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This article describes features used in agents or agent flows powered by the standard harness.
Copilot Studio lets you extend the knowledge base and capabilities of agents using various mechanisms. You can extend agent capabilities and performance with:
Connectors
Tools and knowledge sources that require accessing another service make use of connectors. Connectors let you integrate with data in various enterprise systems and APIs, letting your agents access and use this data effectively. You can use prebuilt connectors or create custom connectors to connect to your enterprise data sources.
Connectors can link to:
- Data sources within the productivity cloud in Microsoft 365
- Business data in Dynamics 365
- Analytical data in Microsoft Fabric
- Non-Microsoft enterprise data sources
Through connectors, you can perform actions and ground your agent responses with multiple enterprise data sources. This capability results in more relevant and reliable responses from custom agents.
- Learn more about using Power Platform connectors as tools, in Use Power Platform connectors as tools.
- Learn more about supported knowledge sources using connectors in Copilot connectors and Power Platform connectors as knowledge sources.
- Learn more about Copilot connectors as knowledge sources in Add Copilot connectors as a knowledge source.
- Learn more about connectors that have enterprise data added using Power Platform connectors in Add Power Platform connectors as knowledge (preview).
How does it work?
When you sign in to Copilot Studio, you can access specific agents based on the license associated with your credentials. The list of agents available to you depends on these permissions. If you don't see the agent you want to extend, verify your credentials. Also try connecting to the agent itself, or try to trigger any jobs that must occur to prepare the agent for use. See the sections detailing the authoring experience for examples.
A maker starts by selecting the agent whose functionality they wish to extend:
- Custom agents
- Other agents that they have maker access to in their organization
- Microsoft Copilot
For custom agents, you can add tools and knowledge directly to the agent.
Prerequisites
- Maker access to the agent to allow you to extend it
- Copilot Studio license for the maker
- Data sources to use to integrate other data
- Information you need to connect to the content sources (connectors, APIs, and so on)
- Credentials for any systems you're connecting to
- Assistance from the administrator of your agent to enable the extension once you publish the agent
Extend an agent
To select an agent to extend, start by selecting Agents in the main menu.
- For a custom agent, select from the list of custom agents on the Agents page.