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From your first chat to production agents

Get started with Microsoft Copilot — then grow all the way to building agents.¶

Stuck at "I have Copilot — now what?" Start with a 2-minute win, then follow a natural ramp all the way to building your own agents.

Start the journey → Pick your role → Estimate your credits → or browse quick wins →

⚡ Try it now · 60 seconds Turn any meeting into tracked follow-ups

Summarize the meeting "[meeting name]" from [today]. Give me:
- Decisions made
- Action items, each with an owner and a due date
- Any open questions that were not resolved
Format the action items as a table I can paste into an email.

Paste into Copilot Chat in Teams, Outlook, or the M365 app. More prompts →

STAGE 1Copilot ChatA daily habit and a first "wow." → STAGE 2First-Party AgentsDelegate to what Microsoft already built. → STAGE 3CoworkHand off whole multi-step tasks. → STAGE 4Agent BuilderYour first taste of making. → STAGE 5AutopilotsAlways-on agents — Autopilot (formerly Scout). Private preview. → STAGE 6Copilot StudioBuild real, production-grade agents. → STAGE 7FoundryThe pro-code frontier, when you need it.

Foundation generally available · Pioneer preview, not on every tenant · Destination production-grade

Choose your path¶

Pick the card that sounds most like you — each one is a short, guided path.

New user You've got Copilot and want a fast first win — no building, no setup. See my path → Team champion You're driving adoption for a team — build the habit and scale what works. See my path → Manager You run people and projects and want less prep with better meetings. See my path → Maker You're ready to build agents — start low-code and know where to draw the line. See my path → Developer You've outgrown low-code and build agents as software on Azure. See my path → IT / admin You enable each stage safely and keep agents governed at scale. See my path →

Plan & estimate¶

Copilot Credit Estimator Size a Copilot Studio agent or a Cowork rollout in minutes — describe it in plain words or import your usage. Estimate credits → AI Builder → Copilot Credits Nov 1 deadline AI Builder credits reach end of life on November 1, 2026. Map today's usage to the Copilot Credits you'll need. Convert my usage → ROI Estimator Put the return next to the cost — value, payback, and ROI for a Copilot Studio agent in one view. Build the case →

New to credits? How Copilot Credits work.

Find your starting point¶

Where each role tends to spend its time — a heavier dot means you're more likely to live there. Click any role, stage, or dot to jump in.

Your role	STAGE 1Copilot Chat	STAGE 2First-Party	STAGE 3Cowork	STAGE 4Agent Builder	STAGE 5Autopilots	STAGE 6Studio	STAGE 7Foundry
End user
Champion
Manager
Maker
Developer
IT / admin

Primary — lives here Regular Occasional Rarely

Leading a rollout, not just learning yourself?

The stages above ramp an individual. If you're standing up Copilot for an organization, see Build your AI empowerment team — who's on the team, and a decision tree for routing each idea to the right tool.

📚 Start learning right now — the cross-journey set

You don't have to drill into a stage to start. These first-party hubs span the whole journey — the best front doors for any role. Every link is Microsoft-direct.

Which Copilot is right for you Microsoft Learn hub mapping every Copilot — M365, Studio, Power Platform, Security, Fabric, Azure, GitHub. Microsoft · learn.microsoft.com M365 Copilot Adoption Hub The flagship adoption site — get started, leaders, communities, and "go further." Microsoft · adoption.microsoft.com Copilot Success Kit Role-based downloadable kit: implementation framework, technical readiness, enablement templates. Microsoft · adoption.microsoft.com Microsoft Scenario Library Role / function / industry use cases with sample prompts — the deepest first-party use-case bank. Microsoft · adoption.microsoft.com Agent Resources (CAT front door) Curated hub for all things agents, from the Microsoft Copilot Acceleration Team. Microsoft · aka.ms Microsoft Mechanics Microsoft's official "how the tech works" channel, hosted by Jeremy Chapman (Director, M365). Microsoft · YouTube Copilot Camp Hands-on labs to build agents and extensions — from no-code Studio to pro-code. Learn by building. Microsoft · GitHub Generative AI for Beginners A free 21-lesson course on the fundamentals behind Copilot and agents — prompts, models, and apps. Microsoft · GitHub

Stage-specific links live on each stage page and in full in Resources.

Found an issue or want to suggest an improvement? Open a GitHub issue · Star on GitHub