Workshop

Custom Agent Fundamentals #1

A hands-on workshop for building a blog posting agent

Custom Engine Agent Fundamentals #1

Extend a Blog Posting Agent

In this workshop, you will build on the Blog Posting Agent from the Copilot Studio lite workshop and turn it into a custom engine agent that can also send emails and create Teams posts.

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This workshop covers the following tasks.

  1. Create the agent and configure the basics
  2. Add reference materials and tools (MCP, connectors)
  3. Test, publish, and share

You can review the differences between custom engine agents and declarative agents on the workshop overview page.
Workshop overview



📋 Workshop steps

  Step Description
⚙️ Step 1. Create an agent Create the agent and configure the basics
📚 Step 2. Add reference materials Add reference materials
🔗 Step 3. Tools: MCP connector Add a tool (MCP connector)
🔌 Step 4. Tools: plugin connector Add a tool (plugin connector)
🚀 Step 5. Publish and deploy Publish and deploy