Intro to App Builder and Workflow Agents · Build Apps and Workflows with Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents

Microsoft 365 Copilot now includes an App Builder Agent that creates lightweight user interfaces.
A Workflow Agent builds automated workflows from natural language prompts.
These tools are limited compared with Power Apps and Power Automate for enterprise use.

Agent	What it builds	Best for
App Builder Agent	Lightweight interactive user interface	Personal task tracking or simple forms
Workflow Agent	Automated scheduled or triggered workflows	Recurring email summaries and alerts

Do this in your own tools, step by step. Ticks are saved on this device.

Open Microsoft 365 Copilot and review the all agents area for App Builder and Workflow Agent.
Identify one personal productivity task you want to simplify.
Write a natural language description for either an app interface or a recurring workflow.

What two new agents are available in Microsoft 365 Copilot?

The App Builder Agent and the Workflow Agent.

Are these agents meant to replace Power Apps and Power Automate?

No, they are limited versions for personal productivity, not enterprise replacements.

00:00 We have got two new agents now available in Microsoft 365 copilot that allow you to build things that you can use there just by describing what you want. Now you might be familiar with the agent builder in Microsoft 365 copilot where you can build your own agent by describing it in natural language. But wait for it. We now have an agent that you can use to build an app and an agent

00:23 that you can use to build workflows. I'm going to I'm going to take my time with you here because I don't want to do a shiny demo. There are plenty of shiny demos that you can go and watch if you want to get the inspirational piece and then come back here. I want to go into a deeper dive of explaining the concepts here for you because as much as this is fabulous, it's all brand new, it's also kind of confusing and I'm aiming here to

00:48 deconstruct that for you so that you can understand not just sort of what these things do, but also when you would use them, the right use cases, and I will also do my best to answer any questions you have. Please pop those in the comments below and we will learn together as we always do with all of these AI tools at work. So, let's get into it and take a look at the app builder agent and the workflows agent.