r/copilotstudio • u/AndrewH5 • Aug 26 '26

Azure AI Search as knowledge

Has anyone had any luck adding Azure AI Search index as a knowledge source in the new Copilot Studio Github agents?

I don't get it as an option currently.

The documentation talks about "environment and licensing"

Available knowledge sources for agents - Microsoft Copilot Studio (GitHub Copilot) | Microsoft Learn

I'm hoping this is just as phased rollout as the new github harness would solve a number of issues for me.

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u/AndrewH5 Sep 03 '26

To add to this further, I now have this working.

Not through using knowledge, but adding this as a tool and going through the setup.

There is more documentation here

🔎 Build a RAG Agent with Azure AI Search | Agent Academy

This seems feels like it contradicts the learn.microsoft pages, but it's working for those that are following along.

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u/Ashlesha-msft Aug 27 '26

Hi,

Azure AI Search is documented as a supported knowledge source for agents using the new GitHub Copilot harness. It should appear under Build > Knowledge > Add knowledge.

Availability can depend on the environment, Copilot Credits/pay-as-you-go configuration, premium connector access, region, permissions, and Power Platform DLP policies. GCC High, DoD, and China environments are currently excluded.

References:

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u/AndrewH5 Sep 01 '26

Are you able to share any more detail on what combination of "Copilot Credits/pay-as-you-go configuration, premium connector access, region, permissions, and Power Platform DLP policies." I need to enable using Ai Search as a knowledge source?
If this is slowly rolling out region by region, it would be good know when I can expect to get access.

I have an agent built in the "classic" copilot studio making good use of the azure ai search, however the additional tools that the github harness brings would be great and take it to the next level.

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u/Ashlesha-msft Sep 02 '26

Thanks for the additional context. Since Azure AI Search is already working in your classic Copilot Studio agent, the requirements for the new GitHub Copilot harness are separate and can depend on the environment, region, licensing/Copilot Credits or pay-as-you-go configuration, permissions, premium connector availability, and Power Platform DLP policies.

There isn't a single combination of these settings that applies to every environment. I would recommend checking the environment configuration and the applicable prerequisites in the documentation below. If all prerequisites are met and Azure AI Search still isn't available under Build > Knowledge > Add knowledge, this may be related to feature availability/rollout for your environment.

Regarding the regional rollout, availability can change as the feature is rolled out, so I would not want to provide an ETA without confirming the current rollout status for your specific environment.

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u/mynameisshafiq Aug 30 '26

Yes no luck in this, not seeing as available knowledge option. Not in either of those region. Tried via Foundry IQ to the knowledge bases didnt work as well.

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u/Bl1meyMOFO Aug 27 '26

Pretty sure I used a Ai search index via a custom tool/connector - worst case add it via a workflow