Monitoring your Copilot Studio agents is essential for understanding user interactions, identifying issues, and optimizing performance. Azure Application Insights provides comprehensive real-time monitoring and analytics capabilities for your copilot conversations. This guide walks you through connecting Application Insights to your Copilot Studio agent, enabling detailed telemetry, conversation tracking, and performance monitoring. Table of Contents Why Application Insights for Copilot Studio? Prerequisites Step 1: Create Application Insights Resource Step 2: Retrieve the Connection String Step 3: Link Application Insights to Copilot Agent Step 4: Verify Configuration Step 5: Check Metadata in Application Insights within Copilot Studio Agent Step 6: Test Step 7: Enable Enhanced Transcripts Step 8: Access the Copilot Studio Dashboard in Application Insights References Why Application Insights for Copilot Studio?

Certificate-based authentication is a secure method for connecting to SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 services using service principals and automated scripts. This guide demonstrates two methods for generating self-signed certificates using PowerShell and how to use them with PnP PowerShell for SharePoint authentication. Table of Contents Why Use Certificate-Based Authentication? Prerequisites Method 1: Using New-SelfSignedCertificate Method 2: Using New-PnPAzureCertificate Locating Your Certificate Exporting Certificates Registering Certificate with Entra ID App Connecting to SharePoint with Certificate Best Practices Troubleshooting Conclusion References Why Use Certificate-Based Authentication?

The Copilot Studio Kit is a powerful tool for managing and testing copilots in Microsoft Power Platform. However, installation requires the Creator Kit as a prerequisite dependency. This guide walks you through the complete installation process, including resolving common dependency issues. Table of Contents Overview Prerequisites Understanding the Dependency Installation Steps Step 1: Install Creator Kit Core Step 2: Install Copilot Studio Kit References Overview The Copilot Studio Kit is a managed solution that provides components and utilities for building, testing, and managing copilots in Power Platform.