Copilot Studio Rebuilt: Key New Features

Key insights

• New agentic orchestrator: Microsoft rebuilt Copilot Studio around a new orchestrator that follows instructions more reliably and supports recursive task execution.
  It can process large volumes of content and produce richer file outputs for complex, multi-step work.
• Agent building interface: The refreshed designer shows instructions, skills, tools, and knowledge in one place and speeds agent setup.
  The modern full-page testing view adds clearer formatting, inline chain-of-thought, and visible tool calls for easier debugging.
• Skills, Tools, Knowledge: Makers can create reusable Skills in markdown and import existing code skills; add Tools to connect actions, workflows, and business systems; and ground agents with enterprise Knowledge so responses stay accurate and relevant.
• Workflows and multi-agent orchestration: A new workflow designer lets you build visual automations and call agent nodes directly.
  Copilot Studio supports multi-agent collaboration and open agent-to-agent protocols so agents can solve problems together across systems.
• Computer-using agents and model choice: Computer-using agents (CUA) can interact with websites and desktop apps via the UI, enabling real-world automation.
  Microsoft expanded model options, giving makers additional choices for performance and behavior.
• Governance, lifecycle, and evaluation: Copilot Studio improves visibility into the agent lifecycle, offers preview Entra agent identities for access control, and adds set-level grading plus custom metrics for quality measurement.
  Microsoft reports performance and cost gains in orchestration, helping teams scale safely and efficiently.

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