# @mspowerplatform on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=qfQM2WW4MD4
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-13T16:58:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Microsoft Power Platform (@mspowerplatform) — https://gondola.cc/mspowerplatform

## Caption

Your agent can answer questions, but what happens when it needs to access live business data?

In this video from the Agent Academy Recruit NextGen curriculum, you'll learn how to extend your Microsoft Copilot Studio agent with a tool that connects to SharePoint and retrieves real-time information. 

You'll add and configure a SharePoint Get items connector so the Contoso IT Concierge agent can access available device data directly from a SharePoint list instead of relying on static knowledge.

You'll learn:
* Why the GitHub Copilot harness uses instructions, tools, knowledge, and skills instead of traditional Topics
* What tools are and how agents decide when to use them
* The difference between unmanaged and managed solutions
* How capability-based orchestration enables agents to select and invoke tools
automatically
* The different types of tools available, including connectors, MCP servers, workflows, and other agents
* How to add a connector as a tool in Microsoft Copilot Studio and configure tool inputs

Continue through the complete Agent Academy Recruit NextGen curriculum and build Copilot Studio agents using the GitHub Copilot harness: https://aka.ms/agent-academy/recruit-nextgen

Mission 05: Add a Tool - https://microsoft.github.io/agent-academy/recruit-nextgen/05-add-tools/

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:25 From knowledge sources to live data
1:07 Topics vs. Capability-based orchestration
1:54 Where tools come from
2:37 Lab - Add a tool to your agent
3:14 Lab - Prerequisites
3:38 Lab - 5.1 Add a tool using a connector
4:44 Lab - 5.2 Configure the tool
7:08 What you learned and what's next

#MicrosoftCopilot #CopilotStudio #PowerPlatform #AIAgents #AgentAcademy

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microsoftcopilot, aiagents, copilotstudio, agentacademy, powerplatform

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