In this episode, Andrew and Julie dive deep into the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (ATK) version 6.6.0 release, exploring the latest features and changes for building declarative agents. Andrew walks through the new embedded knowledge functionality that allows developers to include knowledge directly within agents without requiring separate SharePoint uploads, and he shares insights on improvements to actions and plugins. The conversation also covers significant template changes in the toolkit, including what was removed and what's new, along with some frustrations about missed opportunities in how Microsoft is presenting this powerful toolkit to developers.

Andrew reflects on why the embedded knowledge feature is such a game-changer for agent development, discusses the practical implications of template changes on developer learning and onboarding, and explores the broader ecosystem of plugins and skills that are enabling more sophisticated agent deployments.

🔗 LINKS
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AC's Webinars:

🔗 Microsoft 365 Copilot - Evaluate Your Agent Options

🔗 Microsoft 365 Copilot - Developer's Guide to Declarative Agents

🔗 Microsoft 365 AI-Assisted Development

SharePoint Framework Issues:

🔗 debugManifest stopped working today

🔗 SPFx Application Customizers getting "wrong" top placeholder in production

🔗 SPFx Field & ListForm Customizers not loading from local dev

AC's Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (ATK) v6.6 review

🔗 Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit v6.6.0 Release Review

🎁 Picks
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Andrew's Pick(s)
🔗 Skills.sh

Julie's Pick(s):
🔗 The Infinite Game, by Simon Sinek

🎙️ PODCAST
🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS
Julie Turner
Andrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS
Sympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTube
Voitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley