copilot-agent-advisor
Installation
SKILL.md
Overview
This skill helps a user pick the right way to deliver an AI experience in the Microsoft 365 + Copilot Studio ecosystem. It gathers the handful of factors that actually drive the decision (data sources, models, orchestration, channels, autonomy, collaboration, compliance, and skill/speed), maps them to one of three options, and returns a clear, reasoned recommendation with a runner-up and how to build it. It also advises which Copilot Studio harness (GitHub Copilot, standard, or Copilot chat) to build on.
The three options it chooses between:
| Option | What it is | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| Use Microsoft 365 Copilot as-is | The built-in Copilot experience over Microsoft Graph data, no build. | Built-in capabilities + your Microsoft 365 data already cover the need; you don't need extra knowledge, custom instructions, or actions. |
| Standard agent (declarative agent) | Copilot configured with your instructions, knowledge, and actions, running on Copilot's own orchestrator and foundation models, inside Microsoft 365 apps. | You want to tailor Copilot for a focused scenario, stay inside Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Word), inherit Microsoft 365 compliance/RAI, and ship fast with low-code or a streamlined pro-code path. |
| Custom agent (custom engine agent) | A fully custom agent where you bring your own orchestrator and models, with custom/complex workflows, its own hosting, and multi-channel reach. | You need custom orchestration, your own/fine-tuned/domain models, deterministic complex business logic, proactive/autonomous behavior, group collaboration, delivery outside Microsoft 365, or you're integrating an existing external bot. |