Microsoft Power Platform governance and administration: Maker Guidelines

🚨 The Signal: New Maker Guidelines in Copilot Studio allow administrators to directly communicate approved tools, models, connectors, and channels to makers. This centralises governance guidance, reducing shadow IT and improving compliance for AI agent development.

The Impact

Power Platform administrators and Copilot Studio makers are affected, reducing the risk of unapproved AI agent components and improving policy adherence.

  • Administrators: Gain a direct channel to enforce AI agent development policies, reducing unapproved component use.
  • Copilot Studio Makers: Receive in-context guidance, reducing the risk of non-compliant AI agent creation.
  • Security Teams: Benefit from improved visibility and control over AI agent components, mitigating supply chain risks.
  • Organisations: Reduce the risk of data exposure or policy violations from unapproved AI agent integrations.

The Action

  1. Navigate to the Power Platform Admin Center.
  2. Select the relevant environment for Copilot Studio.
  3. Configure 'Maker Guidelines' to specify approved tools, models, connectors, and channels.
  4. Link to internal policies, request processes, and support contacts within the guidelines.
  5. Communicate the availability and importance of these guidelines to Copilot Studio makers.

Domain: Agentic-AI · Impact: medium · Workload: Other · Essential Eight: Application Control · ISM: ISM-0843, ISM-1490, ISM-1544, ISM-1582, ISM-1656, ISM-1657, ISM-1658, ISM-1659, ISM-1660, ISM-1870, ISM-1871