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AI Agent Builder Associate

AB-620intermediate3 uncoveredMicrosoft DataversePower AutomateMicrosoft Copilot
130–35%Plan and configure agent solutions — 30–35% · 7 covered, 7 doc only, 8 uncovered240–45%Integrate and extend agents in Copilot Studio — 40–45% · 8 covered, 5 doc only, 2 uncovered320–25%Test and manage agents — 20–25% · 5 covered, 1 doc only, 1 uncovered
module + docdoc onlynothingcircle size = share of the exam

Where the marks are

Outline carries no date — usually an exam still in beta · re-read nightly
Plan and configure agent solutions22 objectives · 8h 35m
Integrate and extend agents in Copilot Studio15 objectives · 6h 29m
Test and manage agents7 objectives · 4h 1m
Stage 1

Plan and configure agent solutions

30–35% · 8h 35m

Plan an agent solution

Plan integration with enterprise systems
Weak matchDoc only
GA Nov 3, 2025 · 317 days, no module·KB: Webhooks and Azure Service Bus integration
Plan identity strategy
No module
No module maps to this objective
Plan channels and deployment
Weak matchNo module
Configure advanced settings for channels in Dynamics 365 Contact Center47m
Plan responsible AI strategy
Weak matchDoc only
No module maps to this objective·KB: Deployment patterns and environment strategy
Evaluate security and governance considerations
Weak matchNo module
Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform security and governance47m
Plan reuseable agent components
Weak matchDoc only
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Dataverse as an agent data platform
Design agents for internal or external audiences
No module
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module

Create and monitor agent flows in Copilot Studio

Create an agent flow
Doc only
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Agent flow vs cloud flow
Create a human-in-the-loop agent flow
Doc only
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Agent flow vs cloud flow
Configure actions and connectors
Weak matchCovered
Govern data policies in Power Platform1h 22m·KB: Actions & tools (Power Automate, connectors, prompts)
Monitor agent flows
Covered
Automate workflows using agent flows in Copilot Studio1h 19m·KB: Agent flows
Add input and output parameters
No module
Define input and output parameters in Power Automate29m
Implement error handling in agent flows
Weak matchCovered
Best practices for error handling in Power Automate flows17m·KB: Error handling strategy

Configure topics

Add agent flows to a topic
Covered
Add structured automation to agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio46m·KB: Agent flows
Configure agent response formatting
Weak matchDoc only
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Communication and Multi-Agent Orchestration
Add tools to a topic
No module
Add structured automation to agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio46m
Configure advanced agent responses with custom prompts
Covered
Extend declarative agents with prompt tools in Copilot Studio35m·KB: Prompt actions and custom prompts
Configure advanced agent responses with custom knowledge sources
No module
Build your first declarative agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot by using Copilot Studio1h 7m
Configure advanced agent responses with API and Send HTTP requests
No module
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module
Configure generative answers node
Doc only
No module maps to this objective·KB: Generative answers from knowledge sources
Configure adaptive cards
Weak matchCovered
Deliver rich agent responses using Adaptive Cards in Microsoft Copilot Studio38m·KB: Adaptive cards in Teams
Manage variables
Weak matchCovered
Use input and output variables - Online workshop28m·KB: Environment variables
Stage 2

Integrate and extend agents in Copilot Studio

40–45% · 6h 29m

Connect to enterprise knowledge sources

Connect to Copilot connectors
Covered
Extend declarative agents with connector tools in Copilot Studio38m·KB: Custom connectors
Connect to Microsoft Power Platform connectors
Covered
Create Microsoft Power Platform OpenAPI custom connectors30m·KB: Custom connectors
Connect to Azure AI Search
No module
Connect Power Platform to SAP on Azure33m

Add tools to agents

Configure and monitor computer use for an agent
Weak matchCovered
Automate workflows using agent flows in Copilot Studio1h 19m·KB: Agent Builder Monitor Tab
Configure MCP tools
Doc only
GA Jun 8, 2026 · 100 days, no module·KB: Dataverse MCP server
Add a tool by using an existing custom connector
Weak matchDoc only
GA Jun 8, 2026 · 100 days, no module·KB: Custom APIs and custom process actions
Add REST APIs to an agent
No module
Take action in external systems using connector and REST API agent tools in Microsoft Copilot Studio49m

Configure multi-agent collaboration from Copilot Studio

Design multi-agent solutions in Copilot Studio
Covered
Design multi-agent solutions in Microsoft Copilot Studio35m·KB: Copilot Studio integration
Integrate a Foundry agent
Doc only
GA Jun 1, 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Integrate an existing agent in Copilot Studio
Covered
Build multi-agent solutions using connected agents in Copilot Studio54m·KB: Copilot Studio integration
Integrate a Fabric data agent
Weak matchCovered
Build multi-agent solutions using connected agents in Copilot Studio54m·KB: Fabric IQ
Create a multi-agent solution by using A2A protocol
Covered
Build cross-platform multi-agent solutions using the Agent2Agent protocol in Microsoft Copilot Studio35m·KB: Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Communication and Multi-Agent Orchestration

Integrate agents with Azure

Configure generative answers by using Azure AI Search with Foundry
Doc only
GA Jun 8, 2026 · 100 days, no module·KB: Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Configure custom prompts to use the Foundry model catalog
Doc only
GA Jun 2026 · 107 days, no module·KB: Prompt actions and custom prompts
Monitor agents by using Application Insights
Weak matchCovered
Monitor, analyze, and tune AI agents36m·KB: Application Insights integration
Stage 3

Test and manage agents

20–25% · 4h 1m

Evaluate agent performance

Create a test set
Weak matchCovered
Set up Power Pages security47m·KB: Testing & evaluation (test sets, multi-turn sims)
Choose an evaluation method
No module
Choose a content distribution method31m
Review test results
Weak matchDoc only
GA May 13, 2026 · 126 days, no module·KB: GitHub Copilot: Coding Agent and Code Review

Implement application lifecycle management (ALM) for agents in Copilot Studio

Create a solution
Weak matchCovered
Power Pages solution explorer - Online workshop28m·KB: Solution upgrade, update and patches
Add existing agents to a solution
Weak matchCovered
Add intelligence to a real estate solution with AI Builder's GPT prompts20m·KB: Custom Skills in Declarative Agents
Create and use environment variables
Weak matchCovered
Deliver solutions with pipelines in Power Platform1h 16m·KB: Environment variables
Implement and extend Microsoft Power Platform Pipelines
Covered
Introduction to Copilot in Microsoft Power Platform39m·KB: Pipelines in Power Platform