Connect agents to MCP servers in Microsoft Copilot Studio (GitHub Copilot)

  • Module
  • 7 Units
Intermediate
Developer
App Maker
Microsoft Copilot Studio

Give an agent powered by the GitHub Copilot harness access to your organization's custom and internal services by connecting it to a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you can:

  • Decide when to connect an agent to an MCP server instead of using a connector or workflow.
  • Add an MCP server to an agent and configure the authentication it requires.
  • Choose which MCP tools an agent can use.
  • Test MCP tool calls and troubleshoot failures.

Prerequisites

  • Understanding of how enhanced orchestration selects tools by their names and descriptions.
  • Ability to create and test an agent powered by the GitHub Copilot harness in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
  • Access to an MCP server that Copilot Studio can reach, and the credentials that the server requires.
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