Unofficial update digest
An unofficial daily digest that organizes public Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Agent Builder updates.
Search, chat, and explore the web from one search box with Copilot-suggested actions and curated work content to help your users get things done faster on the Copilot new tab page. Users will see upgraded Copilot new tab page functionality and features.
Federated Copilot connectors enable users to securely connect Microsoft Copilot to their favorite third party sources, retrieving data in real-time using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Federated Copilot connectors do not store or index customer data in Microsoft - access happens in real time using the user’s own id...
Missed many messages? Copilot will automatically generate a summary of the new messages in a chat conversation, so you can catch up quickly without reading every message.
We're upgrading our topic assignment pipeline to be powered by Copilot, delivering significantly improved accuracy in categorizing survey comments into relevant topics. Updated August 18, 2026: Rollout timing of this feature is now planned for end of August through early September. We apologize for any inconvenience.
A Copilot-powered conversational assistant embedded in the Viva Glint admin experience that answers configuration and how-to questions and provides step-by-step guidance. Responses will include deep links to configuration pages streamlining navigation and discoverability. Only available for Viva Glint users with Admin...
Search, chat, and explore the web from one search box with Copilot-suggested actions and curated work content to help your users get things done faster on the Copilot new tab page. Users will see upgraded Copilot new tab page functionality and features.
Federated Copilot connectors enable users to securely connect Microsoft Copilot to their favorite third party sources, retrieving data in real-time using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Federated Copilot connectors do not store or index customer data in Microsoft - access happens in real time using the user’s own id...
Missed many messages? Copilot will automatically generate a summary of the new messages in a chat conversation, so you can catch up quickly without reading every message.
We're upgrading our topic assignment pipeline to be powered by Copilot, delivering significantly improved accuracy in categorizing survey comments into relevant topics. Updated August 18, 2026: Rollout timing of this feature is now planned for end of August through early September. We apologize for any inconvenience.
A Copilot-powered conversational assistant embedded in the Viva Glint admin experience that answers configuration and how-to questions and provides step-by-step guidance. Responses will include deep links to configuration pages streamlining navigation and discoverability. Only available for Viva Glint users with Admin...
Feature description: Model Context Protocol (MCP) based agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will now be able to surface rich, interactive UI widgets directly within chat. This enhancement enables developers to deliver more engaging and structured agent interactions. Users will experience these widgets when interactin...
This creates the ability to apply Retention to each SharePoint or OneDrive item based on when it was last accessed by a user. #copilotcontrolsystem
This release follows the availability of organization prompts, providing admins the ability to upload custom prompts for their organization in the Copilot app home screen. Now, admins can delegate organization prompt publishing to users, AAD security groups, and distribution groups. These delegated users and groups wi...