The Copilot Connection

Ep 41 - Cowork and Agent 365

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Apr 4, 2026
They recap Microsoft campus takeaways and a hands-on bingo app built with a coding agent. They unpack Copilot Cowork acting on your behalf to organize inboxes, schedule work and create reusable skills. They explain Agent 365 as a control plane for observing, governing and protecting agents. Practical enablement steps, data residency and licensing unknowns are also discussed.
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INSIGHT

Skills And Coding Agents Are Reshaping Development Now

  • Kevin concluded that reusable skills and coding agents are transforming how development is done now, not years away.
  • He argued that if you're not using coding agents already you're behind, calling it a 'blockbuster' moment for dev workflows.
ANECDOTE

Building A Bingo App With GitHub Copilot

  • Kevin used a GitHub Copilot coding agent to build a conference bingo web app start-to-finish during MVP Summit.
  • He created a repo, deployed to Azure, logged issues from testers, and had the coding agent fix and add features within the same week.
ADVICE

How To Enable Copilot Cowork In Your Tenant

  • To enable Copilot Cowork you must join the Frontier program and enable Anthropic as a subprocessor in the Microsoft admin center.
  • After that, deploy the Cowork agent from the Agent 365 agent list and control who it’s shared with via admin settings.
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