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Microsoft Launches Copilot Agents Across Teams, SharePoint and Viva Engage in Public Preview

The preview introduces proactive, cited answers with expert verification in company communities, with related agents starting to roll out across Teams and SharePoint.

Overview

  • Viva Engage communities can now add AI-powered agents in Public Preview for Microsoft 365 Copilot users, drafting responses to unanswered questions that admins or experts can review and mark as Verified.
  • Agents are grounded in community conversations and the linked SharePoint site, can connect to additional sites, use advanced models including GPT-5, and include source citations visible via an agent hovercard.
  • Admins receive review notifications in Teams and can activate, pause, or remove agents, with privacy controls ensuring answers only reference information accessible to all community members.
  • Facilitator agents for Teams meetings are available now to create agendas, take notes, answer questions, and suggest time allotments, with document and task creation features in Public Preview and a mobile quick-capture option.
  • Channel agents for Teams and knowledge agents in SharePoint are rolling out in preview to answer channel questions, generate status reports, and organize, tag, and summarize files.