Build autonomous agents in Copilot Studio | Your MCPs, your models & multi-agent

Aug 19, 2025

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Build AI agents to automate complex workflows—like project planning and go-to-market strategies—without writing code, all with Microsoft Copilot Studio. Use triggers to launch processes from signals like approval emails, connect to the right data with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for faster, more accurate responses, and coordinate multiple agents to handle everything from task assignments to inventory planning. Choose AI models that fit each job, prompt agents to generate detailed documents, and test their reasoning in real time.

Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365, shows how to transform repetitive work into scalable, intelligent systems.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Build an agent with Microsoft Copilot Studio

00:41 - Automate project planning

01:22 - How agents work 02:47 - Define tools and triggers

03:58 - Model Context Protocol (MCP)

05:44 - Use prompt tools to auto-create key docs

06:22 - Choose the right model

07:13 - Test your agent

08:08 - Wrap up

► Link References

To get started building your own agents go to https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com

Check out our lab at https://aka.ms/MCSMCPLab

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