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Hello,

 

I created an agent using Copilot Studio and successfully published it to Microsoft Teams.
However, within Teams, the agent functions only as a chatbot—it doesn’t appear to run any of the tools or workflows that are included in the agent.

It would be extremely helpful if someone could advise me on how to enable the agent in Teams to operate the same way it does in the Copilot Studio test environment.

Many thanks in advance!

Best regards,
Quake from Japan

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    Romain The Low-Code Bearded Bear Profile Picture
    2,868 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    hello :)
     
    At the moment i answer, you file attachment are still block for potentiel threat. 
     
    Be assured that agent copilot studio in teams always worked as in test screen for me, any tool, orchestration, etc work the same.
     
    When it does not for me here are the why : 
     
    - need to reconnect the tool from teams (you are supposed to be prompt to accept when adding agent, try to publish and manualy update you teams agent with the link in the avaibility screen of the teams agent)
    - Tool are forbid by my it
    - security limitation with the tool
     
    since i don t see you r attachment :) feel free to add screen shot later of you'r tools and what happen in teams, check in activity tab in copilot studio 
  • ZG-07080304-0 Profile Picture
    18 on at
     

    Thank you for your response!
    I am currently using the trial license, but I am not sure if the license is the reason why the agent only works in the test interface.

    I have attached the screenshot in this message.
    Sorry that they are in Japanese — I tried changing the language to English, but it didn’t work.

    If you could provide any further details, such as information about the security settings interface, it would be very helpful.

    The agent works well in the test interface and was published successfully.

    However, the agent does not work in the Teams interface or the Copilot interface.

     

    Best regards,

    Quake

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    Romain The Low-Code Bearded Bear Profile Picture
    2,868 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    hello :)
     
    So , we need to investigate since it s strange 
     
    First if you wanna have menu in english, little trick i use : change in brower language and choose a as primary english (english in not my main language too ^^ i do this before making screenshot :) ) (in Chrome it's language, then web site and language, then "english (US)'')
     
    Second , when you try in teams , you have, later a view of what happen in the agent n in dev screen, you could deep dive and try to see if the tool are called or not : 
     
     
    in my case : something like this
     
     
    in you'r case we must see the tool call and clic on the tool to see if an error happened or not :)
     
    if the tool are not here, something in you'r trigger is little sensitive too much and make them not beeing call :)
     
    - Main other possibility i just remind ! -> in dev screen you are in a trial mode : Everything is enable for free BUT in teams, if you try some licenced product ine power platform, AI builder, etc etc : the lake of credit will stop to work most likely in most case. so that's probably why you'r tool are not used :)
     
    hope this help, i m adding a "check list" for all case that could made it not working :)
     

    1. Version & Channel

    The latest version wasn’t published to Teams.

    Teams may still be using a cached build (remove/re-add the app in Teams).

     

    2. Connections & Identity (most common cause)

    In dev, Actions run under your maker identity. In Teams, they run under the end user’s identity.

    Connection references may not be shared or credentials missing.

    For Power Automate flows, check Run-only users settings.

    Some connectors require a service principal or admin consent.

     

    3. Licensing & Permissions

    Missing Power Platform / M365 / premium licenses.

    Dataverse roles not assigned.

    SharePoint/OneDrive access not available for the end user.

     

    4. Admin Consent & Teams Policies

    Graph/connectors may need admin consent.

    Teams policies may block custom apps.

    Check SSO/RSC settings in the Teams app manifest.

     

    5. Action Configuration

    Action disabled in the published version.

    Environment variables or secrets not set.

    Long-running APIs or flows timing out.

     

    6. Channel Capabilities

    File/attachment handling may not be supported in Teams.

    Short conversation context can prevent the Action from being triggered.

     

    7. Environment Differences

    Variables or connections may exist in dev but not in prod.

    Instructions/settings might not have been re-published.

     

    Quick troubleshooting checklist

     

    Publish the latest version of the agent to Teams

    Remove and re-add the app in Teams to clear cache

    Verify connection references are correctly set (shared or per-user)

    For Power Automate flows, check Run-only users settings and connections

    Confirm the user has the right licenses and Dataverse roles

    Ensure admin consent is granted for Graph or premium connectors

    Verify Teams policies allow custom apps

    Test SharePoint or OneDrive access with the end user’s account

    Make sure environment variables and secrets are set in the published version

    For debugging, add a temporary instruction like “If I say debug, always call Action X” to confirm if Teams can trigger it

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