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It’s not clear to many that Copilot Studio Lite (formerly called “Copilot Studio agent builder”) is available to GCC cloud instances, so I’m putting this right here to make sure folks know:

• MICROSOFT PUBLIC SECTOR BLOG:
  Microsoft Copilot Studio agent builder now generally available in Office 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC)
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/publicsectorblog/new-ai-capabilities-available-for-government-environments/4442669

Copilot Studio Lite is used to build “Declarative Agents” or special purpose agents for specific use cases. The creator simply types in English what they want the agent to do & points to the data source to operate on. It requires NO CODING and can immediately access any files, emails or Teams chats you have access to. It also provides access to any additional data sources, external to M365, that your IT organization has provided, such as Dynamics, ServiceNow, Workday, Salesforce, etc.

The following was written prior to the renaming of “Copilot Studio agent builder” to “Copilot Studio Lite”.

Microsoft Copilot Studio agent builder now generally available in Office 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC)

Copilot Studio agent builder is now generally available for U.S. Government Community Cloud (GCC) customers. This release enables users to build lightweight agents by simply describing their needs in natural language, with no coding or technical expertise required.

With Copilot Studio agent builder, you can tailor Microsoft 365 Copilot by building agents that embed specific instructions, capabilities, and knowledge for your organization’s needs. For example, create an onboarding agent that guides new hires and connects to sources like SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, the web, and external systems to ensure responses are accurate, relevant, and permission-aware. Once published, agents can be used individually or across teams, accessible via dedicated chat or @mention in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

To get started, GCC admins can enable agents in the Microsoft 365 admin center . Once enabled, users can begin building and using agents directly within Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Support and Resources

We are committed to equipping government workforces with the tools and guidance needed to adopt Copilot confidently. Explore our resources below.

Documentation and Admin Controls: Detailed documentation and admin controls are available to help you manage and configure Copilot’s features effectively, helping to ensure that your deployment aligns with your security policies and operational requirements.

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Documentation
• Copilot Studio Agent Builder Documentation

Service Description: Copilot Service Description

Adoption Resources:

• Copilot Government Scenarios
• Copilot Readiness and Adoption Guide for Public Sector Customers

Overview: Microsoft 365 Copilot

Short explainer videos: Microsoft’s Data and Security Commitments

Technical whitepapers:

• Microsoft 365 – How Microsoft 365 Delivers Trustworthy AI
• Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot(current Enterprise Cloud service documentation)
• Microsoft Purview data security and compliance protections for generative AI apps
• Apply principles of Zero Trust to Microsoft 365 Copilot