In this episode Jeremy Thake talks to Sebastien Levert. The podcast focuses on the evolution and development of tools within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, particularly around agent building and Copilot Studio.

The discussion highlights the distinction between low-code/no-code solutions for makers and pro-code tools for developers. Key tools such as Agent Builder and Teams Toolkit are explored, emphasizing their respective strengths: Agent Builder's accessibility for information workers versus Teams Toolkit's power and flexibility for professional developers.

They discuss how developers can leverage Visual Studio Code, adaptive cards, and GitHub integration for building robust, scalable agents. A recurring theme is enabling seamless collaboration between makers and developers, with a focus on governance, scalability, and customization, particularly for enterprise-grade agents.

The conversation also delves into advancements in API integration, such as using OpenAPI files and the emerging TypeSpec language to streamline the creation of APIs and plugins. Graph connectors and Power Platform connectors are highlighted as critical components for data access and processing within agents.

To watch their Ignite breakout with all the demos discussed watch Developers guide to building your own agents To find out more please visit https://aka.ms/extendcopilotm365

Jeremy Thake catches up with Andrew Connell to talk through the latest updates you can work with now in Declarative agents inside of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Jeremy walks through the renamed elements and all the options for building Declarative agents.

M365 Copilot Dev Center https://aka.ms/m365copilotdev

In this episode Jeremy Thake catches up with Andrew Connell to talk about SharePoint Embedded.

Microsoft official pages:

SharePoint Embedded Overview | Microsoft Learn

SharePoint Embedded – Microsoft Adoption

Andrew's deep dive articles:

SharePoint Embedded - overview and example scenarios

Zero to Hero: Complete Tutorial on Building SharePoint Embedded Apps

In this episode Jeremy Thake talks to Joey Glocke about Custom engine copilots in Microsoft 365. Joey was on the show this time last year to talk about Teams AI Library. In this show he talks about how this has evolved with all the announcements from Build 2024. He talks to how these show up in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot. He is shares how these are different from Declarative copilots that Sebastien Levert discussed in the last episode.

In this episode Jeremy Thake talks to Sebastien Levert about Declarative copilots. They talk about the user experience, how you can build them in both Teams toolkit and Copilot Studio, the moving parts of them including graph connectors, plugins and instructions...plus much more! Right now these are in private preview with public preview coming very soon...

• https://aka.ms/m365copilotdev
• Declarative copilots for Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
• https://aka.ms/copilotecosystem

This episode Jeremy Thake and Andrew Connell catch up to discuss all the Copilot extensibility news from the Microsoft Build 2024 conference in May. Andrew asked some great questions about Graph Connectors, Plugins, Declarative copilots and Custom engine copilots.

Build 2024 - Session catalog (microsoft.com)

The Microsoft 365 Full-Stack Developer's Recap to Build 2024 (voitanos.io)

In this episode, Jeremy Thake talks to Abram Jackson about all the news from Microsoft Build 2024. Abram talks about the new API Plugins and Declarative copilots building on top of our AI Platform in Copilot for Microsoft 365. Abram also talks about Custom engine copilots and handing off to them from Copilot for Microsoft 365. He gives some great guidance on how the Sydney orchestrator works when working with plugins in Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Blog post on all the announcements

Developer guide to enhancing Copilot for Microsoft 365 session by Jeremy Thake and Barnam Bora

The Microsoft 365 Developer podcast is rebooting ... again! Check out this first episode to find out the future of the show with a new special guest!

Links for this week:

Build Conference 2024

Developers guide to customizing Microsoft Copilot with Jeremy Thake and Barnam Bora Tuesday, May 21 | 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time

FREE 9-Day Email Course: Microsoft Teams AppDev OnRamp

FREE bi-weekly newsletter: The Full-Stack Developer’s Microsoft 365 Playbook

Microsoft Teams AppDev Accelerator

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