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* feat: add mcs-EduCoach academic advising agent sample Adds a Microsoft Copilot Studio agent sample for undergraduate academic advising. Covers course search, prerequisite checks, enrollment via adaptive card (Planner + Outlook), course recommendations, graduation audit, waitlist notifications via Power Automate, and human advisor escalation. All tenant-specific values (SharePoint URLs, Planner IDs, environment ID, user object ID, agent ID) replaced with placeholder strings so the sample is immediately portable. https://claude.ai/code/session_01F8n3rdufktKp8qjgosBqXU * docs(mcs-EduCoach): add demo video link and restore valid screenshot Adds a Demo section to README with embedded YouTube thumbnail linking to the full walkthrough video. Restores screenshot.png to a valid PNG. https://claude.ai/code/session_01F8n3rdufktKp8qjgosBqXU * feat(mcs-EduCoach): add SharePoint sample data and update setup docs Adds src/sharepoint-data/ with: - sample-course-catalog.csv: 50 courses covering CS, MATH, ENG, AI, DATA, SEC and general education — ready to import into the SharePoint Courses list - student-handbook.md: full Contoso University student handbook covering graduation requirements, academic policies, enrollment rules, and contacts Updates README Step 1 to reference these files and clarifies the column schema (semicolon-separated prerequisites/semesters to match the CSV). https://claude.ai/code/session_01F8n3rdufktKp8qjgosBqXU * docs: add mcs-EduCoach to root samples table in README https://claude.ai/code/session_01F8n3rdufktKp8qjgosBqXU * Add files via upload --------- Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds mcs-EduCoach — a Microsoft Copilot Studio sample for undergraduate academic advising.
A student chats with EduCoach in Microsoft Teams or Microsoft 365 Copilot; the agent answers grounded questions about courses, prerequisites, and graduation requirements from a SharePoint Courses list and Student Handbook document. Students can submit enrollment requests via an adaptive card, receive confirmation emails, and have their requests tracked in Microsoft Planner. A Power Automate flow monitors the Courses list for new items and proactively notifies waitlisted students.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vh3zlRdgyg
Highlights
Generative AI orchestration — no explicit keyword triggers; the agent routes intents to specialised topics using intent understanding
Grounded responses only — agent draws exclusively from SharePoint knowledge sources and will not invent courses, credits, or policies
Adaptive card enrollment flow — student fills a structured card; request is written to Microsoft Planner and confirmed by Outlook email
Automatic waitlist notification — Power Automate trigger fires on new Courses list item and sends a prompt to the agent to contact waiting students
Human escalation path — grade appeals, medical withdrawals, and academic petitions are routed to a human advisor immediately, no extra questions asked
Sample data included — 50-course CSV and full student handbook ready to import for a zero-friction demo setup
Folder structure
samples/mcs-EduCoach/
├── README.md
├── .gitignore
├── assets/
│ ├── icon.png
│ ├── screenshot.png
│ └── sample.json
└── src/
├── EduCoach/ # Copilot Studio agent export
│ ├── agent.mcs.yml
│ ├── settings.mcs.yml
│ ├── connectionreferences.mcs.yml
│ ├── actions/ # Planner + Outlook actions
│ ├── knowledge/ # SharePoint knowledge sources
│ ├── topics/ # 7 custom + 8 system topics
│ ├── trigger/ # Power Automate trigger
│ └── workflows/ # Trigger workflow definition
└── sharepoint-data/ # Sample data for quick setup
├── sample-course-catalog.csv
└── student-handbook.md
Checklist
Test plan
README renders correctly on GitHub (demo thumbnail visible and links to YouTube)
All Minimal-Path-to-Awesome steps work on a fresh Power Platform environment
Import sample CSV into SharePoint Courses list → agent answers course queries correctly
Upload student-handbook.md to Shared Documents → agent answers policy questions correctly
End-to-end: student submits enrollment → Planner task created + confirmation email sent
Waitlist flow: add row to Courses list → Power Automate trigger fires → agent notifies student