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Duration	Level	Prerequisites
5 min	Beginner	Lab 01 complete; VS Code installed

Overview

The skills-for-copilot-studio plugin does not talk to the Copilot Studio cloud directly. It shells out to a small binary called LanguageServerHost, which ships inside the Microsoft-published Copilot Studio VS Code extension. The extension only needs to be installed — VS Code itself does not need to be running when the plugin runs from the CLI. Source repository: microsoft/vscode-copilotstudio.

Learning objectives

• Install the Microsoft-published Copilot Studio VS Code extension.
• Confirm the extension is enabled in your VS Code installation.

Exercise 2.1 — Install the extension from the marketplace

1. Open VS Code.
2. Open the Extensions panel with Ctrl+Shift+X.

3. In the search box, type:

    Copilot Studio
   

4. In the results, select the entry published by Microsoft (look for the verified-publisher badge). Click Install.

Exercise 2.2 — Confirm the extension is enabled

1. Open the Extensions panel again (Ctrl+Shift+X).
2. Switch to the Installed view.
3. Confirm Copilot Studio appears in the list with no warning icons and no “Reload Required” prompt outstanding.

Verification Checkpoint

Before proceeding, verify:

• The Microsoft-published Copilot Studio extension appears under VS Code’s Installed extensions list.
• No “Reload Required” prompt is outstanding for the extension.

Next Steps

Proceed to Lab 03 — Create your first blank agent in the portal.