CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to the Microsoft Copilot Studio Labs will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

3.2.0 - 2026-03-20

Added

• Presentation decks added to presentations folder (#227)
• Presentations folder structure (#205)

3.1.0 - 2026-02-26

Added

• Optional Work tab experience steps to agent-builder-m365 lab (#190)
• Bug Bash guide for reporting lab issues (#151)
• Report Issue button to site navigation (#152)
• mcs-governance lab, mcs-in-a-day-v2 event (#149, #150)
• Required solution files for labs (#145)
• New ALM consolidated lab combining setup-for-success and pipelines (#143)
• Copilot Studio Tools lab (#142)
• Dataverse MCP Connector lab (#140)
• New Component Collections lab (#139)
• Dataverse search steps (#137)
• Copilot Studio bootcamp labs (#129)

Changed

• Use README as source of truth for lab durations (#161)
• Update BUG-BASH.md portal link to point to bootcamp event page (#160)
• Refine instructions for Copilot Studio agent creation (#157)
• Updates from testing (#155, #156)
• Update component collection name and contents in Component Collections lab (#147)
• Update root README with all labs (#146)
• Update core-concepts-variables-agents-channels from testing (#144)
• Update multi-agent lab copy (#128)
• Update licensing guide and file size (#130)
• Refactor core concepts into three focused labs (#131)

Fixed

• Fix note callout formatting in governance lab (#199)
• Revise prompt for visual sales chart in README (#169)
• Refine summary of prompt in README (#170)
• Update governance lab agent URLs and fix Dockerfile multi-arch support (#197)
• Add missing mcs-governance lab to README table (#154)
• Fix mcs-ALM 404 by renaming folder to lowercase mcs-alm (#153)
• Fix grammar and spelling throughout multi-agent lab (#138)
• Restore multi-agent indexing (#136)

3.0.0 - 2026-01-28

Added

• New multi-agent lab (#122)
• Human-in-the-loop lab — expense claims with approvals (#118)
• Setup-for-success added to buildathon 1-month journey (#113)
• Workflow concurrency controls (#112)

Changed

• Update top-level docs for multi-agent lab (#124)
• Multi-agent lab: Remove indexing instructions (#123)
• Update bootcamp docs (#119)
• Update AI builder labs (#111)

Fixed

• Add .gitignore for data config (#121)
• Fix typo in lab instructions (#120)
• Add tip to Ask Me Anything lab (#116)
• Fix minor typos (#110)

Unreleased

Added

• Simplified single-source configuration format (ADR-012)
  • Labs now defined once in labs: section with all properties (title, difficulty, duration, section, order, journeys, events)
  • Adding a new lab requires ONE entry instead of 3-6
  • Automatic conversion layer maintains backward compatibility with Jekyll templates
• Enhanced configuration audit in Check-LabConfigs.ps1
  • Duplicate lab ID detection
  • Journey card vs left navigation count validation
  • Multi-line YAML array parsing support
• Agent Academy external lab integration
  • Links to microsoft/agent-academy Recruit Level curriculum
  • 13-lesson curriculum covering agents, LLMs, and deployment
• YAML export function in Generate-Labs.ps1
  • Serializes converted config to _data/ for Jekyll templates
  • Handles PowerShell hashtables, arrays, and List types

Changed

• Rebranded "Copilot Studio Lite" to "Agent Builder in Microsoft 365"
  • Renamed lab folder copilot-studio-lite → agent-builder-m365
  • Updated all lab titles, descriptions, and references across the codebase
  • Updated Microsoft docs links to new URL slugs
• Generate-Labs.ps1 now calls Check-LabConfigs.ps1 directly instead of embedding audit logic
• Order numbering scheme updated to 100-699 range (all 3-digit)
• NEW_LAB_CHECKLIST.md simplified to reflect single-entry workflow

Fixed

• Duplicate lab counting in card vs nav validation (reset currentLab after section exit)
• List type serialization in YAML export (handles System.Collections.Generic.List)
• External lab order not being applied (was always 999, now reads from config)

2.6.0 - 2025-11-19

Added

• Events dropdown navigation system for improved scalability (#89)
  • Replaced flat event links with collapsible dropdown in header
  • Added support for 5 events: Bootcamp, Azure AI Workshop, MCS in a Day, Agent Build-A-Thon (1 day), Agent Build-A-Thon (1 month)
  • Implemented JavaScript toggle behavior (click, outside click, ESC key)
  • Added ARIA attributes for accessibility
• Two new Build-A-Thon event pages (#89)
  • Agent Build-A-Thon (1 day) with 2 labs
  • Agent Build-A-Thon (1 month) with 8 labs including autonomous AI agents
• Event context banner system (#89)
  • Dynamic banner shows current event context when viewing labs with ?event= parameter
  • Left navigation title changes to "Event Navigation" in event context
• Comprehensive CHANGELOG.md documenting project history from June 2025 to present (#90)

Changed

• Improved button styling across all theme variants (#89)
  • Added --text-on-accent CSS variable to Rich and Minimal themes
  • Fixed text contrast issues in all 4 theme combinations

Fixed

• Button text contrast issues across all 4 theme variants (#89)
• Duplicate emoji display in event context banner (#89)

2.5.0 - 2025-10-27

Added

• Guild Hall Custom MCP lab with Windows curl syntax (#54, #78, #81, #86)
• PR merge verification step in workflow documentation (#76)

Changed

• Updated BYOM lab to focus on Chit Chat Generator with grok-3-mini (#80)
• Switched Azure AI Workshop lab order - Data Fabric Agent now Lab 4, Guild Hall MCP now Lab 5 (#79)
• Enhanced Dataverse MCP connector lab content (#77)

Fixed

• TOC regex capturing all content after horizontal rules (#85)
• TOC anchors with emoji headings preserving leading dashes (#84)
• Minor formatting and clarification improvements (#83)
• Broken image references and Azure region updates (#82)
• Standardized lab resource placeholders in contract-alerts-azure-ai (#87)

2.4.0 - 2025-10-26

Added

• MCS in a Day event page with unified event system (#67)
• Automated lab configuration auditing system (#74)
• Copilot Studio Lite progressive learning lab (#63)

Changed

• Enhanced BYOM lab with screenshots and improved instructions (#75)

Fixed

• Consistent header layout between rich and minimal themes (#75)
• Correct image filename reference in dataverse-mcp-connector lab (#75)

2.3.0 - 2025-10-25

Added

• Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) lab (#65)
• Contract Alerts Azure AI lab with Azure setup reference and accessibility improvements (#64)
• Automated H2-only TOC generation with truncation bug fix (#66)

2.2.0 - 2025-10-24

Added

• Data Fabric Agent lab with CSS improvements (#55)

Fixed

• Removed duplicate script block causing redundant function definitions (#56)
• Escaped pipes in markdown link text to prevent table parsing (#59)
• Added missing HTML comment opening tag in default layout (#60)
• Updated callout wording in dataverse-mcp-connector lab (#61)

2.1.0 - 2025-10-23

Added

• Guild Hall MCP lab (#54)

2.0.0 - 2025-10-17

Added

• Markdown detection feature and improved fenced code block formatting (#52)

Changed

• Complete apostrophe spacing resolution with Kramdown configuration (#50)

Fixed

• Apostrophe spacing issues in HTML rendering (#48)

1.9.0 - 2025-10-16

Added

• Comprehensive bootcamp navigation system with section filtering (#45)

Changed

• Enhanced lab instructions for Lab 4 and other bootcamp labs (#46, #47, #49)

1.8.0 - 2025-10-15

Added

• Scroll-to-top button on lab pages (#42)
• Web portal link to README for better user experience (#43)

Changed

• Complete theme system overhaul with major infrastructure cleanup (#41)

Fixed

• Hide lab numbers from both lab cards and left navigation (#44)

1.7.0 - 2025-10-13

Fixed

• Major navigation fixes and UX improvements for lab browser (#39)

1.6.0 - 2025-10-06

Added

• Comprehensive documentation pipeline for GitHub Pages enhancement (#37)

Fixed

• Markdown formatting issues in autonomous-account-news lab (#38)

1.5.0 - 2025-10-03

Changed

• Revised Dataverse connector configuration (#36)
• Updated autonomous lab instructions (#34, #35)
• Revised topic addition steps in README (#33)

1.4.0 - 2025-10-02

Added

• 30-minute version of Ask Me Anything lab (#33)

Changed

• Updated labs to add tips and place Teams chat as extra challenge (#32)

1.3.0 - 2025-10-01

Changed

• Revised Nova AI setup and interaction instructions (#28)
• Clarified connector names and commit message examples (#27)
• Updated agent configuration and file handling instructions (#26, #25)

Fixed

• Fixed URLs and improved step instructions (#29)

1.2.0 - 2025-09-29

Changed

• Updated CUA lab to use hosted browser instead of hosted machine (#24)
• Renamed "Agent Builder" to "Copilot Studio Lite" (#23)

1.1.0 - 2025-09-22

Changed

• Modified Excel knowledge to file upload in contract alerts lab (#22)
• August retrospective updates for workshop agent (#21)

1.0.0 - 2025-08-18

Changed

• Replaced poem by city in lab content (#15)

0.4.0 - 2025-07-24

Fixed

• Documentation updates and README improvements (#13, #14)

0.3.0 - 2025-07-15

Added

• Autonomous agents with CUA lab (#12)
• MCP Qualify Lead lab (#11)

0.2.0 - 2025-06-30

Added

• Standard Orchestration lab (#9)

0.1.0 - 2025-06-20

Added

• MBR prep SharePoint agent lab (#7)
• Account news autonomous agent lab (#4)

Fixed

• Blockquote formatting (#5)

Security

• Added Microsoft SECURITY.MD (#2)

0.0.1 - 2025-06-11

Added

• Initial repository setup with Microsoft mandatory files
• Agent Builder Web lab
• Ask Me Anything lab
• Setup for Success lab
• Lab template for contributors
• Journey-based navigation (Quick Start, Business User, Developer, Autonomous AI)
• Multi-theme system (Rich/Minimal × Light/Dark)
• Automated PDF generation from markdown
• Docker-based development environment
• PowerShell automation scripts for lab generation
• README with project overview and setup instructions
• LICENSE file