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Special Ops — Standalone Labs

A collection of standalone Special Ops labs from Copilot Studio Agent Academy, covering hands-on scenarios such as MCP server integration, YAML agent authoring, Power Platform CLI governance, and Docusign integration.

Published 2026-07-02

Translated article — This article is based on Special Ops labs section from the Copilot Studio Agent Academy. The original wording takes precedence.

Special Ops is a collection of standalone, hands-on labs from Copilot Studio Agent Academy. Each mission focuses deeply on a specific technology or integration scenario. You can complete each lab independently, regardless of course order, and earn a badge when you finish.

Modules covered in this lab series

  1. 🔎 Azure AI Search RAG
    Build RAG with Azure AI Search vector search to answer from grounded organizational documents.

  2. 🤖 Microsoft Copilot Studio ❤️ MCP
    Practice deploying an MCP server and connecting it to Microsoft Copilot Studio.

  3. 📚 Microsoft Learn MCP Server
    Connect the Microsoft Learn Docs MCP Server to a Copilot Studio agent for real-time documentation access.

  4. ⚡ Power Platform CLI MCP Server
    Connect Power Platform CLI and GitHub Copilot through MCP to manage your tenant with natural-language commands.

  5. 🎯 Improve Power Platform Tenant Governance Strategy Plan
    Review an example AI-generated report for a Power Platform tenant governance strategy plan.

  6. 🧬 YAML Specialist
    Use VS Code and the YAML agent definition language to build and extend Copilot Studio agents fully as code.

  7. 📄 Microsoft Copilot Studio + Docusign MCP
    Connect the Docusign MCP Demo server to a Copilot Studio agent and trigger Workflow Builder automation.

  8. 🔐 Connect to a Secure MCP Server with OAuth 2.0
    Learn how to connect a Copilot Studio agent to an MCP server protected with OAuth 2.0 authentication.

  9. ✍️ Operation Ghostwriter: Build a marketing content agent with Skills
    Build a marketing content agent in a modern way using Skills instead of one large instruction block.

Each lab can be completed independently, but working through the MCP-based labs in order can help build your understanding.