Building Multi-Agent Systems with MCP and Copilot Studio

Explore the advanced multi-agent capabilities in Copilot Studio through this 34-minute conference session from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Learn to extend Copilot Studio agents to build scalable, enterprise-ready multi-agent systems using MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and agents from Microsoft Foundry, Fabric Data Agents, the M365 Agents SDK, and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) communication. Discover how to configure MCP servers for non-technical users, understand the challenges and solutions in MCP implementation, and see live demonstrations of policy expert agents responding to queries. Watch as speakers Matthew Bolanos, Zankar Desai, Kendra Springer, and Ziv Ventura demonstrate adding external agents from outside Copilot Studio, explain agents without tools and subagent integration, and show how agents automatically flag and assign problematic results. Gain insights into protocol discussions and expert perspectives on building sophisticated multi-agent architectures that can handle complex enterprise scenarios and workflows.

Syllabus

0:00 - Summary and Available MCP Servers Overview
00:10:09 - Challenges in MCP Configuration for Non-Technical Users
00:13:21 - Agent Automatically Flags and Assigns Problematic Results
00:14:14 - Conclusion and Speaker Transition to Matt
00:18:05 - Explaining Agents Without Tools and Adding Subagents
00:19:20 - Demonstration: Policy Expert Agent Responds to Policy Queries
00:20:15 - Adding an External Agent from Outside Copilot Studio
00:25:50 - Transition to protocols discussion and expert insights
00:33:23 - Session wrap-up and invitation to private preview for MCP integration