Build Declarative Agents for 365 Copilot with External Data

Organizations store valuable information across multiple platforms, but accessing it through a single AI assistant can be challenging. This text-based guide teaches you how to bridge that gap by connecting external data directly to your daily workspace. You will learn how to design, configure, and deploy declarative agents for 365 Copilot. By reading through structured explanations and practicing with step-by-step configuration challenges, you will gain the skills to make external knowledge bases searchable via chat. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational architecture of 365 Copilot and declarative agents. - Configure external data ingestion pipelines to securely import custom knowledge sources. - Define custom instructions and prompt templates to guide agent behavior. - Apply API connections to enable real-time external data queries. - Test and debug your declarative agent using structured validation scenarios. - Implement modern security and compliance best practices for data grounding. The course begins with core terminology, exploring how declarative agents interact with the broader 365 ecosystem. You will then move through practical, written configuration exercises that guide you from initial setup to a fully functional agent integrated with your external data. This course is designed for IT professionals, developers, and tech-savvy business analysts who are new to building AI agents. No prior experience with agent development is required. Start reading today to unlock the power of customized AI inside your everyday workspace tools.