Copilots are powerful out of the box, but they really shine when they can talk to your business systems and APIs. That’s where MCPs come in. With them, you can extend copilots beyond their defaults, connecting them to your own data, logic, and services in a secure and controlled way.

In this session, we’ll talk about what MCPs are, how they work under the hood, and how to build and use them in real-world scenarios. We’ll go step by step through creating an MCP, wiring it into a copilot, and discussing best practices around authentication, performance, and lifecycle management.