Copilot Extensibility

Copilot agents are Microsoft’s capability for extending Copilot to interact with custom data sources and systems, enabling tailored, goal-focused solutions within broader business processes.

This article provides a summary of the prerequisites that NHS organisations must have in place before committing to the purchase and onboarding of Copilot Studio licences for users within their organisation.

This guide outlines how to manage the Copilot extensibility (agents) platform for organisations on NHS.net Connect, providing clear guidelines for Local Administrators (LAs) on secure onboarding and ongoing management using Copilot Studio and related agent-building tools.

Copilot Studio related frequently asked questions.

The Copilot Agents Acceptable Use Policy provides guidance for organisations and users interacting with Copilot Agents within the NHS.net Connect shared tenant.

The Copilot Studio DPIA is a structured process used to identify and minimise the data protection risks of an application or service, in this case, Copilot Studio.

The Copilot Studio Responsible AI Guidance offers a risk taxonomy and a set of guidance questions that can be utilized by makers and Local Administrators (LAs) throughout agent design, build, and usage to better guide on the risks associated with using AI in Copilot Agents.

The following table shows a standard list of connectors and whether they have been enabled or disabled for Copilot Studio enabled environments. Connectors that are not mentioned on this table are disabled by default.