Add knowledge to a copilot

Knowledge sources can be added when you first create your copilot, or after your copilot has been created. These sources can be used at the copilot level, or at the topic level.

Add knowledge to a new copilot

You can add knowledge at the copilot level while you're creating your copilot. While responding to the prompts to create your copilot, you can specify the following types of knowledge sources:

• A public website
• SharePoint

After you enter the URL to the knowledge source, your copilot automatically adds the knowledge source. For more information, see Create a copilot.

Add knowledge to an existing copilot

After the initial creation process, you can add knowledge sources at the copilot level from the following areas in Copilot Studio:

• The Overview page
• The Knowledge page

You can add knowledge sources at the topic level from the following areas:

• The Conversation Boosting system topic
• A topic containing a generative answers node

Select the Add knowledge button to launch the Add available knowledge sources dialog.

After you add one of the following knowledge source types, you're required to provide a name and description. The knowledge name for each source should be unique. The description should be as detailed as possible, especially if generative AI is enabled, as the description aids AI orchestration.

• Public website
• File upload
• SharePoint
• Dataverse