Integrating with Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Overview

This section covers two sides of connecting AI agents to Business Central. One side is the Business Central MCP Server, which lets AI clients connect to an environment and perform record operations, actions, and data queries through configurable API tools. The other side is Copilot Studio, where you create agents that use either the Business Central connector or the MCP server to read and write records, call APIs, and automate business tasks.

The two pages fit together as server setup and agent setup. The MCP server page explains what you control: the available APIs, dynamic tool mode, data query tools, and which operations are allowed. The Copilot Studio page explains how an agent consumes that, through connector actions or an MCP server connection, with suitable Business Central permissions.

Start with the MCP server configuration page to decide what agents may access and change. Then use the Copilot Studio page to create the agent and attach the connector or MCP server as agent tools.

Key points

The Business Central MCP Server lets AI clients connect to environments and run record operations, actions, and data queries.
MCP server configuration covers settings, available APIs, dynamic tool mode, and data query tools.
Access is controlled per API object with Read, Create, Modify, Delete, and Action permissions.
API object discovery is part of the configuration, and the configuration can be exported and imported.
Copilot Studio agents can connect through the Business Central connector or through the MCP server.
Agent tools can find, create, update, and delete records and call API actions.
Dynamic tool discovery is available when an agent uses the MCP server.
Connector actions or MCP connections need appropriate Business Central permissions.

Learn pages

Configure Business Central MCP Server: Learn how to configure the Business Central MCP server to enable AI agents to access and interact with your Business Central data and processes.
Create Agents in Copilot Studio that Connect to Business Central: Create conversational agents in Copilot Studio that use Business Central data and automate business processes with natural language.

Videos and posts

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Agents in Business Central – part 6 – The conclusion (community post): “Copilot Studio provides chat options, many Power Platform connectors, model selection”
What’s New: Business Central Integration with Power Platform including Power BI(2024 release wave 2) (video): “Copilot Studio Connector for Business Central; Copilot Studio Generative AI Mode”
Microsoft presents: Build Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio and surface them in M365 Copilot Chat (video): “MCP server connection for Business Central; Power Automate connectors in Copilot Studio”
What’s New: Business Central Integration with Power Platform (video): “Copilot Studio Integration; Copilot in Power Automate”

Business Central pages and reports

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Page 8350 “MCP Config List” · captioned “Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server Configurations”
Page 8351 “MCP Config Card” · captioned “Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server Configuration”
Page 8359 “MCP Config Warning List” · captioned “MCP Configuration Warnings” · on Table 8352 “MCP Config Warning”

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