Extending 365 Copilot with .NET

AI assistants are transforming how we work, but they are only as powerful as the data they can access. By extending 365 Copilot with your own business data, you can unlock tailored, context-aware productivity across your daily workflows. This text-based course walks you through the foundational concepts of extending AI capabilities using the .NET ecosystem. You will learn how to design, build, and integrate custom plugins and connectors that feed real-time organizational insights directly into the Copilot environment, ensuring your solutions are modern, secure, and highly efficient. What you will learn: Understand the core architecture of 365 Copilot and how extensibility works; Build custom plugins and connectors using modern .NET minimal API patterns; Integrate secure authentication flows to protect sensitive organizational data; Apply structured data modeling and API design principles optimized for AI consumption; Practice designing robust endpoints that seamlessly communicate with AI orchestration layers. Starting with fundamental AI integration principles and core terminology, you will progress through structured text explanations and clear code snippets to construct clean extension models. This course is designed for .NET developers who are new to AI extensibility, with no prior Copilot development experience required. Start reading today to bring the power of custom AI integrations to your organization.