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Copilot Studio

Microsoft · Agent platforms

Create custom agents for organizational tasks and connected business processes.

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Microsoft Copilot · Agent and workflow builder

Product and access

Copilot Studio is Microsoft's development environment for custom agents and agent flows. Microsoft 365 Copilot is one possible channel or product context, rather than the same component.

01

Core features

7 features from provider sources · sources reviewed on 30 September 2026. Availability and limitations are listed directly below.

  • Agents with generative orchestration

    The agent selects a combination of topics, tools, and knowledge to match the request.

    Source 6

  • Topics and conversation flows

    Topics form conversation paths from messages, questions, conditions, and routing.

    Source 3

  • Event triggers

    Configured events can start an agent without user input.

    Source 4

  • Tools and connectors

    Flows, connectors, and other tools expand the available actions.

    Source 5

  • Knowledge sources

    Agents can respond using connected knowledge sources.

    Source 5

  • Agent flows

    A flow can retrieve data or perform an action as a tool.

    Source 7

  • Publish and analyze

    Documentation covers testing, evaluations, channels, publishing, and management.

    Source 2
02

Requirements and limits

‘Still open’ means the reviewed sources do not answer this point clearly.

  • Requirement

    Choose the execution environment

    The standard runtime and GitHub Copilot runtime offer different capabilities. The selected environment determines the available scope.

    Source 8

  • Requirement

    Requirement for event triggers

    Event Triggers require generative orchestration and a configured connector connection.

    Source 4

  • Limitation

    Managed data policies

    Available Event Triggers depend on the organization's data policies administered in Power Automate.

    Source 4

  • Limitation

    Usage and billing

    Event payloads also count as agent messages and may consume Copilot credits.

    Source 4

  • Not yet confirmed

    License by use case

    The license and billing that apply to a specific agent configuration must be checked against the current tenant and use case.

    Source 8
03

Practical tasks

Editorial examples based on documented features. No product tests performed.

01

Questions about internal policies

Your input
Approved policy documents and employee questions
Possible result
An internal agent answers questions from connected knowledge.
What to check
Check answers against source documents and restrict the publishing channel.
02

New task triggered by an event

Your input
SharePoint event, instructions, and defined agent flow
Possible result
The flow starts the agent and performs the planned processing step.
What to check
Check maker registration, policies, and the error path before activation.
EDITORIAL EXAMPLE

Configure an internal assistant for questions about approved company documents.

Your possible prompt

Design a process for new requests: capture information, sort it by topic, and create a proposed response. Plan an approval step before external actions.

Getting-started idea based on documented capabilities. Not an executed product test. Adapt the task, data, and permissions.

04

What you should know first

Microsoft Learn reviewed. The documentation distinguishes the standard harness from a GitHub Copilot harness; features, channels, and event triggers depend on the harness, environment, and policies.

Requirements & limitations

Quality depends on the workflow, data, model, and approvals. Check integrations and usage limits before use.

Setup

Configure environment, agent, and policies.

Pricing model

License / usage. Check current terms and included quotas with the provider.

The classification indicates the scope of effort. It is not a price or performance commitment.

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Sources from the provider

Editorial team: Michael Meierhoff · sources reviewed on . Provider information is not independent evidence of performance.

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