Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs and Work IQ: A Learn-by-Doing Guide to Creating AI Agents with Microsoft 365 Data, MCP, A2A, REST APIs, Security, and .NET
暫譯: Microsoft 365 Copilot API 與 Work IQ：以實作學習運用 Microsoft 365 資料、MCP、A2A、REST API、安全性與 .NET 建立 AI 代理程式

Building AI agents for Microsoft 365 can feel overwhelming when you are faced with unfamiliar APIs, authentication rules, permissions, protocols, and constantly evolving tools. This book gives you a clear path through that complexity-one practical step at a time.

Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs and Work IQ is a hands-on guide for developers who are new to Work IQ, Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs, MCP, A2A, and enterprise AI agents. You do not need previous experience with these technologies. Basic familiarity with C#, .NET, HTTP, and REST will help, and every major concept is introduced gradually through a continuous real-world project.

Instead of learning disconnected features, you will build an Enterprise Work Assistant with .NET and progressively add authentication, Microsoft 365 data access, conversational intelligence, MCP tools, agent-to-agent communication, reliable workflows, security, testing, observability, and production deployment.

Mistakes are treated as part of development. Authentication failures, missing permissions, throttling, unsupported operations, and configuration problems are explained rather than hidden, helping you understand not only how the system works, but how to diagnose it when things go wrong.

• A practical, step-by-step project using C#, .NET, Microsoft 365, Work IQ, and Copilot APIs

• Hands-on development with REST, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Agent-to-Agent (A2A)

• Microsoft Entra ID authentication, delegated permissions, and secure access

• Real Microsoft 365 scenarios involving meetings, email, files, Teams, people, and enterprise context

• Production-focused coverage of security, governance, resilience, observability, cost control, and deployment

• Practical exercises, troubleshooting guidance, decision references, and production checklists

You will learn how to build permission-aware Microsoft 365 AI applications, create and continue Work IQ conversations, work with enterprise grounding and citations, use Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs and Microsoft Graph appropriately, expose resources and actions through MCP, delegate work between agents with A2A, coordinate long-running workflows, test and monitor agent systems, and deploy a production-ready .NET application to Azure.

This book is for developers, self-learners, students, and technical professionals who want a practical introduction to Microsoft 365 AI agent development. It is especially suitable for readers who already understand basic C#/.NET concepts but are new to Work IQ, Copilot APIs, MCP, A2A, enterprise grounding, or agent architecture.

1. Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs and Work IQ

2. Setting Up .NET, Microsoft Entra ID, and Work IQ

3. Building Conversational Experiences with the Work IQ REST API

4. Working with Microsoft 365 Data and Copilot APIs

5. Using Microsoft 365 Tools and Actions with Work IQ MCP

6. Building Agent-to-Agent Workflows with A2A

7. Workspaces and Reliable Multi-Step Agent Workflows

8. Security, Governance, Compliance, and Cost Control

9. Testing, Resilience, and Observability

10. Deploying and Operating the Enterprise Work Assistant

If you want to move beyond AI demos and understand how secure Microsoft 365 agents are actually designed, built, tested, and operated, this book gives you a structured path from the fundamentals to a working enterprise application. Start building your Microsoft 365 AI skills today.