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1.1 Dev environment setup
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This guide walks you through the steps required to set up your developer environment for hands-on learning and experimentation as part of the Power Up Program.
1.2 Get started with the Hiring Agent
In this mission, you'll learn:About the scenario and gain comprehensive knowledge of hiring automation challenges and solutionsHow to successfully import and configure the fundamentals of a hiring management systemHow to build a hiring agent that is the start of the scenario you're going to build as an Agent Academy Operative
1.3 Authoring Agent Instructions
In this mission, you'll learn:The art and science of writing agent instructions in Copilot StudioHow to direct agents to use tools, knowledge sources, and collaborate with other agentsHow to ensure your agents act with precision, transparency, and efficiency
1.4 Multi-Agent Systems
In this mission, you'll learn:When to use child agents vs connected agentsHow to design multi-agent architectures that scaleCreating child agents for focused tasksEstablishing communication patterns between agentsBuilding the Application Intake Agent and Interview Prep Agent
1.5 Add Event Triggers to act autonomously
In this mission, you'll learn:How event triggers enable autonomous agent behavior without user interactionThe differences between interactive and autonomous agents in Copilot StudioHow to create event triggers that automatically process email attachments and upload files to DataverseHow to build agent flows that post adaptive cards to Teams channels for notificationsHow to pass data between event triggers and agent flows for end-to-end automation
1.6 Understanding Agent Models and Response Formatting
In this mission, you'll learn:How to understand and select the optimal AI model for your agent's use caseHow to compare different model capabilities and performance characteristicsHow to switch your agent’s modelHow to configure response formatting to enhance readability and user experienceHow to test and evaluate differences in output when you change mode
1.7 AI Safety and Content Moderation
In this mission, you'll learn:Understanding AI safety principles and the three content blocking mechanisms in Copilot StudioHow to configure content moderation levels and observe different blocking behaviorsHow agent instructions can restrict responses and control scopeImplementing AI safety disclosure in agent greetingsMonitoring security threats through Agent Runtime Protection Status
1.8 Extracting Resume Contents with Multimodal Prompts
In this mission, you'll learn:What multimodal prompts are and when to use different AI modelsHow to configure prompts with image and document inputsHow to format prompt outputs as JSON for structured data extractionBest practices for prompt engineering with document analysisHow to integrate multimodal prompts with Agent Flows
1.9 Enhanced prompts with Dataverse grounding
In this mission, you'll learn:How Dataverse grounding enhances custom promptsWhen to use data grounding vs static instructionsDesigning prompts that dynamically incorporate live dataEnhancing the Summarize Resume flow with job role matching
1.10 Generate a Candidate Interview Questions Document
In this mission, you'll learn:How to configure prompts to output to a Word documentHow to format a Word template to be used in a promptHow to execute a prompt from an agent
1.11 Integrate with MCP Servers
In this mission, you'll learn:How to understand and work with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardHow to use Agent 365 to integrate MCP servers with your Copilot Studio agentsHow to connect your Copilot Studio agent to MCP serversHow to leverage MCP server capabilities within your agents
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Note for Power Up Learners:The Power Up developer environment currently does not support Outlook 365 connectivity. As a result, testing the Work IQ Calendar (Preview) MCP server is not available within this environment. However, you can still connect to and explore this tool using your learnwithpowerup account.
1.12 Collecting feedback from users
In this mission, you'll learn:How to use built-in thumbs up/down reactions to collect feedback from usersHow to analyze feedback data using Copilot Studio's Analytics dashboardHow to create custom feedback collection using Adaptive CardsHow to implement conditional feedback flows based on CSAT ratingsHow to log custom telemetry events to Azure Application Insights for advanced feedback tracking
1.13 Securing Your Operative Badge
This final mission verifies that:You completed the hands-on workYour solution runs in a real environmentYour badge is issued accurately and fairly
