SharePoint REST API for Microsoft 365 Developers: When You Still Need It
Microsoft Graph is the default for SharePoint data, but it can’t do everything. Here’s when the SharePoint REST API is still the right call.
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Here you’ll find articles I’ve written on various topics, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related topics for web & cloud developers.
Microsoft Teams SSO and the On-Behalf-Of Flow with Microsoft Graph
A practical, end-to-end guide to single sign-on for Microsoft Teams apps that call Microsoft Graph. Covers the on-behalf-of (OBO) flow, Microsoft Entra ID app registration, the Teams manifest, the …
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Microsoft Teams App Development: The Developer's Complete Guide
A comprehensive guide to building apps for Microsoft Teams covering app types, development approaches, SDKs, authentication, deployment, and how to choose the right architecture for your scenario.
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Microsoft Graph for Microsoft 365 Developers: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to Microsoft Graph for Microsoft 365 developers covering what it is, key APIs, authentication, SDKs, webhooks, delta queries, and how to call it from SPFx, Teams apps, and Azure …
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Microsoft Entra ID for Microsoft 365 Developers: What You Need to Know
A comprehensive guide to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) for Microsoft 365 developers covering authentication flows, app registrations, permissions, tokens, SSO, and how Entra ID underpins …
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Azure Functions for Microsoft 365 Developers: Build Serverless APIs
The practical guide to building Azure Functions for Microsoft 365. Patterns, security, Microsoft Graph, deploy with Bicep and GitHub Actions.
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Wire an MCP Apps server into the F5 debug experience of the M365 Agents Toolkit
Wire an MCP Apps server into the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit F5 experience - dev tunnel, environment variables, widget builds, and a background server task - so one keypress launches the whole …
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Integrate an MCP Apps server into a Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agent
Register an MCP Apps server with a Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agent by creating the RemoteMCPServer plugin manifest, attaching it to the agent, and rewriting the instructions to drive …
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Add an MCP server with UI widgets to a Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agent project
Add an MCP server with an interactive React widget to an existing Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agent project, from package.json to testing tools and resources with the MCP Inspector. (Part 2 of …
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What are MCP Apps? Interactive Widgets in Copilot Chat
MCP Apps let declarative agents render interactive UI widgets inline in Microsoft 365 Copilot chat. Learn what they are, how they work, and when to use them over adaptive cards.
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Customize Your Claude Code Status Line to Manage Token Burn
Customize the Claude Code status line to track context window usage, session limits, and weekly quotas so you stop burning tokens you don’t need.
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Join Me @ ESPC in Amsterdam in DEC 2026 - M365 Copilot Dev
Join me in NOV+DEC in Amsterdam for ESPC 2026! Learn how to get the most value from M365 Copilot when when to use Copilot Studio or using Visual Studio Code!
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Join me - TechCon365 - Seattle, August 2026 for Microsoft 365 Copilot & AI Dev
Join me in Seattle, WA in August 2026 for TechCon365 to get the most value from your Microsoft 365 Copilot investment, Agentic Engineering, & AI!
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Voitanos Is Closing: What Happens Next
After 9+ years, I’m closing Voitanos and joining AvePoint as a Principal Software Engineer full time. Here’s the why - and what changes for customers.
Replicate Your Hands, Not Your Brain: When to Automate with AI
Not every tedious task deserves AI automation. Here’s the test I use to decide what to hand to an AI agent and what stays manual.
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Developer's guide to declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot: Webinar Recap
Learn how declarative agents differ from Copilot Studio, how the Sydney orchestrator works, and what developers need to build Microsoft 365 Copilot extensions.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Declarative Agents What's New - April 2026
MCP Apps, embedded knowledge, and the M365 Agents Toolkit plugin just changed declarative agent development. Here’s what developers need to know.
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Evaluating Your Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent Options: Webinar Recap
Compare four Microsoft 365 Copilot agent options, SharePoint agents, Agent Builder, Copilot Studio, and declarative agents, plus licensing, orchestrator differences, and Q&A.
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My Thoughts on Vibe Coding vs. Agentic Engineering
I’ve been using AI agents in my daily development workflow for a few months, and what I’m doing looks nothing like what most people mean by vibe coding.
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Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit v6.6.0 Release Review
Detailed review of Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit v6.6.0: GCC-M support, embedded knowledge for declarative agents, MCP GA, and 61 templates removed.
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25 Years of SharePoint: A Developer's Reflections on Building a Career on One Platform
Reflecting on 25 years of SharePoint and a career built on one platform, from reverse-engineering DLLs to building two businesses.
Why You Should Create Custom Agents for M365 Copilot
Learn why generic M365 Copilot chat falls short and how custom agents deliver tailored, repeatable experiences that drive real adoption and ROI.
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Join me - AgentCon NYC - March 9, 2026 - M365 Copilot Agent Options
Join me, March 9, 2026 in New York City at the NASDAQ for AgentCon, talking about Evaluating your Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent options - let’s connect!
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My approach to DOM manipulation in SharePoint Framework
Microsoft doesn’t support DOM manipulation in SPFx, and I teach my students the same. But here’s the thing: I do it myself. You can do, but do so responsibly.
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Altering M365 Copilot's Default Workflow - It's Possible!
Learn how to troubleshoot and fix M365 Copilot agents that ignore your instructions by overriding the platform’s default enterprise search workflow.
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