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Use the published SeekOut connector to add tools from the SeekOut MCP server to a custom Copilot Studio agent. After you configure the agent, publish it to your organization.

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Prerequisites

  • An active SeekOut account
  • A Microsoft Copilot Studio license
  • A Microsoft 365 Copilot license
  • A Teams or Microsoft 365 administrator who can approve and distribute the agent

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Setup

1

Create and configure an agent

Go to Microsoft Copilot Studio and sign in. Open Agents → Create → New agent, then select Configure to enter the settings yourself.
2

Name and describe the agent

Name it SeekOut Sourcing Agent and paste this description:
3

Select the model

Under Select your agent’s model, choose the latest production-ready Claude Sonnet model available to your organization.
4

Add the instructions

The SeekOut MCP server provides its own operating guidance and tool descriptions, so the agent needs only a persona, scope, and voice. Copy the prompt below and paste it into the agent’s Instructions field.

Copy the SeekOut Sourcing Agent instructions.

SeekOut Sourcing Agent overview in Copilot Studio showing its name, description, model, and instructions

The configured agent overview

Select Save.
5

Configure authentication

Open Settings → Security → Authentication and select Authenticate with Microsoft (Entra ID). If the agent will be used only within your organization, leave multi-tenant turned off, then select Save. This setting controls who can use the agent and is separate from the SeekOut sign-in later in the setup.
Copilot Studio authentication settings with Authenticate with Microsoft selected

Security → Authentication → Authenticate with Microsoft

6

Add the SeekOut tool

Select the Tools tab, then select Add a tool. In the tool picker, select the Model Context Protocol filter and search for SeekOut.
Tools tab in the Copilot Studio agent editor with Add a tool and Model Context Protocol options

Tools → Add a tool

Add tool dialog with the Model Context Protocol filter selected and SeekOut in the search field

Filter to Model Context Protocol and search for "SeekOut"

7

Create the connection and sign in to SeekOut

Select Invoke SeekOut talent intelligence, then select Create a connection. Copilot Studio redirects you to sign in with your SeekOut account and authorize the connection.
SeekOut connector result in the Copilot Studio Model Context Protocol tool list

Select the SeekOut connector

8

Confirm generative orchestration is on

Open Settings → Orchestration and confirm that generative orchestration is turned on. Copilot Studio requires this setting to use MCP tools and select the appropriate SeekOut tools for each request.
9

Test the agent

In the test pane, try:

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The first time you run a SeekOut action, the agent prompts you to connect. Open Connection manager, sign in if prompted, then retry.
Copilot Studio agent prompting the user to open the connection manager before running a SeekOut search

First run: connect through the connection manager, then retry

10

Publish to your organization

Open Channels from the agent’s overflow menu, then select Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Under Turn on Microsoft 365, select Make agent available in Microsoft 365 Copilot, set Availability options to Show to everyone in my org, select Save, then select Publish.
Copilot Studio agent overflow menu with the Channels page available

Agent overflow menu → Channels

11

Have an administrator approve the agent

Ask a Teams or Microsoft 365 administrator to approve the agent in the Teams admin center or Microsoft 365 admin center. The administrator should find SeekOut Sourcing Agent and make it available to the intended users.
12

Have users start using the agent

Direct users to Microsoft 365 Copilot and have them find SeekOut Sourcing Agent under All agents or in the Agent Store. Each user signs in with their own SeekOut account the first time they run a SeekOut action.
The SeekOut connector supplies tools from the SeekOut MCP server. The agent instructions and generative orchestration determine when Copilot uses them.

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Troubleshooting

Open Connection manager from the agent’s prompt or Connection Settings in the agent’s settings. Confirm that you’re signed in to SeekOut, then retry your request. If the problem continues, contact your SeekOut account team or SeekOut Support.