Error Exporting Solution - Copilot Studio Agent with Confluence MCP “search” Tool

Hi all,

I'm running into an issue when trying to export a solution that contains an agent built in Copilot Studio using the Confluence MCP “search” tool (Rovo search). I’m hoping someone can help clarify whether additional steps are required, or if this is a product limitation/bug.

Scenario

I’m building an agent that uses the Confluence MCP connector, specifically the Rovo “search” tool, combined with agent instructions to filter a specific Confluence space. Everything works fine in my developer environment, and now I’m preparing to move the solution to QA. However, I'm blocked at the export step.

Steps I Followed

Created the agent
Added and configured Confluence MCP
- Selected only the “search” tool
- Set up agent instructions
Created a new solution
Added the agent to the solution
Exported the solution
Received the following error:

Solution "xxxxxx" failed to export: Exporting connection reference <masked_connection_reference_id> for a custom connector requires the custom connector to be added to a Dataverse solution. Please add connector <masked_connector_id> to a solution and retry.

What I Already Checked

When I added the agent to the solution, only the Connection References were added automatically — no Custom Connectors were included.

So, I manually added the Confluence MCP Custom Connector to the solution. Despite doing so, the export still fails with the same error.

Additional Observations

If I create a similar agent that uses only the searchConfluenceUsingCql tool (not the Rovo “search” tool), the solution exports without issues and I can successfully import it into QA. This makes me suspect that the problem is specific to the Rovo “search” capability in the MCP.