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Agents purpose-built for business
Integrated where you work
Turn Copilot into an interactive workspace with agents. Use them to analyze Excel data, send an email, update records in your go-to work apps, and more—without leaving the chat.
Built on Work IQ
Say goodbye to generic AI assistance. Tap into the intelligence layer that gives Copilot and agents the context needed to fine-tune every output to you, your job, and your company.
Secured by Microsoft
Have peace of mind with Agent 365, the end-to-end control plane where you can observe, secure, and govern every agent across your entire organization—all in one place.
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Begin working with agents
Use agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Supercharge employee productivity, access agents, streamline processes, and add measurable value across your organization with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Build agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio
Create agents for specific tasks or workflows with custom agents that are easy to build, manage, and deploy in Copilot Studio using natural language.
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With thousands of AI apps and agents, and growing, Marketplace helps you harness the right AI solutions for your specific use case, including agents, AI apps, Microsoft Foundry services, as well as tools and connectors.
Frequently asked questions
- Agents are AI systems that help individuals and organizations manage tasks and make informed decisions. Using agents within Copilot, you and your business can drive efficiency and get more work done faster.
- Agents can perform various tasks to assist people and organizations:
- Retrieve information: Query systems like HR, CRM, or financial databases.
- Help with basic tasks: Submit expense reports, update CRM systems, create IT help desk tickets.
- Perform specialized roles: Facilitate meetings, compile research reports, analyze data sets.
- Automate processes: Handle financial planning, sales qualification, and supplier communications.
- You can create simple agents from Microsoft 365 Copilot, by selecting ‘New agent’ from the left pane. This experience allows you to create agents using natural language.
For more advanced scenarios, log in to Copilot Studio, which provides a low-code way to create powerful agents. You’ll start by grounding your agent in your data for knowledge. Then, add actions to your business systems so it can complete tasks. For critical topics, you can design agent flows for more control. Then get testing and iterating. - Agents are AI programs that are comprised of:
What it knows—The data the agent has access to and the memory it stores.
What it processes—The ability to analyze data, recognize patterns, make decisions, and learn over time.
What it can do—The actions it can take across the surfaces such as the apps and systems it has access to. - Traditional AI models help individuals be more efficient. AI agents, however, can execute business processes. They range from simple prompt-and-response agents to advanced, fully autonomous agents that can complete entire workflows from start to finish. Agents can think or reason, remember, be trained, and even know when to ask for help. This makes them versatile tools for various business applications.
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