{"product_id":"microsoft-copilot-studio-agentic-ai-reid-harper-9798242158054","title":"Microsoft Copilot Studio Agentic AI Prompting Playbook: Practical Prompt Patterns for Building, Steering, and Scaling Autonomous Agents Across MS 365","description":"Your Agent Works in Testing. Why Does It Fail in Production?\u003cp\u003eYou've built AI agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio. They respond to questions, connect to your data, and automate simple tasks. But when you deploy them to real users, they break in unexpected ways. They ignore instructions. They call the wrong tools. They make decisions you never intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem isn't the platform. It's your prompts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgentic AI requires a completely different prompting discipline than ChatGPT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis playbook teaches you how to control autonomous agents through prompts that shape decision-making, not just text generation. You'll learn production-tested patterns for forcing agents to plan before acting, selecting tools correctly, handling errors intelligently, and escalating to humans appropriately.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat You'll Master\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCore Frameworks\u003c\/b\u003e - Reusable prompt structures that work across any agent system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanning \u0026amp; Task Decomposition\u003c\/b\u003e - Force agents to think before executing irreversible operations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTool-Aware Prompting\u003c\/b\u003e - Control exactly which connectors agents use and when\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicrosoft 365 Workflows\u003c\/b\u003e - Real enterprise patterns for SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, and Power Platform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContext Management\u003c\/b\u003e - Prevent agents from forgetting critical information or remembering too much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuman-in-the-Loop Design\u003c\/b\u003e - Balance automation with control through strategic intervention points\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebugging \u0026amp; Steering\u003c\/b\u003e - Fix broken agents systematically without rebuilding from scratch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScaling to Agent Ecosystems\u003c\/b\u003e - Build multiple agents that coordinate instead of conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduction Readiness\u003c\/b\u003e - Deploy with governance, security, testing, and operational discipline\u003c\/p\u003eThis Book Is For\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnterprise AI architects building agent systems at scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft 365 developers deploying Copilot Studio agents to production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIT leaders responsible for autonomous AI governance and security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnical professionals tired of agents that work in demos but fail in reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhat Makes This Different\u003cp\u003eNo theory. No filler. No generic AI advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust systematic, production-focused prompting patterns that control agentic behavior in real enterprise environments. Every pattern includes clear examples, failure modes to avoid, and specific implementation guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop guessing at prompts. Start engineering agent behavior.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransform your approach from reactive prompt tweaking to intentional agent architecture. Build systems your organization can depend on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour agents are autonomous. Your prompts should control them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reid Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242158054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Reid Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997340414207,"sku":"9798242158054","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/microsoft-copilot-studio-agentic-ai-reid-harper-9798242158054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}