The GitHub Copilot extension for Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (@m365agents) streamlines the development of applications and agents for Microsoft 365 platform — including Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other Microsoft 365 apps — with built-in chat capabilities.

Prerequisites and Set-up

• User is a member of GitHub
• User is a part of organization with GitHub Copilot license

Installation, Sign-in & Auth

This copilot extension is in public preview.

• Sign into GitHub with the account you want to link.
• Click the Install button.
• Go through authorization flow.
• Use @m365agents in the GitHub Copilot chat interface available in multiple locations, e.g., GitHub.com, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, etc.

Notes:

• If you've already logged into GitHub Copilot Chat in your IDE before, please restart the IDE after installation to enable the @m365agents.

Use cases & example prompts to get you started

• Provide details about your intended app or agent to get relevant examples.

“I want to create a ToDo Teams app.”
“I want to build a Microsoft 365 Copilot agent.”

• Explore applications and agents for Microsoft 365 platform development prompts.

“What types of apps can I build for Teams?”
“How can I create a real-world Teams app?”
"How to add SSO?"
“What’s the difference between declarative and custom agents?”
"How to add a new API plugin for declarative agent?"

• Resolve issues encountered during applications and agents for Microsoft 365 platform development.

“My Teams app doesn’t sideload when debugging with Teams Toolkit.”
“My tab app SSO is not working on mobile platform.”