Resources — curated Microsoft links¶
Every link below was verified live (June 2026). Organized by journey stage so each one slots into the matching stage page on the site. These are the "broad set of resources to learn from and re-use" — we point at the canonical Microsoft hubs rather than re-documenting them.
Inclusion rule (locked). A link belongs here only if it is (a) Microsoft-direct (a microsoft.com / learn.microsoft.com / aka.ms / official Microsoft YouTube/GitHub surface) or (b) published by a named Microsoft employee under their own name. Community creators and MVPs — however good — are out of scope for this curated set, so customers can trust every link as first-party or first-party-adjacent.
Verification note: product surfaces move fast (Cowork, Agent Builder, first-party agents). Treat these hubs as the source of truth and re-check before customer-facing claims. New as of June 2026: Microsoft introduced the Autopilots always-on agent category and Microsoft Scout, its first Autopilot, on June 2, 2026 — a Frontier private-preview release now folded into the journey as Stage 5 · Autopilots. The Microsoft Scout Learn page and the announcement blog are the source of truth for setup and current availability.
Cross-journey (start anywhere)¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Which Copilot is right for you | Microsoft Learn hub mapping every Copilot (M365, Studio, Power Platform, Security, Fabric, Azure, GitHub) | learn.microsoft.com/copilot |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption Hub | The flagship adoption site — get started, leaders, communities, "go further" | adoption.microsoft.com/copilot |
| Copilot Success Kit | Role-based downloadable kit: implementation framework, technical readiness, user enablement templates | adoption.microsoft.com/success-kit |
| Agent Resources (CAT front door) | Curated hub for all things agents, by the Microsoft Copilot Acceleration Team | aka.ms/agentresources |
| Microsoft Scenario Library | Role / function / industry Copilot scenarios with sample prompts and downloadable kits — the deepest first-party use-case bank | adoption.microsoft.com/scenario-library |
| Microsoft Mechanics (official video series) | Microsoft's official "how the tech works" channel — hosted by Jeremy Chapman (Director, M365) | YouTube channel |
| Microsoft 365 (official channel) | Official M365 product channel — feature walkthroughs and Copilot demos | YouTube channel |
| Copilot Camp | Hands-on labs to build agents and extensions — from no-code Studio to pro-code, learn by building | microsoft.github.io/copilot-camp |
| Generative AI for Beginners | A free 21-lesson course on the fundamentals behind Copilot and agents — prompts, models, and apps | github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners |
Stage 1 · Copilot Chat¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Prompt Gallery (in-product) | Ready-to-use prompts for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook — paste-and-go | m365.cloud.microsoft/copilot-prompts |
| Prompt Gallery (adoption guide) | The prompting principles + curated prompt set, framed for enablement | adoption.microsoft.com/prompt-gallery |
| The Art of the Prompt (session) | Recorded customer-hub session on prompting best practice + Prompt-a-thons | adoption.microsoft.com/session-2 |
| M365 Copilot Mechanics playlist | Official Microsoft Mechanics deep-dives on Copilot in the M365 apps | YouTube playlist |
Reuse tip: the Prompt Gallery is your best "borrowed content" — link directly to it from every Stage 1 walkthrough instead of re-listing prompts.
Stage 2 · First-Party Agents¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Agents in Microsoft 365 (dedicated hub) | The canonical roster of the prebuilt agents included with M365 Copilot (Researcher, Analyst, Facilitator, Interpreter, …) — what each does, in plain language | adoption.microsoft.com/ai-agents |
| Agents in Microsoft 365 (Adoption Hub → agents section) | Overview of prebuilt agents and the Agent Store, within the broader adoption hub | adoption.microsoft.com/copilot |
| M365 Copilot resources (CAT) | CAT-curated adopt/deploy/extend hub for M365 Copilot + its agents | aka.ms/m365copilot/resources |
| Researcher & Analyst now GA (M365 blog) | Jared Spataro (CMO, AI at Work) announcing the two reasoning agents reaching general availability — what each is built for | microsoft.com/m365-blog |
| Enabling human-agent teams (M365 blog) | Nicole Herskowitz (CVP, Microsoft 365 Copilot) on how prebuilt agents work alongside people | microsoft.com/m365-blog |
Reuse tip: the dedicated Agents in Microsoft 365 hub is the roster source of truth — it lists each included agent and what it's for, so link to it from the Stage 2 overview rather than re-documenting the lineup (which changes as Microsoft adds and graduates agents).
Stage 3 · Cowork¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Galliher's Cowork Cookbook | An independent community project that inspired this site's use-case-first spirit — Cowork applied across 15 end-to-end business processes (unofficial, not affiliated with this site) | coworkcookbook.com |
| M365 Copilot resources (CAT) | Same CAT hub; Cowork sits within the broader M365 Copilot experience | aka.ms/m365copilot/resources |
Reuse tip: rather than competing with Sean's process-based Cowork recipes, link to them from this stage and keep our Cowork content focused on "how Cowork fits the ramp toward building agents."
Stage 4 · Agent Builder¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Agent Library | Marketplace-style catalog of production-ready agent templates (declarative + Studio) | learn.microsoft.com/agent-library |
| Agent Builder vs Studio vs Foundry (decision framework) | CAT/Partner guidance on picking the right authoring surface by skill + complexity | aka.ms/copilotstudio/resources |
| Agent Platform Advisor | Interactive "which platform should I build on" recommender | aka.ms/agentresources |
| April's AI Agents Academy (April Dunnam) | Step-by-step agent-building series by April Dunnam, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft | YouTube playlist |
Reuse tip: the Agent Library's prebuilt templates (e.g., "Plan My Day") are perfect "look, you didn't even have to build it" demos that warm customers up before they build their own.
Stage 5 · Autopilots¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Introducing Microsoft Scout (M365 blog) | The June 2, 2026 announcement of the Autopilots always-on agent category and Microsoft Scout, its first Autopilot | microsoft.com/m365-blog |
| Microsoft Scout (Learn) | Overview + setup instructions — the source of truth for turning Scout on and its current availability | learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-scout |
| Work IQ APIs | The work-context layer Scout is built on — the same intelligence opened up to developers | microsoft.com/m365-blog |
| Frontier program | The early-access path — Scout ships in private preview through Frontier | m365.cloud.microsoft/frontier |
Reuse tip: the Microsoft Scout (Learn) page is the source of truth for setup and current availability — link to it from Stage 5 walkthroughs rather than restating prerequisites that may change during private preview.
Stage 6 · Copilot Studio (the low-code destination)¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Studio official docs | The canonical Learn documentation set — get started → build → test → publish → govern | learn.microsoft.com/copilot-studio |
| Copilot Studio Resources (CAT) | Curated news, adoption, building, governance, samples, community — updated continuously | aka.ms/copilotstudio/resources |
| Copilot Studio & agent samples | Microsoft-owned + community GitHub repos: low-code and pro-code starting points | learn.microsoft.com/agent-samples |
| Power CAT Copilot Studio Kit | Reusable patterns, scenarios, and guidance for building real agents | learn.microsoft.com/agent-samples |
| Copilot Studio Agent Academy | Curated hands-on lessons for building Studio agents | learn.microsoft.com/agent-samples |
| agent-resources GitHub repo | The CAT static-site repo itself — a working model for how we could build this site | github.com/microsoft/agent-resources |
| Microsoft Copilot Studio (official channel) | The product team's own YouTube — feature demos, product tours, readiness framework | https://www.youtube.com/@MicrosoftCopilotStudio |
| Mastering Copilot Studio (Learn Shows) | Microsoft Learn video series — "create your first agent" through advanced authoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/mastering-copilot-studio/ |
| Copilot Studio in a Day (instructor-led + self-paced) | Free Microsoft hands-on workshop; register at the link, or self-pace the Learn path | https://aka.ms/CSIAD |
| Copilot Studio in a Day — Learn path | The self-paced lab modules behind CSIAD (first agent → knowledge → flows) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/power-virtual-agents-workshop/ |
| Agent in a Day (and the "in a Day" family) | Free one-day Microsoft workshops, including Agent in a Day on Copilot Studio | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/training-workshops |
| Copilot Studio Samples — hands-on workshop | Microsoft-owned 9-lab workshop (authoring, knowledge, flows, generative orchestration) | https://microsoft.github.io/CopilotStudioSamples/guides/workshop/ |
| Power CAT program resources | The Power CAT team's master index — guidance, Well-Architected, webinars, adoption workbook | https://microsoft.github.io/powercat/resources.html |
Reuse tip: the microsoft/agent-resources repo is doubly useful — it's both a content source AND
a proof-of-concept for our hosting approach (five static sites on GitHub Pages, no build step).
Stage 7 · Foundry (the pro-code frontier)¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Foundry docs | The canonical Learn documentation set — build, evaluate, deploy AI apps and agents | learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry |
| Foundry Agent Service | Build, deploy, and run agents with tools and orchestration | learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/agents |
| Standard agent setup | Bring-your-own Azure resources so agent data stays in your tenant (project-level isolation) | learn.microsoft.com/standard-agent-setup |
| Role-based access control in Foundry | Least-privilege built-in roles and Entra ID authentication | learn.microsoft.com/rbac-foundry |
| Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot — options compared | Where custom-engine (Foundry) agents fit next to declarative ones | learn.microsoft.com/extensibility |
| Agent samples (low-code → pro-code) | Microsoft-owned and community GitHub starting points | learn.microsoft.com/agent-samples |
Note: Foundry is a fast-moving developer platform — these links track the product, so prefer them over any snapshot. Most teams reach Foundry only when low-code genuinely can't express the agent they need.
Governance & IT (cross-cutting, mostly Stages 4–5)¶
| Resource | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Agent governance whitepaper + Agent 365 | Lifecycle, compliance, data security, responsible AI for agents at scale | https://aka.ms/agent365/resources |
| Copilot Studio admin & governance docs | Environments, DLP/data policies, authentication, analytics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/ |
All links verified 2026-06-11. When promoting a catalog stub to a full walkthrough, pull the matching stage links above into that page's Related / Resources section.
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