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Curated list of Microsoft Learn documentation URLs organized by governance topic. Use these references for detailed product documentation, configuration guides, and API references.

Disclaimer

This framework is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. URLs are current as of May 2026; Microsoft may update or relocate documentation. See full disclaimer.


Copilot Administration

Topic URL
Microsoft 365 Copilot overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-overview
Microsoft 365 Copilot setup guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-setup
Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/manage-public-web-access
Microsoft 365 Copilot requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-requirements
Data, privacy, and security for Microsoft 365 Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-privacy
Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-enablement-resources
Copilot in Teams meetings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/copilot-teams-transcription
Copilot usage reports https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/activity-reports/microsoft-365-copilot-usage?view=o365-worldwide
Semantic Index for Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftsearch/semantic-index-for-copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/release-notes
What's new in Microsoft Purview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/whats-new
Copilot Search admin experience https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-search-admin-experience
Manage Copilot Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-search-manage
Secure and Govern Copilot blueprint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/secure-govern-copilot-foundational-deployment-guidance
Configure secure and governed Copilot foundation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/configure-secure-governed-data-foundation-microsoft-365-copilot
Use Purview for Copilot data security https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ai-m365-copilot
Connect to xAI models https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connect-to-ai-models
Anthropic as a Microsoft subprocessor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connect-to-ai-subprocessor
Assign AI provider access to users and groups https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/copilot-ai-provider-user-sec-group-access

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Topic URL
Learn about DLP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-learn-about-dlp
Plan for DLP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-overview-plan-for-dlp
Create and deploy a DLP policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-create-deploy-policy
DLP policy reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-policy-reference
DLP for Microsoft 365 Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-microsoft365-copilot-location-learn-about
Sensitive information type entity definitions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-sensitive-information-type-entity-definitions
Custom sensitive information types https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-create-a-custom-sensitive-information-type
Endpoint DLP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/endpoint-dlp-learn-about
DLP policy tips reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-policy-tips-reference

Information Protection (Sensitivity Labels)

Topic URL
Learn about sensitivity labels https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels
Get started with sensitivity labels https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/get-started-with-sensitivity-labels
Create and configure sensitivity labels https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/create-sensitivity-labels
Apply sensitivity labels automatically https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/apply-sensitivity-label-automatically
Encryption with sensitivity labels https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/encryption-sensitivity-labels
Mandatory labeling https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels-office-apps#require-users-to-apply-a-label
Sensitivity labels for Teams, Groups, and sites https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites
Purview Secure by Default deployment model https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/deploymentmodels/depmod-secure-by-default-intro

Audit and Retention

Topic URL
Microsoft Purview Audit overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-solutions-overview
Audit (Standard) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-get-started
Search the audit log https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-search
Audit log activities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-log-activities
Manage audit log retention policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-log-retention-policies
Learn about retention policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention
Create and configure retention policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/create-retention-policies
Retention for Teams https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention-policies-teams
Retention for Copilot interactions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention-policies-copilot

Copilot Pages and Notebooks

Topic URL
Manage Copilot Pages and Notebooks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/cpcn-admin-configuration?view=o365-worldwide
Copilot Pages and Notebooks compliance summary https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/cpcn-compliance-summary?view=o365-worldwide
Purview management for SharePoint Embedded containers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/purview-management?view=o365-worldwide

Copilot Cowork

Topic URL
Copilot Cowork overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/
Get started with Copilot Cowork https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/get-started
Copilot Cowork admin and governance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-admin-governance
Manage Copilot Cowork plugins https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-manage-plugins
Copilot Cowork FAQ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-faq

Conditional Access

Topic URL
What is Conditional Access? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/overview
Plan a Conditional Access deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/plan-conditional-access
Common Conditional Access policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-policy-common
Require compliant devices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-alt-all-users-compliant-hybrid-or-mfa
Sign-in risk-based policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-risk-based-sign-in
Block access by location https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-block-by-location

Information Barriers

Topic URL
Learn about information barriers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers
Get started with information barriers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-policies
Information barriers in Teams https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-teams
Information barriers in SharePoint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-sharepoint
Information barriers in OneDrive https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-onedrive

eDiscovery

Topic URL
eDiscovery solutions overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-overview
eDiscovery (Standard) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-standard-get-started
eDiscovery (Premium) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-premium-get-started
Search for content https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-search-for-content
Collect data for a case https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-create-draft-collection
Review sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-review-set-search
Export and download content https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-export-content
Search Copilot data in eDiscovery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc-search-copilot-data
eDiscovery notable changes (classic experiences retired Aug 31 2025) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc

Communication Compliance

Topic URL
Learn about communication compliance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance
Plan for communication compliance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-plan
Create communication compliance policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-policies
Investigate and remediate alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-investigate-remediate
Communication compliance for financial services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-channels

DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) and DSPM for AI (classic)

Topic URL
DSPM for AI (classic) overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ai-microsoft-purview
Get started with DSPM for AI (classic) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dspm-for-ai-considerations
Learn about DSPM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-security-posture-management-learn-about
DSPM data risk assessments (oversharing) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-security-posture-management-oversharing
eDiscovery changes announcement https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/upcoming-changes-to-microsoft-purview-ediscovery/4405084

Copilot Extensibility

Topic URL
Copilot extensibility overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/
Manage plugins for Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-copilot-agents-integrated-apps?view=o365-worldwide
Microsoft Graph connectors overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/overview-copilot-connector?toc=%2Fgraph%2Ftoc.json
Declarative agents for Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/overview-declarative-agent
Build agents with Agent Builder https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/agent-builder-build-agents
Agent Builder capabilities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/agent-builder
Copilot Tuning admin guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/copilot-tuning-admin-guide
M365 Agents admin guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/agent-essentials/m365-agents-admin-guide

Copilot Studio

Topic URL
Microsoft Copilot Studio documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
Copilot Studio ALM strategy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/guidance/alm
Publish and deploy Copilot Studio agents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-fundamentals-publish-channels
Adaptive cards in Copilot Studio topics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-ask-a-question#add-an-adaptive-card
Model Context Protocol in Copilot Studio https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/agent-extend-action-mcp
Connect an existing MCP server to an agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/mcp-add-existing-server-to-agent
Select an agent model https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-select-agent-model

Agent Governance

Topic URL
Microsoft Agent 365 overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-agent-365/overview
Agent management in Microsoft 365 admin center https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/agent-365-overview?view=o365-worldwide
Agent registry in Microsoft 365 admin center https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/agent-registry?view=o365-worldwide
Agent settings in Microsoft 365 admin center https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/agent-settings?view=o365-worldwide
Microsoft Agent 365 registry sync https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-agent-365/admin/agent-registry
Manage agents in Microsoft 365 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/manage-copilot-agents-integrated-apps?view=o365-worldwide
Microsoft 365 Copilot agent governance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/agents-are-apps
Copilot agent security and compliance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/data-privacy-security
Microsoft Entra Agent ID documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/
Microsoft Entra Agent ID overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/what-is-microsoft-entra-agent-id
Microsoft Entra agent identity concepts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/what-are-agent-identities
What's new in Microsoft Entra Agent ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/whats-new-agent-id
Manage Microsoft Entra agent identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/manage-agent-identities-admin
Microsoft Entra security for AI overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/security-for-ai-overview
Microsoft Entra Agent identity platform https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/what-is-agent-id-platform
Integrate third-party agents with Microsoft Entra Agent ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/configure-third-party-agents
Microsoft Entra Agent ID sign-in and audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/sign-in-audit-logs-agents
Conditional Access for agent identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/agent-id
Identity Protection for agents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-risky-agents
Microsoft Entra ID Governance for agent identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-governance/agent-id-governance-overview
Network controls for Copilot Studio agents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/global-secure-access/concept-secure-web-ai-gateway-agents
Agent Registry convergence with Microsoft Agent 365 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/agent-registry-convergence
Microsoft Entra Agent ID best practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/agent-id/best-practices-agent-id
Microsoft Entra Cross-Tenant Access Settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/external-id/cross-tenant-access-overview
Manage federated connector availability https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connectors/manage-federated-connectors

Insider Risk Management

Topic URL
Learn about insider risk management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management
Get started with insider risk management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-configure
Create insider risk policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-policies
Adaptive Protection https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-adaptive-protection

Compliance Manager

Topic URL
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager
Compliance Manager improvement actions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-improvement-actions
Update improvement actions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-update-actions
Build and manage Compliance Manager assessments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-assessments
Compliance Manager regulations and templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-regulations

Microsoft Sentinel

Topic URL
Microsoft Sentinel overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/overview
Connect Microsoft 365 data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/data-connectors-reference#microsoft-365-formerly-office-365
Create analytics rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/create-analytics-rules
Create workbooks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/monitor-your-data

SharePoint Administration

Topic URL
SharePoint admin center overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-sites-in-new-admin-center
Manage sharing settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/turn-external-sharing-on-or-off
Restricted SharePoint Search https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/restricted-sharepoint-search
SharePoint Advanced Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/advanced-management
Get ready for Copilot with SharePoint Advanced Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/get-ready-copilot-sharepoint-advanced-management
Data access governance reports https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/data-access-governance-reports
Agent insights report in SharePoint https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/insights-on-sharepoint-agents
AI in SharePoint (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ai-in-sharepoint-get-started
SAM Content Management Assessment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/content-management-assessment
SharePoint site lifecycle management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/site-lifecycle-management
Restricted Content Discovery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/restricted-content-discovery
SharePoint Admin Agent (Content Governance Agent) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/content-governance-agent

Zero Trust and Security Architecture

Topic URL
Zero Trust deployment guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/zero-trust/deploy/overview
Zero Trust for Microsoft 365 Copilot https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/zero-trust/copilots/zero-trust-microsoft-365-copilot
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/what-is-defender-for-cloud-apps
Baseline Security Mode https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/ignite-25-spotlight-announcing-microsoft-baseline-security-mode/4469709

Microsoft 365 Archive

Topic URL
Microsoft 365 Archive overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/archive/archive-overview?view=o365-worldwide

Microsoft Open Source Tools

These Microsoft-authored open-source repositories supplement native Copilot readiness, usage, impact, and audit reporting.

Tool URL Purpose
Analytics Hub https://github.com/microsoft/Analytics-Hub Discovery hub for Microsoft Copilot analytics companion repositories
AI-in-One Dashboard https://github.com/microsoft/AI-in-One-Dashboard Power BI dashboard for Copilot, Copilot Chat, and agent analytics
Copilot Chat & Agent Intelligence https://github.com/microsoft/CopilotChatAnalytics Power BI templates for Copilot Chat and agent adoption analytics
M365 Copilot Readiness Report https://github.com/microsoft/M365UsageAnalytics License readiness and allocation analytics for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Decoding Super Usage https://github.com/microsoft/DecodingSuperUsage Viva Insights-based super-user adoption analytics
Super User Impact https://github.com/microsoft/superuserimpact Viva Insights-based impact and work-pattern measurement
CustomizeCopilot https://github.com/microsoft/customizecopilot Add-on pages for extending the Viva Insights-based Copilot reports
PAX (Portable Audit eXporter) https://github.com/microsoft/PAX PowerShell scripts to automate Purview and Graph audit exports

See the Microsoft Open-Source Copilot Analytics Tools playbook for framework-specific fit guidance.


FSI Copilot Governance Framework v1.4.0 - April 2026