Microsoft is rolling out the end-user changes for Copilot Plugins: a single Plugins button replaces Agents, Agents & Skills, and Customize. Agents become part of plugins, together with skills, connectors, and MCP servers.
Microsoft has released Custom Skills in Declarative Agents to general availability. A skill bundles instructions, scripts, templates, and related files into one reusable unit that users can add to any agent, making answers more accurate and agents easier to maintain.
Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Page Agent, introduced in November 2025. Copilot in SharePoint now offers the same AI-assisted page and news post creation experience.
Copilot Agent Builder now supports multiple owners per declarative agent, along with a redesigned sharing screen that lets owners manage additional owners or chat users.
Microsoft is retiring the Learning Coach agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Users should transition to the Learning Agent.
Microsoft has retired the Computer Use feature in the Researcher agent and moved the capabilities to Copilot Cowork. Under this new setup, automated web tasks are no longer covered by the Copilot Premium license, switching organizations to a usage-based billing model.
The Microsoft 365 Admin Agent is now generally available as a Microsoft-managed agent, giving all administrators with an Entra built-in role AI-powered access across the admin center and Copilot Chat. If you don’t need this agent, block it.
Built-in Teams agents (such as Facilitator, Channel Agent, and Copilot Agent in Teams) now have their own dedicated governance experience in the Teams admin center, separate from traditional app management.
Microsoft has designated the Planner Agent as a core agent. Core agents are fully controlled by Microsoft. Find out what this means for your organization.
Agent Builder in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now lets users submit their Copilot agents for review by IT administrators, making them available to everyone in the organization or to a specific group of people through the Agent Store.