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microsoftstudent123
Tin Contributor
Jun 25, 2025

What's difference creating Agent from Copilot page vs from Copilot Studio -> Copilot for M365?

  Hello,  I am learning about Copilot and was very confused by these two different ways to do it. My understanding is both are "Declarative Agents" which lets the Microsoft 365 Copilot do the most ...
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PeterForster
Steel Contributor
Jul 02, 2025

To answer your questions in detail:

A1: Correct. The Copilot Studio Agent Builder is used to create agents within the Microsoft 365 Copilot website. As SahrmaNeeraj already mentioned, this is a very lightweight version of Copilot Studio. However, it does not produce fully functional agents, which is why they do not appear in the full Copilot Studio environment. It is planned that you can edit an Agent created with Agent Builder later in Copilot Studio, but this is not released as of now.

A2: You can deploy this agent to anyone within your organization, regardless of their license type. However, usage is primarily limited to users who have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Another option is to enable Pay-As-You-Go services in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This allows unlicensed users to access the agent, but you will be billed based on their usage. The cost depends on how the agent is configured and the knowledge assigned to the agent.

A3: Yes, these are Declarative Agents. In general, a declarative agent can be built using the following platforms:

  • Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (an evolution of the Teams Toolkit)
  • Copilot Studio
  • Copilot Studio Agent Builder (the tool you are currently using)
  • SharePoint



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    BrunoP
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 04, 2025

    A3 : You can also access Copilot Studio to build and managed your Declarative Agent from the Power App page > Agents section. In Copilot Studio you can use content from your Dataverse (example : Tables created in PowerApp) as Knowledge for your AI Agent.