MS Applied Skill: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Name: MS Applied Skill: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio
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Create agents with topic. Add nodes, use variables and entities, call Power Automate flows, add knowledge and deploy it.

Created byPhillip Burton • over one million students so far, I Do Data Limited

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

Build an initial Copilot agent and manage topics and trigger phrases
Configure Copilot nodes, including Send a message, Ask a question, and Add a condition
Manage variables and entities
Call Power Automate flows from the Copilot agent
Deploy the agent to a Teams channel and a demo website

Course content

5 sections • 33 lectures • 2h 35m total length

Introduction2:19
Sign into Microsoft Copilot Studio, create your first agent and topic, expand with an adaptive card, messages, and questions, configure variables and entities, and publish to Teams.
Welcome to Udemy0:50
How to get the best out of your Udemy course3:05
Navigate the Udemy video player to control playback, adjust speed and volume, switch subtitles, access course content and resources, use notes and Q&A, and download your certificate after completion.
Do you want auto-translated subtitles in more languages?`1:20
Curriculum4:35
Earn a Microsoft Applied Skill credential by building an agent in Copilot Studio through practical, scenario-based assessments, and learn to manage topics, trigger phrases, variables, and deployment.
Resources0:05

Signing into Microsoft Copilot Studio3:50
Sign into Copilot Studio to create a basic agent and learn how agents use natural language and generative AI to complete tasks. Review pay-as-you-go pricing and the work email requirement.
Why do I need a Work email address? And how can I get one, if I don't have it?12:27
Show why a work email is required to sign in to Power Platform tools and how to obtain a free work email via a Microsoft 365 Business Basic trial.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Create our first agent using Gen-AI, and disabling topics8:31
Create a new generative AI agent in Copilot Studio, set it to answer SQL Server questions—including edition and paid vs free, plus SSRS and SSIS—and test its responses.
6, 7, 8. Create topics and triggers9:17
Create and manage topics in an agent using Copilot Studio, defining triggers and messages in the authoring canvas. Test and save your topic to guide the conversation.
Practice Activity 10:36
Practice Activity 1 - The Solution4:14
Create your first agent in Copilot Studio by naming it Copilot guide, configuring topics about Copilot options, and testing the conversation to save and refine prompts.

8, 9, 11. Adding Send a message, Ask a question, and Add a condition nodes10:15
Develop an agent further by using the sender message, ask a question, and add a condition node, leveraging Power FX, variables, and conditional flows to guide SQL Server edition decisions.
Practice Activity 20:36
Practice Activity 2 - The Solution3:38
Guide your workflow by inserting a new node between the message and end conversation, selecting a copilot area, and sending a message to prepare assembling your copilot, agent, and topics.
13. Add a Topic management node4:40
Explore topic management in a Copilot Studio project: create, tidy, and transfer between topics, set triggers and conditions, and handle escalation and messages for SSAS, SSRS, and SSIS.
12, 14, 15. Edit variable name, Configure variable scope, and add variable node8:23
Rename variables and configure variable scope, work with topic and global variables, and manage values with set, clear, and pass value operations across sessions.
Practice Activity 30:45
Practice Activity 3 - The Solution5:47
Practice activity 3 shows how to modify variables and messages with an area of interest, set a global Copilot variable, and manage topics to test Copilot Studio workflows.
16, 17. Create, edit and reuse a Copilot Studio closed list entity8:19
Create, edit, and reuse a Copilot Studio closed list entity, using boolean yes/no values, synonyms, and smart matching, with guidance on settings and validation.
10. Add an Ask with Adaptive Card node8:26
Discover how to build an adaptive card form to capture skill level and database type for a DBA, using the adaptive card designer, JSON, and a submit action.
Practice Activity 40:50
Practice Activity 4 - The Solution6:59
Practice activity shows creating a closed-list entity areas of interest in copilot studio, enabling smart matching and building an adaptive card with skill level input, information toggle, and submit action.

18, 19. Adding a public website or file as a knowledge source6:56
learn how to add knowledge sources to Copilot Studio, including public websites and files from OneDrive, SharePoint, or Azure, and manage references and official sources.
20, 21. Set trigger priority for topics and Configure copilot content moderation2:21
Set trigger priority for topics to control Copilot Studio's selection and configure content moderation levels to balance safety and response volume in generative AI.
22-26. Create a Power Automate flow (action) and configure inputs and outputs8:26
Create a power automate flow that receives a location, calls MSN weather to fetch today's forecast, and returns temperature and conditions to the topic for display.
22. Other Flow connectors3:12
Explore a variety of flow connectors in Copilot Studio, from AI builder and forms to Excel, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, SQL Server, and Power BI, enabling versatile automation.
27, 28, 29. Saving and publishing an agent, and adding to Teams and demo website8:18
Publish and deploy a SQL Server agent, adjust authentication settings, and publish to Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the demo website while managing topics and channel permissions.
Practice Activity 50:31
Practice Activity 5 - The Solution8:48
Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio by adding knowledge sources and designing an in/out flow with area of interest and skill level, then publish to Teams.

Requirements

You need to know how to use a computer.
No prior knowledge of Microsoft Copilot Studio or the Power Platform is required.
There is a 30-day refund policy on this Udemy course - see Udemy's refund policy.
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Description

This course teaches the skills required for the Microsoft Applied Skill: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio

This course uses the classic Microsoft Copilot Studio interface, as the Microsoft Applied Skill required you to create topics, which is not supported in the new Microsoft interface.

Please note: This course is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft.

In this 2 hour course:

We'll sign into Microsoft Copilot Studio, either with a free trial or using the pay-as-your-go plan, and create our first agent and topic.
We’ll then expand our agent. We’ll add message, question and condition nodes, add a topic management node, configure variables and closed list entities, and ask multiple questions with an Adaptive Card.
Finally, we’ll look at adding knowledge sources, creating a Power Automate flow, and saving and publishing the agent to Teams and a demo website.

There are five Practice Activities throughout the course, so you can be sure that you are learning.

By the end of the course, you will feel confident about being able to create your own agents and configure the topics. You should then be able to implement your newfound knowledge into your own work, and create your own Copilot Studio agents.

Who this course is for:

This course is for you if you want to create a chatbot, and expand it with structured topics and Power Automate flows.
By the end of this course, after having done the Practice Activities, you could enter (and hopefully pass) the Microsoft Applied Skills assessment.
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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 12min

Building an initial agent6 lectures • 39min

Configure nodes, and manage variables and entities11 lectures • 59min

Configure generative AI, calling Power Automate flows, and deploying the agent7 lectures • 39min

Thank you for watching this course3 lectures • 8min

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