MS-4015: Build custom engine agents with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK

Microsoft is retiring MS-4015: Build custom engine agents with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK on May 29, 2026. No replacement.

Course MS-4015: Build custom engine agents with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK

Learn to create intelligent custom engine agents using the AI and LLM components of your choice with the Microsoft 365 SDK. These custom engine agents can also be used to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Level: Advanced - Role: Developer - Product: Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365 Agents SDK - Custom agent development - AI automation - Microsoft 365 integration - Smart solution creation - Conversational agents - SDK development

Course audience

This course is aimed at those interested in the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK and developers who plan, build, and deploy custom engine agents and use Microsoft 365 Copilot.

MS-4015 Training Objectives

• Design and build virtual agents: You will learn to use tools such as Power Virtual Agents and Microsoft Bot Framework to create intelligent agents that interact with users within Teams.
• Deploy applications: You will implement applications using Azure OpenAI resources.
• Improve collaboration and productivity: These agents help automate tasks, answer frequently asked questions, and improve collaboration in business environments.
• Use the Teams AI Library: You will explore how to use the Teams AI library to build intelligent applications.
• Configure and use Teams Toolkit: You will configure and use the Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.

Course Content MS-4015 Build custom engine agents with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK

Module 1: Understanding the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK

Module Objectives:

• Describe the Copilot stack.
  
• Describe Bot Framework in relation to the Copilot stack.
  
• Gain insight into the core data of Copilot engine agents using the Microsoft 365 SDK.

Module 2: Using the Azure OpenAI model to build an agent

Module Objectives:

• Integrate Azure OpenAI services.
  
• Describe Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Azure OpenAI Service.
  
• Incorporate the Azure OpenAI model with data into Teams.

Module 3: Building the custom agent using the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK

Module Objectives:

• Configure and test your custom engine agent.
  
• Build your custom engine agent.

Lab: Building a Custom Agent for Microsoft Teams
Main Exercise:

• Create and test a custom engine agent.

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and building chat bots.

Language

• Course: English / Spanish
  

Microsoft Applied Skills

This course is part of the Microsoft Applied Skills Credentials.

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners must demonstrate the ability to protect resources using Azure virtual network solutions.

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