Microsoft 365 Agent Research

Last Updated: 2026-02-11 09:30 PST

Status: [HOLD] - Design Pattern Review (Pending)

🎯 Context

Research into Microsoft 365 Agent SDK and Copilot extensibility.

User Goal: Review design patterns without becoming dependent on the M365 ecosystem.

🔗 Key Resources

• M365 Agent SDK: https://github.com/microsoft/Agents (Multichannel SDK for Teams/Copilot).
• Templates: https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-agents/templates-and-examples/
• Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/agents-sdk/

💡 Architecture Notes (Extracted Patterns)

• App Model: Agents are packaged as M365 Apps (manifest.json, icons, API plugin definitions).
• Capabilities: Graph API calls, API triggers, and custom logic.
• Context: Focus on "short-term and long-term information" persistence—parallels our MEMORY.md and topics/ structure.

⚠️ Philosophy

Avoid ecosystem lock-in. Extract the patterns (multichannel routing, manifest-driven capabilities) but maintain "Software Defined" independence.