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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion docs/design/agent-and-add-in-overview.md
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title: Combine Copilot Agents with Office Add-ins (preview)
description: Get an overview of why and how to combine a Copilot agent with an Office Add-in.
ms.date: 07/15/2025
ms.date: 07/30/2025
ms.topic: overview
ms.localizationpriority: medium
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[!INCLUDE [Validation warning about missing 'auth' property](../includes/auth-property-warning-note.md)]

The reference documentation for declarative agents is at [Declarative agent schema 1.4 for Microsoft 365 Copilot](/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/declarative-agent-manifest-1.4).

### Copilot API plug-in configuration
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title: Add a Copilot agent to an add-in
description: Learn how to add a Copilot agent to an add-in.
ms.date: 07/24/2025
ms.date: 07/30/2025
ms.topic: how-to
ms.service: microsoft-365
ms.localizationpriority: medium
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[!INCLUDE [Validation warning about missing 'auth' property](../includes/auth-property-warning-note.md)]

1. *Replace the property values with new values that are appropriate for your add-in.* For more information about these properties, see [Declarative agent manifest object](/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/declarative-agent-manifest-1.2#declarative-agent-manifest-object).

> [!NOTE]
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> [!NOTE]
> You may get a validation error from the plugin JSON that says you need an "auth" property. You should ignore this error. Your agent will work fine without that property.
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title: Build your first add-in as a Copilot skill
description: Learn how to build a simple Copilot agent that has an Excel add-in as a skill.
ms.date: 07/24/2025
ms.date: 07/30/2025
ms.topic: how-to
ms.service: microsoft-365
ms.localizationpriority: high
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[!INCLUDE [Validation warning about missing 'auth' property](../includes/auth-property-warning-note.md)]

1. Open the **\src\commands\commands.ts** file and add the following code the end of it.

```javascript
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