--- title: From Idea to Agent in Minutes: Copilot Studio + Claude Code description: A Microsoft MVP demonstrates how to use Claude Code (or GitHub Copilot CLI) together with Microsoft Copilot Studio to accelerate building AI agents. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/from-idea-to-agent-in-minutes-copilot-studio-claude-code-upelzt5w8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: From Idea to Agent in Minutes: Copilot Studio + Claude Code | daily.dev og:description: A Microsoft MVP demonstrates how to use Claude Code (or GitHub Copilot CLI) together with Microsoft Copilot Studio to accelerate building AI agents. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/from-idea-to-agent-in-minutes-copilot-studio-claude-code-upelzt5w8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UpElzt5W8.png og:image:alt: From Idea to Agent in Minutes: Copilot Studio + Claude Code og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # From Idea to Agent in Minutes: Copilot Studio + Claude Code **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 18 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Microsoft MVP demonstrates how to use Claude Code (or GitHub Copilot CLI) together with Microsoft Copilot Studio to accelerate building AI agents. The session walks through prerequisites (Claude Code or Copilot CLI license, VS Code Copilot Studio extension, Copilot Studio license), then live-demos cloning an agent locally, feeding a Word requirements document to the 'copilot studio author' skill via the terminal, and pushing the AI-generated changes back to the Copilot Studio portal. It also mentions 'open claw', a Windows-machine automation announced at Microsoft Build in June, that can drag-and-drop documents and trigger agent creation without manual terminal use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I use Claude Code to speed up building agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio? Claude Code can connect to Copilot Studio skills through a terminal after installing the Copilot Studio VS Code extension and cloning an existing agent locally. Once connected, typing a command like copilot studio author and pasting requirements lets Claude Code generate and modify agent instructions and configuration directly, which can then be pushed back to the Copilot Studio portal, cutting agent creation time down to roughly 10 minutes. _daily.dev surfaces workflows like this for teams weighing AI-assisted agent development against manual setup._ ### What are the prerequisites for connecting Claude Code to Copilot Studio? You need a Claude Code license or a GitHub Copilot CLI license (either works), the Copilot Studio extension installed in Visual Studio Code, and a Copilot Studio license (a trial license is acceptable to start). The setup targets not just developers but also PMs, QA, and directors who want to build agents without manually configuring everything in the Copilot Studio portal. _developers evaluating new AI tooling requirements track setup guides like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Claude and Codex now available for Copilot Business & Pro users](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-and-codex-now-available-for-copilot-business-pro-users-v8tylp8s3) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Behind the Universe demo: From prompt to production with VS Code, GitHub Copilot and the Microsoft Agent Framework](https://daily.dev/posts/behind-the-universe-demo-from-prompt-to-production-with-vs-code-github-copilot-and-the-microsoft-a-cspbn5doq) · DevBlogs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/from-idea-to-agent-in-minutes-copilot-studio-claude-code-upelzt5w8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"From Idea to Agent in Minutes: Copilot Studio + Claude Code","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-idea-to-agent-in-minutes-copilot-studio-claude-code-upelzt5w8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-idea-to-agent-in-minutes-copilot-studio-claude-code-upelzt5w8"},"datePublished":"2026-08-24T21:28:53.496Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:46:27.627Z","description":"A Microsoft MVP demonstrates how to use Claude Code (or GitHub Copilot CLI) together with Microsoft Copilot Studio to accelerate building AI agents. 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