Search with the discovery agent

The discovery agent is an advanced global search tool integrated into the Power Platform admin center. It's designed to enhance user navigation within the admin center by using natural language search capabilities. This tool allows users to quickly and efficiently locate information, settings, and features without needing to know their exact location or name. By providing accurate and context-relevant search results, the discovery agent helps improve overall productivity and simplifies the search process.

Use discovery agent to:

• Quickly find specific settings or features within the Power Platform admin center.
• Access environment configurations without navigating through multiple pages.
• Locate relevant documentation or learning materials to enhance understanding of Power Platform functionalities.

By integrating the discovery agent, the Power Platform admin center delivers a streamlined and intuitive search experience, empowering users to focus on their tasks more effectively.

The discovery agent is integrated into the Power Platform admin center and is available globally.

Discovery agent features

Search capabilities

The discovery agent offers powerful natural language search functionalities. Users can input queries in plain language, and the system interprets and returns precise and contextually relevant search results. The search bar dynamically adapts to the user's context, ensuring that the most relevant options are presented.

Supported search categories

The discovery agent supports the following categories for searches:

• Pages: Quickly locate specific pages within the Power Platform Admin Center.
• Power Platform admin center settings: Access various administrative and platform settings.
• Environment settings: Find configurations related to specific environments.
• Documentation: Access articles and resources at learn.microsoft.com.
• Learning paths: Explore guided training modules available at learn.microsoft.com/training/.

For example, if you type copilot into the search bar, discovery agent finds appropriate settings and pages in the Power Platform admin center, documentation, and training modules available at learn.microsoft.com, as shown in the following image.

Limitations

• The discovery agent doesn't support dynamic content searches for users, groups, and environments. This functionality is planned for future updates.
• Search results may vary depending on the context and phrasing of the query. Users are encouraged to use clear and specific language for optimal results.