AB-400 Explained: Dataverse Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Work IQ Access for Agents

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Learn how agents access Dataverse through Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Business Applications in Work IQ in this AB-400 Explained session. Explore direct metadata discovery, record retrieval, and semantic business interpretation. Understand how access selection, caller identity, and Dataverse permissions shape an agent’s authorized data scope. Topics covered: • Choosing between Dataverse MCP and Business Applications in Work IQ • Metadata discovery versus business record retrieval • MCP tools such as search and search_data • Client tool selection and server-side security enforcement • OAuth Identity Passthrough for agents acting on behalf of users • Shared service principal identities for unattended workloads • Work IQ semantic models and reusable business skills (preview) • Separate validation of semantic accuracy and data authorization • Testing regional access boundaries and column-level security • Verifying read-only behavior and rejecting unauthorized writes For learners preparing for AB-400 and developers designing agent access to Microsoft Dataverse. #AB400 #Dataverse #MCP