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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 heavy lifting.
Method 1. First way is to go to Copilot page and clicking 'Create an Agent'
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Method 2: Going to Copilot Studio -> Agents -> Copilot for Microsoft 365 -> New Agent
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Q1. Anyway, first, I created an Agent using the first Method 1 above, and now I see it on the Copilot page under 'Agents' section. However, when I go to Copilot Studio -> Agents -> Copilot for Microsoft 365, I don't see that Agent there. Is this normal and intended?
Q2. Is an Agent created using the Method 1 only available to people who have Copilot license? (as long as they are shared; I see options are only me, anyone in the organization, and specific users in the organization)
Q3. Could you please confirm agents created using either way above are both "Declarative Agents"?
Sorry for the newbie questions in advance... I took the course MS-4010 and reviewed several posts but still confusing...
3 Replies
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
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.
using M365 Copilot you can use existing agents and also make basic agents.
Copilot Studio is complete tool for basic and advance Agent creation .
Actually what you see in M365 copilot to create agent is kind of light weight screen of copilot studio itselt .
you may have a look on this video Copilot Agents
