Building an Autonomous Agent
Jared Matfess · 2025
This chapter focuses on building an autonomous agent, which is an agent that can operate independently, dynamically plan, orchestrate other agents, learn, and escalate. It discusses the concepts of autonomous versus semi-autonomous when it comes to creating agents. When considering the integration of AI into business processes, it is crucial to determine appropriate instances where human oversight is necessary to review AI-generated responses. Microsoft's initial release of its autonomous agents is quite interesting, as it is built upon many of the foundational elements that exist today within the Power Platform. The chapter configures the necessary triggers and actions to invoke the agent, followed by configuring actions that will help automate tasks that might otherwise be left to humans.