Build a Custom Copilot Sidekick

Microsoft 365 Copilot’s declarative agents give your team a friendly, tailored assistant inside the apps you already use—no coding required. Think of an agent as your department’s own branded helper in Teams, Word, or Excel that knows your company’s info, can run tasks for you, and guides people through common workflows. Here’s why you’ll love them, how they work in everyday language, and what you can do to get one up and running for your business.

What you actually get with a declarative agent

1. A built-in helper in Copilot
   • Your users don’t install a new app or learn a new screen—they just open Copilot and click your agent’s name. It shows up right alongside the regular Copilot suggestions, so it feels like part of the Microsoft 365 family they already know .
2. Your company’s knowledge at their fingertips
   • Instead of generic AI answers, the agent pulls from your own files and systems—SharePoint sites, internal wikis, or data you expose via Microsoft Graph connectors. That means policies, best practices, or product specs are always up-to-date and on-brand .
3. Hands-off automation
   • Want to let people reset passwords, check order statuses, or launch an HR onboarding workflow with a simple chat?

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