microsoft/make-a365-agent
> Provisions a non-AI Teammate agent with Agent 365 — use this skill for Register and Observability paths. Runs a365 setup all to create the Blueprint and Entra ID permissions. After setup, always offers instrument-observability (optional) and add-workiq-tools (optional, skipped automatically when authMode = s2s) as add-ons. Supports .NET AgentFramework, Node.js, and Python agents. Normally delegated to from a365-setup after CLI and Azure prerequisites are confirmed. Can also be invoked directly when those steps are already done.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/agent365-skills --skill make-a365-agent
> Trigger phrases — any of these will activate this skill:
> - "provision this agent with agent 365"
> - "register this agent"
> - "make this agent findable in the Agent 365 catalog"
> - "Registration setup for this agent"
> - "make this a custom engine agent"
> - "run a365 setup all"
> - "create a365 blueprint for this agent"
> - "set up this agent for observability only"
> What this skill does: Provisions your agent with Agent 365 — creates the Blueprint
> and Entra ID permissions. After setup, always offers observability
> (instrument-observability) and WorkIQ tools (add-workiq-tools) as optional add-ons.
>
> This skill is normally called from a365-setup after CLI verification and Azure
> prerequisites are confirmed. It can also be invoked directly when those steps are done.
> YOUR FIRST ACTION: Load context (Phase 0), then create all todos before running anything.
> Show the user a visible task checklist BEFORE Phase 1 work begins. This skill has no per-phase TaskCreate calls in the body — derive the checklist from the phase headers (## Phase 0 — Load Context, ## Phase 1 — Collect Provisioning Inputs, ## Phase 2 — Register with Agent 365, etc.). Exactly one item in_progress at a time; complete before moving on.
> - Claude Code: call TaskCreate once per phase header (already in allowed-tools); the list renders natively. Use TaskUpdate to flip statuses.
> - VS Code Copilot Chat / GitHub Copilot CLI: allowed-tools is ignored — emit a markdown checklist directly in chat (- [ ] Load context…, - [ ] Collect provisioning inputs…, etc.) and edit items to - [x] as each phase completes.
Check for context passed from a365-setup. If this skill was invoked by a365-setup,
the session already has capabilities, agentStack, programmingLanguage, and
usesTeamsOrCopilot set. Load those values directly.
If invoked directly (no session context):
.a365-workspace-detection.local.json if it exists and detectedAt is within 60 minutes.Load agentStack, programmingLanguage, and usesTeamsOrCopilot from it.
What capabilities would you like to enable? (options can be combined)
1. Register — make the agent findable in the Agent 365 catalog
2. Observability — end-to-end activity tracing for every message, LLM call,
and tool use, visible in the Agent 365 portal and Microsoft Defender
3. WorkIQ — add WorkIQ MCP servers (M365 data: email, calendar, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive)
(only show this option when authMode ≠ s2s — WorkIQ requires a user token)
4. AI Teammate — the agent needs a first-class M365 identity
(Agentic User with UPN, mailbox, presence). Handled by a different skill.
> "AI Teammate setup is handled by the make-ai-teammate skill. Run /agent365:a365-setup and select the AI Teammate path, or invoke make-ai-teammate directly."
capabilities and continue.Create all todos for this session:
Register agent with Agent 365 (a365 setup all)Add Observability (optional)Add WorkIQ Tools (optional)Mark Todo 1 in-progress.
Before asking for any inputs, check whether a blueprint config already exists:
ls a365.config.json a365.generated.config.json 2>/dev/null
If either file exists, read it and extract the blueprint ID — the field name differs by file:
a365.config.json → read blueprintIda365.generated.config.json → read agentBlueprintIdStore whichever is present as existingBlueprintId. Then ask:
I found an existing Agent 365 config in this project.
• File: {filename found}
• Blueprint ID: {existingBlueprintId if found, otherwise "not yet set"}
What would you like to do?
1. Reuse the existing blueprint — I'll skip `a365 setup all` and use this blueprint directly
(use this if setup already ran successfully and you just want to add capabilities)
2. Create a fresh blueprint — runs `a365 setup all` and overwrites the existing config
(use this if you want to start over or the existing config is stale)
Wait for the answer:
agentBlueprintId is empty, ask "Please provide your blueprint ID." Store as existingBlueprintId. Set reuseBlueprint = true. Write both values back to .a365-workspace-detection.local.json (merge, preserve all other fields) so the stop-hook validator and follow-on skills can read them. Skip Phase 2 (setup all) entirely — proceed directly to Phase 3.reuseBlueprint = false. Write reuseBlueprint: false to .a365-workspace-detection.local.json. Continue with Phase 1 inputs and Phase 2 as normal.If no existing config is found: set reuseBlueprint = false and continue.
Ask both questions in a single message:
To provision your agent with Agent 365, I need two things:
1. Agent Name — short, unique identifier for your tenant (e.g. "contoso-hr-agent" or "FabrikamHelpdesk")
Rules: letters, numbers, hyphens only. Start with a letter. 3–20 chars (the CLI appends " Blueprint" to derive the Teams manifest `name.short`, capped at 30).
This derives the Blueprint name. Pass the name exactly as you type it — do NOT normalize case.
Type "default" to use the name "developer".
2. Project directory — full path to your agent code, or "current" for this directory.
Store as agent_name and project_dir. If the user replies current, use CWD.
If the user types default, set agent_name = "developer".
Ask the user where their agent is (or will be) hosted:
Where will your agent run?
1. Azure / Cloud — the agent has (or will have) a public HTTPS endpoint already
2. Local / Dev Tunnel — the agent runs on localhost and needs a dev tunnel for a public URL
3. Skip - I just want to set up the Blueprint and Entra ID permissions for now, without registering an endpoint yet
If Cloud (option 1): Ask for the full HTTPS endpoint URL (e.g. https://myagent.azurewebsites.net/api/messages). Store as messagingEndpoint.
If Local / Dev Tunnel (option 2): auto-start the tunnel — do NOT ask the user to paste a URL.
devtunnel --version. If it fails, install it and stop until the user confirms:| OS | Install command |
|----|-----------------|
| Windows | winget install Microsoft.devtunnel |
| macOS | brew install --cask devtunnel |
| Linux | curl -sL https://aka.ms/DevTunnelCliInstall | bash |
devtunnel user show. If it exits non-zero or prints "not logged in", run devtunnel user login (or devtunnel user login --device-code on headless machines), wait for the user to complete sign-in, then retry devtunnel user show.3978 for Node.js / Python, the .NET project's launch port for .NET (default 5000): devtunnel create <agent-name>-tunnel --allow-anonymous
devtunnel port create <agent-name>-tunnel -p <port>
Parse the Tunnel ID from the create output — format is <id>.<cluster> (e.g. abc123xy.usw3).
run_in_background=true so the tunnel keeps running while the skill continues; the user does NOT need a separate terminal: devtunnel host <agent-name>-tunnel
https://<id-without-cluster>-<port>.<cluster>.devtunnels.ms. Example: tunnel ID abc123xy.usw3 + port 3978 → https://abc123xy-3978.usw3.devtunnels.ms. Sanity-check with devtunnel show <agent-name>-tunnel and confirm the printed Access URL matches.tunnelUrl and set messagingEndpoint = "${tunnelUrl}/api/messages". Tell the user verbatim: *"Dev tunnel started at <URL>. Hosting in the background — leave this session open. Using this endpoint for a365 setup all."*> Tunnel not reachable: confirm --allow-anonymous flag was used and the agent process is listening on the configured port.
This skill is for Agent (Non AI Teammate) registration only. Re-read .a365-workspace-detection.local.json:
agentType = "ai-teammate" (stale cache from a prior session, or user picked the wrong skill): abort this skill and tell the user verbatim: *"This agent is registered as an AI Teammate. The make-a365-agent skill handles non-AI-Teammate agents only — appending --authmode obo|s2s to a365 setup all would conflict with --aiteammate. Switch to /agent365:make-ai-teammate instead, which uses a365 setup all --aiteammate --m365 and never passes --authmode."* Do NOT proceed to 2.1.agentType = "system-agent" (or unset): proceed to 2.1.cd "<project_dir>" && a365 setup all --agent-name <agent_name> --dry-run
> --authmode flag: If the user's auth mode is known from .a365-workspace-detection.local.json, append --authmode obo or --authmode s2s to all setup all commands. This controls how the agent identity SP receives permissions (OBO = principal-scoped delegated grants, S2S = application app-role assignments requiring GA).
Show the full dry-run output to the user, then ask:
> "Here's what a365 setup all will create. Does this look correct? Type yes to proceed or no to abort."
> ⚠️ a365 setup all is long-running and block-buffers under chat-tool execution. If output stalls, see AGENTS.md § CLI output buffering under chat-tool execution — preferred remediation is run_in_background: true (Claude Code Bash tool); fallback is hand-off to a separate terminal.
Choose the right flags based on the detected agent type:
# Agent (Non AI Teammate) — default
cd "<project_dir>" && a365 setup all --agent-name <agent_name>
# With explicit auth mode (append based on .a365-workspace-detection.local.json authMode)
cd "<project_dir>" && a365 setup all --agent-name <agent_name> --authmode obo
cd "<project_dir>" && a365 setup all --agent-name <agent_name> --authmode s2s
# Custom Engine Agent (CEA) with Teams/Copilot integration — add --m365
cd "<project_dir>" && a365 setup all --agent-name <agent_name> --m365
For CEA agents (usesTeamsOrCopilot = 1): after setup all, also run the bot permission step:
a365 setup permissions bot
This is required for Messaging Bot API grants and must follow setup all (which handles permissions mcp).
This command:
--m365): registers the endpoint via MCP PlatformMonitor output carefully:
[1/5]). Watch for errors or warnings.> Windows Account Manager (WAM): If you see "Authenticating via Windows Account Manager..." in the output, a native Windows sign-in dialog has appeared. Do NOT kill the process. Tell the user: "A Windows sign-in dialog has appeared — please complete it. Setup will continue automatically after you sign in."
> - If no dialog appears on a headless machine: Ctrl+C, run az login --allow-no-subscriptions to populate the token cache, then retry.
> - Conditional Access Policy (CAP): If WAM/browser auth is blocked by CAP (AADSTS53003, AADSTS53000), the CLI automatically falls back to device code flow — no user action needed.
Handle these conditions:
| Condition | Action |
|-----------|--------|
| Graph API Forbidden / Authorization_RequestDenied | Stop. Resolve permission issue (return to a365-setup Step 2 or grant the role). Then re-run. |
| Interactive browser auth required | If headless, instruct user to use az login --device-code first. |
| managerApplications error / blueprint rejected | Blueprint was created before May 2025 and lacks managerApplications. Delete and re-run a365 setup all, or patch via Graph API. |
| AADSTS700016 / Authorization_IdentityNotFound immediately after blueprint creation | Entra replication lag — the CLI retries automatically with exponential back-off (up to 5× for identity, 12× for blueprint token, 60-second cap). No manual retry needed; wait for the CLI to complete. |
a365 setup all is idempotent — safe to re-run after fixing an issue.
After a365 setup all completes, show the user:
Agent365.Observability.OtelWrite is automatically granted to the agent identity by a365 setup all — no GA consent step required for newly provisioned agents. If the CLI output includes a "Permission Grants" action item (upgrade scenario for pre-1.1 agents), display the PowerShell script verbatim so the user can hand it to a Global Admin.Mark Todo 1 as completed.
Mark Todo 2 in-progress.
Ask the user:
Your agent is provisioned. Observability lets you track every message, LLM call, and tool
invocation in the Agent 365 portal and Microsoft Defender.
Would you like to add observability now?
• yes — I'll run the instrument-observability skill now
• skip — you can add it later by running the instrument-observability skill
If yes: Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/instrument-observability/SKILL.md and follow it.
The skill will detect the project language and wire up OTel + A365 tracing exporter.
If skip: Note that the user can run the instrument-observability skill at any time.
Mark Todo 2 as completed when done (or skipped by user).
Mark Todo 3 in-progress.
If authMode = s2s: Skip this phase entirely — WorkIQ is not available for S2S agents (requires a user token). Mark Todo 3 as completed and proceed to Phase 5.
Ask the user:
Would you like to add WorkIQ tools? These give your agent access to Microsoft 365 data —
email, calendar, Teams messages, SharePoint files, OneDrive, and more.
Note: WorkIQ MCP calls use OAuth On-Behalf-Of (OBO) tokens. Users will be prompted to
consent the first time the agent accesses their data.
• yes — I'll run the add-workiq-tools skill now
• skip — you can add it later by running the add-workiq-tools skill
If yes: Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/add-workiq-tools/SKILL.md and follow it.
If skip: Note that the user can run the add-workiq-tools skill at any time.
Mark Todo 3 as completed when done (or skipped by user).
Show the user a summary:
✅ Agent provisioned with Agent 365!
Your agent now has:
• Blueprint: Created in Entra ID (Blueprint ID in `a365.generated.config.json`)
• Register: Agent appears in the Agent 365 catalog
[• Observability: OpenTelemetry + A365 tracing exporter wired] (if added)
[• WorkIQ tools: M365 data access via MCP] (if added)
Next steps:
1. If admin consent was required, ensure a Global Admin has run the PowerShell script.
2. Test discovery: search for your agent in Microsoft 365 apps.
3. Add observability: run the instrument-observability skill (if not done)
4. Add WorkIQ tools: run the add-workiq-tools skill (if not done)
CLI error surfacing: When any CLI command exits non-zero or prints a warning or error line, show the complete output verbatim in a fenced code block before suggesting a fix. Do not abstract, paraphrase, or discard CLI output — the exact error message is always more useful than a summary. If the error is not in the table below, display it and ask the user how to proceed.
-v / --verbose for detailed logs.a365 logs --help. Log files live at Windows %APPDATA%/a365/logs/, Linux/Mac ~/.config/a365/logs/.a365 commands are idempotent — safe to re-run after fixing an issue.a365 cleanup --agent-name <name>. For granular cleanup: a365 cleanup blueprint, a365 cleanup azure, or a365 cleanup instance. Use only as a last resort.Take microsoft/make-a365-agent from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.
The instructions reference brew.
Without those the skill loads but fails at the first command.