Building Multi-Agent Systems with MCP and Copilot Studio
Microsoft Events presents an Ignite 2025 session on evolving multi-agent features in Copilot Studio, led by Matthew Bolanos, Zankar Desai, Kendra Springer, and Ziv Ventura. The talk addresses implementing scalable, enterprise-ready multi-agent systems using Microsoft's MCP platform.
Building Multi-Agent Systems with MCP and Copilot Studio
Session Overview
This Microsoft Ignite 2025 session dives into advanced, scalable multi-agent functionality in Copilot Studio. Speakers Matthew Bolanos, Zankar Desai, Kendra Springer, and Ziv Ventura walk through key architectural concepts and demonstrate how to use Microsoft Copilot Studio's extensibility.
Key Topics
- Overview of available MCP (Multi-agent Control Plane) servers
- Extending Copilot Studio with agents from Microsoft Foundry, Fabric Data Agents, M365 Agents SDK, and A2A
- Addressing configuration challenges for non-technical users
- How Copilot Studio agents flag and assign problematic results
- Adding subagents and external agents from outside Copilot Studio
- Demonstration of a Policy Expert Agent and responses to policy queries
- Protocols for enterprise integration, including agent communication and interoperability
Demonstration Highlights
- Adding and managing subagents within Copilot Studio
- Integrating external and policy expert agents for advanced enterprise solutions
- Using Fabric Data Agents to pull enterprise-ready data into agent workflows
- Quick demonstration of MCP server configuration and troubleshooting
Developer & Enterprise Insights
- Scaling low-code AI agent solutions
- Integrating with the M365 Agents SDK for custom agent development
- Best practices for protocol-based integration across Microsoft platforms
Resources
Session Details
- Session Code: BRK317
- Language: English (US)
- Tags: Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, MCP, Multi-Agent Systems, Microsoft Ignite
- Speakers: Matthew Bolanos, Zankar Desai, Kendra Springer, Ziv Ventura
This advanced session equips technical teams and makers with a pattern for building enterprise-scale, multi-agent AI solutions using Copilot Studio and a suite of Microsoft technologies.