This article only applies to your community if your Firstup contract includes this functionality. Please contact your Customer Success Manager with any questions about feature availability for your community.

Firstup's Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration lets employees search and retrieve Firstup content directly within Copilot, bringing your organization's knowledge into the tools your workforce already uses every day. This article walks administrators through setting up the MCP connector as a custom app in Copilot, from configuring the app console and publishing it to your workspace, to granting access, managing actions and approvals, and understanding the end-user sign-in experience.

Prerequisites

• Admin Access: For Microsoft Copilot Studio, Maker / Author access is required in your Power Platform environment, and potentially Cloud Application Administrator roles in Microsoft Entra ID if your MCP server uses OAuth / Enterprise Entra authentication. 
• Developer Mode: Microsoft requires Generative Orchestration to be enabled for your agent. Additionally, if you are developing custom connectors, you must build them within a Sandbox/Developer Environment in Power Platform rather than the Default environment. 
• MCP Endpoint URL: Obtain your community-specific MCP endpoint URL from your Firstup Account Manager.

Administrator Setup

Step 1: Creating the Agent in Copilot Studio

1. Open Microsoft Copilot Studio and navigate to Agents.
2. Click + Create blank agent.
3. In the Name your agent field, type a name (e.g., Firstup Demo 11) and click Create.
   
   

1. Select the Tools tab in the main agent navigation bar and click + Add a tool.
   
   
    
2. Select Model Context Protocol from the available tool types.
3. Fill in the server parameters:
   • Server name: Firstup Demo 11
   • Server description: Summary of exposed MCP capabilities.
   • Server URL: Your MCP endpoint URL.
4. Authentication: Select OAuth 2.0 with Dynamic discovery.
5. Click Create.
   
   

1. Click Create in the pop-up modal to provision the connection.
2. Click Add and configure.
3. Verify that the MCP server tools appear under the agent's active tools list.
   
   

1. In the Test your agent panel, enter a test query.
   
   
    
2. Click Open connection manager when the agent requests permission.
   
   
    
3. On the Manage your connections page, click Connect next to your agent, select the connection from the picker, and click Submit.
   
   
    
4. Return to the test pane and click Retry to confirm that the agent calls the MCP tool and renders knowledge results.
   
   

Step 5: Publishing to Microsoft 365 / Teams Channel

1. Open the Channels tab.
   
   
    
2. Select Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.
3. Select Make agent available in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
4. Click Go to publish.
   
   
    
5. Select Force newest version and then click Publish.
   
   
6. Click Add channel.
7. Click Availability options.
   
   
    
8. Click Show to everyone in my org.
   
   
    
9. Click Submit to org catalog.
10. Click Yes on the pop-up modal to give everyone in your org access.
    
    

Step 6: Admin Approval in Microsoft 365 Admin Center

1. Log in to Microsoft 365 Admin Center as a tenant administrator.
2. Navigate to Agents > All agents and click the Requests tab.
   
   
    
3. Click on your pending agent request and select Publish to store.
4. Choose which users or groups can install the agent (All users or Specific users/groups).
5. Choose which users or groups will have the agent pre-installed (None, All users, or Specific users/groups).
   
   
    
6. Click Next.
7. Choose a policy template and click Next.
8. Review permissions and click Next.
9. Review the agent and click Publish.
10. Once published, click Done.

User Experience

1. Open Microsoft 365 Copilot and navigate to Agents > All agents (Agent Store).
2. Locate your agent under Built by your org.
3. In a new chat prompt, type @Agent Name, select the agent, and type your query.
   
   
    
4. Click Open connection manager.
   
   
    
5. Click Connect.
   
   
    
6. Create or select a connection and click Submit.
7. Click Submit again on the Manage your connections page.
8. Click Retry in the chat window.