Daily digest

2026-06-01

An unofficial daily digest that organizes public Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Agent Builder updates.

Last updated02/08/2026, 04:32

Last checked02/08/2026, 04:32

Highlights

Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Admin-focusedBuilder-focused

(Preview) Integrate voice agents with Teams Phone Agent to handle specialized call workflows like billing, prescription...

(Preview) Integrate voice agents with Teams Phone Agent to handle specialized call workflows like billing, prescription refills, and order status, with a seamless handoff between Teams Phone Agent and your custom voice agent.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio GA Builder-focused

(General availability) Select Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.5 Chat as your agent's primary AI model for improved response qu...

(General availability) Select Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.5 Chat as your agent's primary AI model for improved response quality and reasoning.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio GA Builder-focused

(General availability) Use the Windows 365 for Agents MCP server to give your agents full operational control of a Wind...

(General availability) Use the Windows 365 for Agents MCP server to give your agents full operational control of a Windows 365 cloud PC, including desktop interaction, browser automation, and semantic UI inspection.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Connect your agent to Foundry IQ in the new agent experience to ground responses in a knowledge base already...

(Preview) Connect your agent to Foundry IQ in the new agent experience to ground responses in a knowledge base already built and tuned in Azure AI Foundry.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Connect other agents to your agent in the new agent experience so it can delegate requests to specialized age...

(Preview) Connect other agents to your agent in the new agent experience so it can delegate requests to specialized agents, letting you build modular solutions with a single front-door agent routing to the right specialist.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream

Full list

Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Admin-focusedBuilder-focused

(Preview) Integrate voice agents with Teams Phone Agent to handle specialized call workflows like billing, prescription...

(Preview) Integrate voice agents with Teams Phone Agent to handle specialized call workflows like billing, prescription refills, and order status, with a seamless handoff between Teams Phone Agent and your custom voice agent.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio GA Builder-focused

(General availability) Select Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.5 Chat as your agent's primary AI model for improved response qu...

(General availability) Select Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.5 Chat as your agent's primary AI model for improved response quality and reasoning.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio GA Builder-focused

(General availability) Use the Windows 365 for Agents MCP server to give your agents full operational control of a Wind...

(General availability) Use the Windows 365 for Agents MCP server to give your agents full operational control of a Windows 365 cloud PC, including desktop interaction, browser automation, and semantic UI inspection.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is generally available and production-relevant / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Connect your agent to Foundry IQ in the new agent experience to ground responses in a knowledge base already...

(Preview) Connect your agent to Foundry IQ in the new agent experience to ground responses in a knowledge base already built and tuned in Azure AI Foundry.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Preview) Connect other agents to your agent in the new agent experience so it can delegate requests to specialized age...

(Preview) Connect other agents to your agent in the new agent experience so it can delegate requests to specialized agents, letting you build modular solutions with a single front-door agent routing to the right specialist.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Preview Builder-focused

(Production-ready preview) Use the new agent experience in Copilot Studio to build agents. The new experience uses an e...

(Production-ready preview) Use the new agent experience in Copilot Studio to build agents. The new experience uses an enhanced orchestration runtime for improved response quality and reasoning, available alongside the classic experience.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it signals preview direction early / because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Use Microsoft IQ in the new agent experience to connect your agent to organizational data, giving it access to emails,...

Use Microsoft IQ in the new agent experience to connect your agent to organizational data, giving it access to emails, calendar events, files, Teams messages, and people information.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Build and reuse skills in the new agent experience to extend your agent's capabilities with modular, self-contained set...

Build and reuse skills in the new agent experience to extend your agent's capabilities with modular, self-contained sets of instructions. Create a skill once, add it to multiple agents, and export it as a Markdown file or package to share with others.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Turn on memory in the new agent experience to give your agent persistent context across interactions. It captures user...

Turn on memory in the new agent experience to give your agent persistent context across interactions. It captures user preferences and patterns, stores them per user, and applies them to deliver more relevant and personalized responses over time.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Copilot Studio Microsoft Learn What's new in Copilot Studio Update Builder-focused

Use condition groups to manage multiple conditions in a single Message, Question, or prompt node, reducing branching an...

Use condition groups to manage multiple conditions in a single Message, Question, or prompt node, reducing branching and making topic flows easier to review and maintain.

Published
06/01/2026
Source
What's new in Copilot Studio
Why it matters
because it is part of an official update roundup or release-note stream / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management