and discoverability for real-time engagement.
• Describe how plugins can expand Copilot's skills, allowing interaction with real-time data across Microsoft 365 apps.
• Describe ways to build custom copilots using foundational models for specialized user interactions within Microsoft 365.

Module 2: Choose a Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility development path

• Describe the business value, benefits, and limitations of extending Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Examine use cases for different extensibility options.
• Optimize your plugins for use with Copilot.
• Apply best practices for building high quality plugins for Copilot.
• Understand data, privacy, and security considerations for plugins and connectors.

Module 3: Connect Microsoft 365 Copilot to your external data in real-time with message extension plugins built with .NET and Visual Studio

• Understand what message extensions are and how to build them
• Create a message extension
• Understand how to authenticate users using single sign-on and call a custom API protected with Microsoft Entra authentication
• Understand how to extend and optimize message extensions for use with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Module 4: Guided Project - Build a message extension plugin with TypeScript (TS) for Microsoft 365 Copilot

• Understand the purpose and functionality of Teams Message Extensions as plugins in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Learn how to set up a development environment and run the Northwind Inventory application.
• Gain practical experience in running the application as a message extension in Microsoft Teams and Outlook.
• Run the application as a plugin for Microsoft 365 Copilot and experiment with prompting.
• Develop skills in adding new commands to the application to expand the plugin capabilities and perform more tasks.
• Understand the underlying code of the application and how it works in more depth.