Oskar Busch-Jensen Recruit Completion Submission

[BoskarEmul]

Curriculum Completion Validation

• I verify that I have completed the Agent Academy - Recruit curriculum.

Solution Verification

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• I verify that I have uploaded a screenshot of the final solution file with my environment name shown into the field below.

Final Solution Screenshots

Key Learnings and Takeaways

What the Recruit path covers
• The missions have equipped me to:
o Understand what “agents” are in the context of Copilot Studio.
o Explore how large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and orchestration come together to form an agent.
o Build both declarative and custom agents.
o Enhance agents with features like Topics, Adaptive Cards, Agent Flows and event triggers.
o Deploy agents to platforms like Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
o Securing Your Recruit Badge – earn your badge once completed.

Key takeaways
• Agents aren’t just chatbots: The material emphasises that in this context, an “agent” is more than a simple conversational interface — it involves grounding in knowledge sources, orchestration of workflows, integration of UI (Adaptive Cards), and event-based logic.
• Declarative vs Custom Agents: The path guides you through both simpler declarative agents (prompt-based) and more advanced custom agents built from your own knowledge sources. This is important because you’ll often start simple and then evolve.
• Modular building blocks: The components “knowledge”, “skills”, “autonomy” (from the fundamentals lesson) suggest that building an agent is modular: you define what the agent knows, what it can do, and how autonomous it is (triggered by events vs purely reactive).
• UI and workflow matter: It’s not just about the LLM replying; you also craft UI elements (Adaptive Cards), define flows (backend logic) and use triggers (user input or events). That elevates the agent from simple Q&A to integrated enterprise-grade tool.
• Deployment and lifecycle: The path covers not just build, but also packaging (solutions), deployment (Teams / 365 Copilot), licensing, and release (badge). That means you learn the full lifecycle of agent development, not just proof-of-concept.
• Skill integration: For people familiar with Microsoft ecosystems (SharePoint, Power Platform, Power Fx) this leverages that existing skillset. So if you're already working in Microsoft 365 environment, this is a natural fit.
• Learning by doing: The structure being “missions” indicates a hands-on approach. The emphasis is on building actual agents rather than just reading conceptual slides.

Challenges Faced

During "Mission 09: Add an agent flow to your Topic for automation". I had issues with selecting the "DeviceSharePointId" in the Dynamic Content.
It said that I had no Dynamic Content available. (This was not an issue anywhere else)

Final Thoughts

I think it was fine. As someone with minimal coding-experience it was easy to follow and understand the guide.

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