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AI agents are changing the way we work. From simple prompt-and-response agents to fully autonomous agents able to execute entire workflows from start to finish, there’s an agent for every need. Create, deploy, and scale agents across your organization. Design and build agents with Copilot Studio & Microsoft Foundry. Manage, govern, and secure agents with Agent 365.

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Agent templates and examples Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs overview Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Leverage the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK Training: Build declarative agents using Visual Studio Code Training: Intro to custom engine agents

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Microsoft Learn: Share and use agents Publish agents documentation

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Manage agents documentation

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Discover how to build, launch, and manage custom AI-powered agents that make getting work done easier.

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Benchmark your organization’s agent maturity and learn how to accelerate agent adoption. Takes only 10 mins.

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Strengthen your AI skills with proven best practices and hands-on guidance for creating (and scaling) high-impact agents.

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Agents 101: What are they? Estimate the cost of Copilot Studio Get personalized advice on adopting agents Discover powerful business use cases for agents Explore agent transformation stories

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Download the Agent Success Kit Get the 90-day framework for driving agent adoption

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Upskill your team with Agent Academy 8-stage maturity model for moving beyond pilots

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Starter guide to managing agents at scale Understand the cost of your agents Estimate your credit usage

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Governing agents overview How to establish guardrails from day one

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Get personalized advice on scaling agents Guiding principles for scaling AI agents

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Discover how to govern agents across Microsoft Set up one control plane for all your agents Steal the playbook for securing agents with Copilot Studio Deep dive into managing AI agents Manage Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry together

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Get agents to understand and act on your business context

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Discover how agents can transform your business Get inspired with powerful agent use cases Steal our playbook for planning agent builds Start leveling-up your agent skills

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Quick guide to creating your first agent Build agents in under 5 minutes with easy-to-follow templates Discover how expert makers are building AI agents Learn agent implementation best practices How to add agents to your workflows

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Choose the best AI model for your agent Assess agent quality with built-in evals Estimate the cost of your agents

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Find out how to level up your agents fast Optimize agents with data-backed insights Everything you need to know about agent evals

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Enable your agents to respond with voice Upgrade your voice agents to support real-time conversations

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What is Agent Factory (and how does it work)

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8-step guide to building enterprise-ready agents

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Make agents more powerful with interactive UI widgets

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Foundry demo video Pricing guide Training: Responsible AI principles and practices TEI calculator Winning with AI: Four stories of intelligent app success eBook AI in action eBook The fast track to secure AI apps and Agents eBook Microsoft Foundry: Powering the future of AI apps and Agents infographic Generative AI: A guide for building your own applications eBook Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report Microsoft Learn plan: Unlock business potential with AI apps and agents

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Training: Leverage AI tools and resources for your business Demo videos Unlock business potential with AI apps and agents The fast track to secure AI apps and Agents eBook Microsoft Foundry: Powering the future of AI apps and Agents infographic Path to production for AI Agents whitepaper Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report

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The future of Semantic Kernel AI adoption journey: Moving from AI pilots to transformation at scale with Microsoft Foundry Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report

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Customer stories Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Azure AI Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report Build, test, deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure skilling

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Azure AI Foundry: Generative AI development hub Training: Develop an AI agent with Azure AI Agent Service Early-stage AI experiments and prototypes AI agent and multi-agent framework Winning with AI: Four stories of intelligent app success eBook AI in action eBook Microsoft Foundry: Powering the future of AI apps and agents infographic Generative AI: A guide for building your own applications eBook The fast track to secure AI apps and agents eBook Microsoft Learn plan: Unlock business potential with AI apps and agents Microsoft Virtual Training Days

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QuickStart: Create a new agent Training: Explore no-code agents Training: Build and manage an agent The fast track to secure AI apps and agents eBook Path to production for AI agents whitepaper Designing and implementing a Microsoft Azure AI solution skilling

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Deployment overview Running Agents Path to production for AI agents whitepaper

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Responsible AI principles Management center overview MCP and Foundry Agents Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure skilling

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Plan Foundry rollout Technical documentation Training: Find the best AI model The fast track to secure AI apps and agents eBook Microsoft Foundry: Powering the future of AI apps and agents infographic Generative AI: A guide for building your own applications eBook Select the right AI model eBook Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report

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Training: Build secure and responsible AI solutions Browse Foundry Models catalog Agent Framework SDK Microsoft Learn plan: Create agentic AI solutions Microsoft Learn plan: Find the best AI model Microsoft Learn plan: Build and govern responsible AI apps and agents Microsoft Learn plan: Build scalable AI apps on Azure SQL and Azure App Service Microsoft Learn plan: Build scalable AI apps on Azure Cosmos DB Microsoft Learn plan: Build scalable AI apps on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Path to production for AI agents whitepaper The fast track to secure AI apps and agents eBook Designing and implementing a Microsoft Azure AI solution skilling Microsoft Virtual Training Days

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Deploy agents with the Foundry Agent Service Use your own resources in the Foundry Agent Service Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report

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Manage Foundry resources Foundry management center overview Role-based access control Foundry Agent Service monitoring

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Browse Foundry Models catalog Agent Framework overview Agent Framework User Guide Generative AI: A guide for building your own applications eBook Select the right AI model eBook Microsoft Foundry: Powering the future of AI apps and agents infographic AI in action eBook The fast track to secure AI apps and agents eBook

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Training: Build a foundation to build AI agents Quickstart: Microsoft Agent Framework Quickstart: Create a new Foundry Agent Service project Training: Develop AI Agents on Azure Designing and implementing a Microsoft Azure AI solution skilling course Microsoft Learn plan: Build scalable AI apps on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Microsoft Virtual Training Days Path to production for AI agents whitepaper

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Available tools in Foundry Agent Service Create and run an agent with Agent Framework Agents in workflows AI Tour resources Mastering GitHub Copilot for paired programming skilling Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure skilling path

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Manage agents in Foundry Agent Service Monitor Foundry Agent Service Data, privacy, and security for Azure AI Agent Service Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure skilling Optimize performance and budget for AI apps with Microsoft Azure analyst report The AI-ready database checklist infographic Microsoft Learn plan: Accelerate developer productivity with GitHub Copilot Agents Microsoft Learn plan: Build, test, and deploy applications securely with GitHub and Microsoft Azure Microsoft Learn plan: Implement platform engineering with GitHub and Azure

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Training: Create agentic AI solutions Build collaborative, multi-agent systems with Connected Agents

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Agent Success Kit

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Agent templates and examples Demo videos of agents Training: Start building agents Message usage estimator Agent Success Kit

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How to deploy agents at scale Why AI agents are essential for business transformation

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Copilot Analytics in the Copilot Dashboard Manage agents used in Copilot Chat Low-code agent governance eBook

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Agent templates and examples Get started with agent starter prompts Analyst & Researcher overview guide Email series

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Copilot Dashboard overview Access the Copilot Dashboard Copilot Dashboard metrics eBook Advanced analytics playbook

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MOCA framework for productivity scenarios Customer Hub

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Microsoft Learn: Share and use agents Publish agents documentation Microsoft 365 deployment guides and setup wizards IT controls guide

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Control agents as a Microsoft 365 admin Managing agents in the Microsoft 365 admin center AI and agent data security controls in Microsoft Purview Agent cost management eBook

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Microsoft Learn: Share and use agents Publish agents documentation

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Manage agents documentation

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What’s new in agents in Copilot

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Follow our blogs to stay on the cutting edge of AI innovation with expert insights, feature announcements, and real-world use cases.

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | April 2026April 30, 2026
Word: Legal Agent in FrontierApril 30, 2026
Copilot in OneNote now understands more of your notesApril 29, 2026

What's new this month in Copilot

Community

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