MS-4014 Introduction to building AI agents
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Curious about building AI agents but unsure where to start? MS-4014: Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot offers a clear and practical introduction to the tools and strategies available for creating agents and/or extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. You'll explore the core components of AI agents and gain insight into the business value and real-world use cases they support. Through practical guidance, real-world use cases, and demos, you'll compare Microsoft’s agent solutions—including Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit—and evaluate both low-code and pro-code development approaches. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to choose the right development path for your goals.
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$495.00
Dec 23 - Dec 23, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM America/New_York- VILT
Who should attend MS-4014 Introduction to building AI agents Course
MS-4014: Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot is designed for individuals interested in building AI agents and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. It's ideal for learners who want to deepen their understanding of Microsoft's agent development options and plan to use low-code or pro-code agent development tools.
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MS-4014 Introduction to building AI agents Course Outline
- AI transformation and agents
- AI agent use cases
- AI agent components
- Module assessment
- The Microsoft AI agent ecosystem
- Maximize Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, and agents
- Customize and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Build custom AI agents and applications
- Compare AI agent solutions
- Module assessment
- Identify extensibility options
- Analyze the decision criteria
- Extend Copilot's knowledge with Copilot connectors
- Build declarative agents in Copilot Studio
- Build declarative agents with Visual Studio Code and Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit
- Deploy custom agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Module assessment
- Identify custom AI agent development options
- Analyze decision criteria
- Build custom agents with Copilot Studio
- Build custom engine agents for Microsoft Teams
- Build multi-channel agent solutions with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK
- Build scalable, enterprise-grade generative AI solutions on Azure
- Module assessment
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This course teaches you how to build a foundation for creating AI agents and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. It covers Copilot’s architecture, extensibility fundamentals, agents, Graph connectors, and plugins to customize and enhance Copilot functionality.
Students should have basic functional experience with Microsoft 365 services before enrolling in this course.
This course is designed for developers, IT professionals, and Microsoft 365 administrators who want to learn how to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using agents, plugins, and Graph connectors.
You’ll learn Microsoft 365 Copilot’s logical architecture, extensibility fundamentals including declarative and custom engine agents, how to choose the right development path, and how to implement Graph connectors to add organizational knowledge to Copilot.
The course covers multiple extensibility approaches including declarative agents, custom engine agents, plugins for adding skills, and Microsoft Graph connectors for adding knowledge, along with guidance on choosing the right development tools and approach.