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Design agent conversations and responses using topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio

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  • Learn to configure rich agent responses in Microsoft Copilot Studio using message formatting and Adaptive Cards. This module covers message node formatting options, Adaptive Card use cases and configuration, and channel-specific schema considerations for Teams, web, and other surfaces.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Configure agent response formatting options including text formatting, images, videos, and quick replies in message nodes.
    • Design and add an Adaptive Card to a message node to present rich informational content.
    • Configure an Ask with Adaptive Card node to collect structured user input using an interactive card.
    • Build and customize Adaptive Card layouts using the built-in Adaptive Card designer and JSON.
    • Apply channel-specific considerations when designing Adaptive Cards for Teams, web, and other surfaces.
  • Learn how to extend agent topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio to take action in external systems. This module covers calling tools and agent flows from a topic, configuring HTTP request nodes for REST API integration, and handling inputs, outputs, and errors across all three integration patterns.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Add tools to a topic to perform real-time actions in external systems.
    • Call an agent flow from within a topic to automate business processes.
    • Configure an HTTP request node to retrieve and send data to external REST APIs.
    • Handle inputs, outputs, and error conditions when using tools and HTTP requests in topics.
  • Learn how to configure AI-powered responses in Microsoft Copilot Studio agent topics. This module covers the generative answers node, connecting custom knowledge sources, using custom instructions to shape AI output, and authoring custom prompts with model selection from the Microsoft Foundry model catalog.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Configure a generative answers node in a topic to generate AI-powered responses from knowledge sources.
    • Connect custom knowledge sources to a generative answers node, including custom data via HTTP requests and Power Automate flows.
    • Configure custom instructions to shape how the generative answers node formats and scopes its responses.
    • Create and configure a custom prompt to perform specific AI tasks within a topic.
    • Connect a custom prompt to a model from the Microsoft Foundry model catalog.

Syllabus

  • Deliver rich agent responses using Adaptive Cards in Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Introduction
    • Configure message formatting in agent topics
    • Design informational Adaptive Cards for agent responses
    • Collect user input with interactive Adaptive Cards
    • Apply channel-specific considerations for Adaptive Cards
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Take action from agent conversations using topics and tools in Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Introduction
    • Call tools from agent topics
    • Call agent flows from agent topics
    • Retrieve and send data using the HTTP request node
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Generate AI-powered agent responses using generative answers in Microsoft Copilot Studio
    • Introduction
    • Configure the generative answers node in a topic
    • Connect custom knowledge sources to a generative answers node
    • Shape AI responses with custom instructions
    • Author and configure custom prompts in topics
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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